Allahabad HC Orders Preliminary Inquiry U/S 340 CrPC Into Alleged Forgery, Fabrication Of Judicial Records In Anticipatory Bail Proceedings

The Allahabad High Court recently directed the Registrar General of the HC to conduct a preliminary judicial inquiry under Section 340 CrPC against a man whose wife has accused him of securing an order from the HC by committing forgery, impersonation, suppression of material facts and fabrication of judicial records. A bench of Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav passed the order on...

Appointments Secured On Forged Documents Void Ab Initio, Can Be Cancelled Sans Disciplinary Proceedings: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that appointments secured on the basis of forged and fraudulent documents are void ab initio, and therefore do not confer any right to continue in service or claim salary. A bench of Justice Manju Rani Chauhan added that in such cases, before cancelling an appointment, disciplinary proceedings envisaged by Article 311 of the Constitution of India...

Officer Appointed Under State GST Act Is Authorised To Discharge Duties As Proper Officer For IGST & CGST: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that an officer appointed under the State Goods & Service Tax Act will be Proper Officer under the Integrated Goods & Service Tax Act as well as the Central Goods & Service Tax Act. Perusing Section 4 of the IGST Act read with rule 20 of the CGST Act, Justice Piyush Agrawal held that “The provision provides that the Officer...

Advocates Have Dual Responsibility Towards Clients & Towards Court: Allahabad High Court Deprecates Counsel Arguing After Order Dictation

The Allahabad High Court has recently observed that Advocates have a dual responsibility; one, towards the client, and second, towards the Court where they must assist the Court respectfully rather than causing disruptions in the proceedings.In a case where the counsel for the bail applicant kept on arguing even after the bail was rejected by the Court, Justice Krishan Pahal...

High Court Can't Assume Jurisdiction U/S 482 CrPC To End Trial If Case Involves Disputed Questions Of Facts: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has recently held that where disputed questions of facts are involved, it cannot under Section 482 CrPC assume jurisdiction for appreciation of evidence. The case must be dealt by the trial court, held the Court.Holding that disputed questions of facts were involved, Justice Deepak Verma held,“it is well settled that the appreciation of evidence is a function of...

Unjustified To Dismiss An Appeal Due To Delay When Identical Challenge In Another Appeal Was Heard On Merits: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that it is not justified to dismiss one appeal on grounds of limitation when an identical order has been challenged on identical grounds in a different appeal within limitationThe bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Kshitij Shailendra held“it does not appear to be justified that, in one matter, validity of the order returning the plaint is...

Allahabad High Court Expresses Concern Over Failure Of Police To Serve Summons/Execute Coercive Measures To Compel Appearance Of Witnesses

Recently, the Allahabad High Court has raised grave concerns over the failure by police in serving summons and executing coercive measures to ensure appearances of witnesses at the trail despite previous orders by the High Court.While hearing a second bail application of accused who had been in jail since 2022 for offences under Sections 363, 366, 376, 384 of IPC and Section 5/6 of POCSO Act...

PwD Reservation For NEET Must Be Given As Per Unique Disability ID Card, Authority Can't Reassess Aspirant's Disabilities: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has recently held that the benefit of reservation for NEET examination must be given based on Unique Disability ID (UDID) issued by competent authority and the authority under the National Medical Commission Act could not reassess the disability suffered by the candidate.While granting relief to a NEET aspirant, Justice Pankaj Bhatia held:“the only function which can...

Abbas Ansari Should've Shown Restraint, But Refusal To Stay Conviction Unfair To Voters: Allahabad High Court Grants Relief In Hate Speech Case

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday stayed the conviction of gangster-turned-politician late Mukhtar Ansari's son and disqualified MLA Abbas Ansari, in connection with the 'Hisab-Kitab' hate speech case of 2022.Ansari, elected from the Mau Constituency of Uttar Pradesh, made a speech during a rally in 2022, allegedly threatening government officials with payback if the SP-SBSP alliance...

Merely Exhorting Co-Accused Not Enough To Sustain Murder Conviction: Allahabad High Court Acquits Life Convict After 42 Years

After 42 years long legal battle, the Allahabad High Court acquitted a man serving life term for a murder, stated to have been exhorted by him.The bench of Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and Justice Madan Pal Singh was of the view that general exhortation is a weak piece of evidence and unless the prosecution shows "meeting of minds" upon exhortation, which led the co-accused to stab the...

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 11 To August 17, 2025

NOMINAL INDEX Vimla Kashyap and Ors v. Union of India and Ors 2025 LiveLaw (AB) 301 Sharda University Thru. Registrar And Another vs. State Of U.P. Thru. Chief Secy. Lko And 3 Others 2025 LiveLaw (AB) 302 Bacchi Devi vs. State of U.P. and Another 2025 LiveLaw (AB) 303 Dr Jitendra Kumar vs. State Of U.P. And 2 Others 2025 LiveLaw (AB) 304 Sultan Choudhary vs. State...

Revenue Case Paralysed By 68 Adjournments In 102 Hearings Due To Strikes; 'Surprised' Allahabad HC Summons Bar Body Office Bearers

The Allahabad High Court last week expressed deep concern over the repeated adjournments in a revenue case at Tehsil Rudauli (Ayodhya), where out of 102 hearings, 68 were adjourned on account of strikes or condolence calls by the local Bar Association. A bench of Justice Alok Mathur called upon the President and the General Secretary of the Rudauli Bar Association to appear...