'Entitlement Culture' Has Led To Appointment Of Influential Lawyers In Govt Corporations, First-Gen Lawyers Neglected: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has observed that entitlement culture has led to appointment of lawyers from influential families in government corporations, ultimately leading to neglect of meritorious first generation lawyers.While noting that disobedience of an order of the Court was due to negligence/ incompetence of the counsel of the U.P. State Road Transport Corporation, Justice Ajay...

Proceedings For Maintenance Pendente Lite Maintainable Even At Revisional/Appellate Stage Under Hindu Marriage Act: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that proceedings under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 for maintenance pendente lite and expenses are maintainable even if the case under the Act is at revisional or appellate stage or if restoration application is pending in any such proceedings under the Act which have been dismissed in default.Justice Manish Kumar Nigam held“the proceedings...

Litigation Can't Be A Sport For Mischievous: Allahabad High Court Penalises 'Busybody' Lawyer, Directs Pro Bono Work In 5 Cases

In a sternly worded order, the Allahabad High Court last week dismissed a writ petition filed by an Advocate seeking a departmental enquiry against an Assistant Engineer of the Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam, holding that the petition was 'actuated by malafides' and amounted to 'an abuse of the process of the Court'. As a penalty, a bench of Justice Ajay Bhanot directed him to assist the...

Allahabad High Court Stays Govt Notification Increasing Fees For MBBS Courses In Middle Of 2024-25 Session

On Tuesday, the Allahabad High Court has stayed the Government notification dated 05.07.2025 by which the State Government has raised the fees of the MBBS course with effect from academic year 2024-25.240 MBBS students approached the High Court challenging the legality and validity of the impugned notification dated 05.07.2025 whereby tuition fee of the students of MBBS course was raised...

Allahabad High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To AMU Professor In FIR Over Alleged Reference To Rape In Hindu Mythology

The Allahabad High Court recently granted anticipatory bail to an Aligarh Muslim University professor (Dr Jitendra Kumar) who is facing an FIR for allegedly referring to examples of 'rape' in Hindu mythology during a Forensic Medicine class in 2022.A bench of Justice Gautam Chowdhary granted him relief, taking into account the applicant's role and all the facts and circumstances of the case....

Release Accused On 'Single' Surety; Don't Remand Them To Custody If Chargesheet Filed Sans Arrest: Allahabad HC Directs UP Courts

The Allahabad High Court has issued a comprehensive set of directions for the trial courts across Uttar Pradesh to ensure uniform trial court practice, to give effect to the constitutional guarantees under Article 21 and to implement binding Supreme Court directions in this regard. Exercising its power under Article 227 of the Constitution and Section 528 BNSS, a bench of...

NCMEI Has Exclusive Power To Declare Minority Status Of Educational Institutions; 1999 GO Has Lost Relevance: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday quashed an order of the UP Government rejecting Greater Noida-based Sharda University's request to be included in the list of colleges participating in the ongoing NEET Counselling. The rejection order, passed by the Director General of Medical Education and Training, Uttar Pradesh (DGME), was based on the fact that the minority status granted to...

[SARFAESI Act] Limitation To Be Calculated From Date Of Last Action Against Which Aggrieved Party Approached DRT U/S 17: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that limitation for filing securitization application under Section 17 of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 has to be calculated from the date on which last action occurred against which the aggrieved approached the Debt recovery Tribunal under Section 17.Justice Pankaj Bhatia held...

Allahabad High Court Fines Lucknow Development Authority ₹50K For Trespassing On Private Property

The Allahabad High Court imposed cost of Rs. 50,000 on Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) for trespassing on private property of a party and dispossessing him, without sanction of law.The high court thus directed the LDA to restore the "possession of the shop" to the petitioner "forthwith". Petitioner owned a shop in Sahara Bazar, Vibhuti Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow which was leased to...

Article 243-ZE | Allahabad High Court Raps UP Govt, State Election Commission For Not Conducting Polls To Committee For Metropolitan Planning

Recently, the Allahabad High Court pulled up the U.P. Government and the State Election Commission over non-holding of elections to the Committee for Metropolitan Planning despite the mandate of Article 243-ZE of the Constitution of India.The bench of Justice Saral Srivastava and Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal issued following directions,“the State Election Commissioner is directed to issue...

Allahabad High Court Slams UP Govt For 'Vexatious' Dowry Death Appeal, Orders ₹2 Lakh Compensation To Honourably Acquitted Man

The Allahabad High Court recently ordered compensation of Rs. 2 lakhs to a man, who after being honourably acquitted by the Court in a dowry death case was made to face “vexatious criminal prosecution” in State's appeal.The bench of Justice Siddharth and Justice Avnish Saxena observed,“we are of staunch view that the State before issuing direction to public prosecutor to present this...

'Baseless Findings': 13 Sitting Allahabad HC Judges Urge CJ To Convene Full Court Against SC Order Stripping HC Judge Of Criminal Roster

In a strong and unprecedented move, at least 13 judges of the Allahabad High Court have written to the Chief Justice of the HC urging him to convene a Full Court to consider not giving effect to certain directions issued by the Supreme Court in its August 4 order taking away Justice Prashant Kumar's criminal roster until his retirement. The letter seeks consideration of the...