Writ Petition Can Be Converted To Appeal U/S 37 Of Arbitration Act If It Does Not Prejudice Respondents: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court Bench of Justice Manish Kumar Nigam allowed the conversion of a writ petition under Article 227, Constitution of India (“COI”) into an appeal under Section 37, Arbitration and Conciliation Act (“ACA”) noting that where a particular kind of proceeding is not maintainable and a different kind of proceeding lies in respect thereof before the Court, the Court...

Allahabad HC Directs ADGP, IGP & SSP To Produce 65-Y/O Allegedly In Illegal Detention Facing Custodial Torture Since August 20

The Allahabad High Court has directed the top police officials of Bareilly [the Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP)], to produce a 65-year-old man (Mahmood Beg) before the Court, who, according to his wife, has been in illegal custody since August 20 and is being subjected to custodial torture...

Chief Justice Arun Bhansali Inaugurates Mediation & Conciliation Centre At Allahabad HC Administrative Building

The Allahabad High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre celebrated a momentous occasion on September 4, 2025, when it was inaugurated on the 6th Floor of the Administrative Annexe Building. The construction of the building was sped up upon an increase in references to mediation under the Special Mediation Drive 'Mediation For The Nation' Campaign, propelled by the National...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of 2 Advocates As Judges Of Allahabad High Court

The Central Government today notified the appointment of two advocates as judges of the Allahabad High Court. The Collegium had recommended the names of the following advocates for appointment as the judges of the HC on March 25: (1) Amitabh Kumar Rai, and (2) Rajiv Lochan Shukla The Allahabad High Court is presently functioning with 85 judges (including Chief Justice...

Nothing Objectionable: Allahabad HC Rejects Plea To Stop Release Of 'Jolly LLB 3' Movie For 'Defaming' Legal Profession

The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a writ plea seeking action against the song 'Bhai Vakeel Hai' from the upcoming Bollywood film 'Jolly LLB 3'. It also rejected the prayer to restrain the movie's release on the grounds that it allegedly defamed the judiciary and legal profession. A Division Bench of Justice Sangeeta Chandra and Justice Brij Raj Singh categorically observed that...

Reserving Order On Rahul Gandhi's Revision Plea, Allahabad HC Asks Magistrate Not To Proceed In 'Sikh Remarks' Case Till Verdict

The Allahabad High Court today reserved its verdict on the revision plea filed by LoP 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 also said that it expects the Magistrate Court not...

Remarks On Sikhs | Rahul Gandhi Projected Opposition's Views Abroad; Magistrate To Decide If Offences Made Out : UP Govt To Allahabad High Court

Opposing LoP Rahul Gandhi's plea concerning his alleged remarks on Sikhs, the Uttar Pradesh Government today argued before the Allahabad High Court that the magistrate must be allowed to apply his 'independent mind' to assess whether a cognizable offence is prima facie made out against him. Before a bench of Justice Sameer Jain, the state submitted that in revisional...

Sikh Remarks Row | Didn't Incite Sikhs To Rise In Rebellion; Intent Can't Be Inferred From Stray Sentence: Rahul Gandhi Submits In Allahabad HC

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, Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, today submitted before the Allahabad High Court that he had not incited the Sikh community to rise in rebellion and that his entire speech was not considered by the Court to...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends 26 Names For Appointment As Judges Of Allahabad High Court

In a major development, the Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of 26 judges to the Allahabad High Court.Of the 26 names, 14 are Judicial Officers and 12 are Advocates, including 4 women.Among the advocates recommended for elevation are Senior Advocates Garima Prashad, Swarupama Chaturvedi and Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary.As per the collegium statement, following Advocates...

Stay Of Divorce Proceedings Doesn't End Husband's Liability To Pay Maintenance Pendente Lite: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has observed that a husband's liability to pay maintenance pendente lite (under Section 24 Hindu Marriage Act) to the wife doesn't end even when the divorce proceedings have been stayed. A bench of Justice Manish Kumar Nigam clarified that the husband's liability to pay won't end even if the case proceedings are pending at the revisional or appellate stages....

Fit & Major Unmarried Daughter Can't Claim Maintenance U/S 125 CrPC; If Plea Filed As Major, It Can Be Converted To Suit U/S 20(3) HAMA: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has observed that a mentally and physically fit major unmarried daughter can't claim maintenance by filing an application under Section 125 CrPC and that such a claim has to be pursued u/s 20(3) Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act,1956. The Court, however, clarified that if a daughter becomes major during the pendency of the application under S. 125...

'Extremely Serious Issue': Allahabad HC Mulls Exemplary Cost On Raebareli Collector For Hastily Demolishing House Ignoring A Valid Claim

The Allahabad High Court recently strongly pulled up the Raebareli district authorities, especially the Collector concerned, for demolishing the house of a valid patta holder despite his claim being duly recorded in revenue records. The Court directed the Collector and the officer responsible for altering revenue entries to personally explain their actions. A bench of Justice Alok...