Allahabad High Court
Allahabad High Court Quashes FIR Against Shaadi.com, CEO Anupam Mittal In Alleged Cheating Case
On Friday, the Allahabad High Court quashed the FIR lodged by a customer against Shaadi.com CEO, Anupam Mittal in an alleged cheating case on grounds that he did not commit any offence in his personal capacity.The informant, a lawyer, had paid for services on shaadi.com. It is his case that he was being harassed and blackmailed by one Monika Gupta, who had allegedly recorded the...
10 Lawyers, 14 Judicial Officers Take Oath As Judges Of Allahabad High Court, Total Strength Rises To 110
On Saturday, 10 lawyers, 14 Judicial Officers took oath as judges of the Allahabad High Court raising its strength to 110, including the Chief Justice. The sanctioned strength of the Allahabad High Court is 160 judges.The Central Government, on Friday, 26th September 2025, notified the appointment of 10 lawyers and 14 judicial officers as judges of the Allahabad High Court. 1. Vivek...
Allahabad High Court Directs Conducting Of UPPSC Mains Exams As Scheduled, Result Subject To Outcome Of Appeal
On Friday, the Allahabad High Court stayed the Single Judge order by which UPPSC Mains Examination for various posts had been postponed till the preparation of fresh merit list of the preliminary exam.Hearing the special appeal against the order of the Single Judge on urgent mentioning, the bench of Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice Anish Kumar Gupta observed,“Considering the...
Sikh Remarks Case | Allahabad High Court Denies Relief To Rahul Gandhi On Plea Against Varanasi Court Order
The Allahabad High Court today rejected a petition filed by the Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi challenging an order of the Varanasi Court directing a re-hearing of a plea seeking registration of an FIR against him over his alleged remarks on Sikhs made during his trip to the United States. A bench of Justice Sameer Jain found no illegality in the order of the lower revisional...
Centre Notifies Appointment Of 24 Judges To Allahabad HC Including SC Advs Garima Prashad, Abdhesh Chaudhary & Swarupama Chaturvedi
The Central Government today notified the appointment of 10 lawyers and 14 judicial officers as judges of the Allahabad High Court Out of the 24 persons notified, three of them, Senior Advocates Garima Prashad, Swarupama Chaturvedi and Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary, practice at the Supreme Court.1. Vivek Saran, Advocate2. Vivek Kumar Singh, Advocate3. Garima Prashad, Advocate4. Sudhanshu...
'Disgusting': Allahabad High Court Slams Registry Officials, Clerks For Using 'Reddish Saliva' To Turn Court Papers
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has taken a stern view on saliva being used by registry officers, clerks for turning pages of the petitions, applications and other documents placed before the Court.While dealing with an application under Section 482 CrPC, Justice Shree Prakash Singh observed,“since morning that in more than ten petitions/ applications, reddish colour saliva...
Notice U/S 148 Income Tax Act Must Be Delivered To Addressee Personally By Post To Complete Service U/S 27: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that notices under Section 148 and 282 of the Income tax Act, 1961 must be delivered to the assesee personally through speed post and not merely upon his address to complete service under Section 27 of the General Clauses Act, 1897. It held that presumption of sufficient service arises only when the notice is sent by registered post as in registered...
Provisional Attachment Of Bank Accounts Cannot Be Done Merely Upon Issue Of Show Cause Notice U/S 74 GST Act: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that provisional attachment of bank accounts cannot be done merely upon issue of show cause notice under Section 74 of the Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017. Referring to the judgment of the Supreme Court in Radha Krishan Industries v. State of H.P. and its earlier judgment in R.D. Enterprises v. Union of India, the bench of Justice Shekhar B....
Allahabad High Court Denies Mutual Divorce Filed Within 6 Months Of Marriage Without 'Exceptional Depravity'
The Allahabad High Court has denied grant of divorce to a couple who had filed for the same jointly within 6 months of marriage on grounds that there was no exceptional depravity claimed by either party.Parties got married on 3rd March, 2025 and started living separately from 21st March, 2025. Subsequently, they filed for mutual divorce. However, their application was rejected vide order...
Allahabad High Court Postpones UP PSC Mains Exam, Directs Fresh Prelims Exam Merit Lists For Various Posts
On Thursday, the Allahabad High Court directed the postponement of the mains exam of Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission for various posts till a fresh merit list of the preliminary examination is prepared again. While dealing with the issues regarding non-selection of reserved category candidates (OBC) in the unreserved category in the list prepared by the Uttar...
Allahabad High Court Stays NHRC Order Directing Economic Offences Wing Probe Into 558 Aided Madrasas In UP
The Allahabad High Court, on Monday, stayed the order of the National Human Rights Commission, New Delhi directing the Director General, Economic Offence Wing, U.P. Lucknow to inquire into the allegations made against 558 aided Madrasas in the State of UP.Petitioners, including Teachers Association Madaris Arabia, challenged the orders passed by NHRC based on a complaint filed by one...
Rejecting Appeal U/S 34 A&C Act On Grounds Of Jurisdiction Without Indicating Alternate Remedy Amounts To Refusal To Set Aside Award: Allahabad HC
Recently, the Allahabad High Court has held that rejecting an appeal under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act on grounds of lack of jurisdiction without providing alternate remedy amounts to refusing to set aside award, making such order appealable under Section 37 of the Act.Section 37(1)(c) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 provides for appeals against orders...