'Can't Curtail Liberty Under Social Pressure': Allahabad High Court Sets Interfaith Couple Free, Orders Inquiry On 'Illegal' Detention By Cops

Calling the detention of an interfaith couple by the police as 'illegal' and a "violation of their fundamental rights under Article 21 of the Constitution", the Allahabad High Court today set free an interfaith couple (a Muslim man and a Hindu woman) who had gone missing after attending a court hearing earlier this week and were detained by the cops. A Bench of Justice Salil Kumar...

Cohabitation With Adult Husband To Invite POCSO: Allahabad High Court Directs Minor Mother To Stay In Shelter Home Till She Turns 18

The Allahabad High Court recently declined to release a 17-year-old girl, who is both a minor and a mother of two-month-old child, from a government shelter home as it said that she must remain there until she attains majority on October 5, 2026. A Bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Sanjiv Kumar passed the order on a habeas plea filed on behalf of the minor girl and her child as...

Allahabad High Court Bars Commercial Use Of Educational Institutions' Properties Across UP, Directs Govt To Issue Circular

In a significant order, the Allahabad High Court this week held that immovable properties belonging to educational institutions across state, including their playgrounds, cannot, under any circumstances, be used for 'commercial' purposes such as exhibitions, trade fairs, melas or sales. Emphasizing that such infrastructure must remain exclusively devoted to educational...

'Urgent Matter': Allahabad High Court To Hold Special Saturday Sitting As Inter-Faith Couple Goes 'Missing' Post Hearing

Calling it an 'urgent' matter, the Allahabad High Court on Friday directed the Uttar Pradesh police authorities to produce before the Court an inter-faith couple who purportedly went missing after attending a hearing at the HC earlier this week. A bench of Justice Salil Kumar Rai and Justice Divesh Chandra Samant will be holding a special sitting on Saturday (October 18), a non-working...

Kamlesh Tiwari Murder Case | Allahabad High Court Denies Bail To Alleged Killer Arrested In October 2019

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday refused bail to Ashfaq Hussain, one of the two prime accused in the 2019 murder case concerning Hindu Samaj Party leader Kamlesh Tiwari. A bench of Justice Krishan Pahal noted that the material on record, including eyewitness identification, CCTV footage and recovery of a .32 bore pistol from the accused, did not make the case fit for his release...

How Is Rampal Managing To Write & Distribute Books Allegedly Targeting Hindu Deities From Hisar Prison? : Allahabad High Court Asks Jailor

On Tuesday, the Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) directed the Jailer, Hisar Central Jail in Haryana to explain as to how self-styled Godman Sant Rampal, presently lodged in the Jail, is writing and distributing books allegedly targeting the Hindu deities. A bench of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Justice Prashant Kumar passed the order on a plea moved by Hindu Front for Justice...

Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Alleged 'Al-Qaeda' & 'Jamaat-Ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh' Operative Booked Under UAPA

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday granted bail to an alleged operative of AQIS (Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent) and JMB (Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh) on grounds of parity with other 11 alleged operatives who were granted relief by the HC last year. A bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan and Justice Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary granted bail to accused (Mohd. Kamil @ Kamil)...

Deceased Farmer's Odd Jobs Won't Disentitle His Family From 'Mukhya Mantri Krishak Durghatana' Scheme Benefit: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that merely because a farmer is doing odd jobs at the time of his death, that cannot by itself, disentitle his family from availing the benefits of the Mukhya Mantri Krishak Durghatana Kalyan Yojana. A bench of Justice Shekhar B Saraf and Justice Praveen Kumar Giri observed thus while allowing a petition filed by one Savita Yadav, whose...

Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Commenting 'Pakistan Jindabad' On Pak Citizen's Video

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday granted bail to a 20 year old boy accused of liking a video uploaded by a Pakistani citizen on social media and posting 'Pakistan Jindabad' comment. Granting relief to accused (Jaid), a bench of Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal noted that the he had not mentioned any religious comment or any other comment lowering the dignity and sovereignty of...

Under SARFAESI & RDB Acts, Dues Of Secured Creditors Take Precedence Over Govt Dues: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that under Section 26-E of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 and Section 31B of the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993, the debts of the secured creditors will take precedence over all over debts including crown debts.The bench of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Justice Praveen Kumar...

Removal/Substitution Of Entry In Records Under Land Revenue Act Is Judicial Matter, Opportunity Of Hearing Necessary: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that any change in the entry in revenue records, including removal or substitution under Section 34 of the Land Revenue Act is a judicial matter for which opportunity of hearing must be provided to concerned parties.Justice Irshad Ali held,“Grant of opportunity of hearing in administrative matters is comparatively a recent doctrine. As far as judicial...

Allahabad High Court Directs Registry To Digitize All Records Relating To Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi Case

The Allahabad High Court recently directed the Registrar (Judicial) (Computer) to take necessary steps for digitization of all records relating to the Sri Krishna Janmbhumi title dispute cases, for ensuring the safety and preservation of case documents. The order was passed by a bench of Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra, who has now been shifted to the Lucknow Bench of the...