The Allahabad High Court, while dismissing the application filed under provision of BNSS (Section 528) by the accused seeking to recall the victim for re-cross-examination in a case under the POCSO Act, categorically held that summoning a child victim again after her cross-examination has already been conducted in a pending trial is not only contrary … Read more
The Allahabad High Court has set aside the demand of ₹5.28 crore raised by the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) from an industrial unit, holding the recovery to be illegal. The Court categorically observed that a lease deed is a binding contract and any enhancement of lease rent, without adhering to the conditions stipulated … Read more
The Allahabad High Court, while dealing with a case where a minor girl was denied issuance of a passport on the ground of matrimonial dispute between her parents, has held that a minor child’s passport application cannot be withheld or kept pending indefinitely merely because of ongoing matrimonial or criminal disputes between the parents. … Read more
The Allahabad High Court, while hearing a case relating to the alleged theft of 40 motorcycles, directed the Director General of Police (DGP), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, to issue a detailed Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for mandatory recording of search and seizure as prescribed under Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). The … Read more
The Allahabad High Court, while acquitting an accused who had remained in prison for nearly 24 years in a dacoity case, has categorically held that an accused cannot be convicted solely on the basis of an ‘admission’ made under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Now Section 351, BNSS) unless the prosecution leads … Read more
The Allahabad High Court, while delivering an important judgment in a decades-old education service dispute, has held that teachers cannot be deprived of pension, gratuity and salary arrears on the basis of management infighting, administrative apathy or inquiries conducted after several years. The Court observed that: “The State, having accepted their services and paid them … Read more
The Allahabad High Court on thursday has expressed strong displeasure over the illegal felling of 66 trees in a Garden (Upvan) situated near Sharda Mai Mandir, Mohalla- Ghasarpura, coming under the local limits of Nagar Palika Parishad, Barua Sagar, Jhansi and has ordered a high-level inquiry into the entire matter along with necessary action. A … Read more
The Allahabad High Court, while rejecting the bail application of an accused in the Bareilly violence case, has clearly held that, “….it is clear that the slogan raised by an individual person or by a crowd that ‘gustakh-e-nabi ki ek saja, sar tan se juda, sar tan se juda’ is a challenge to the … Read more
The Allahabad High Court, while granting bail to an accused in an alleged cheating case related to the Railway Protection Force (RPF) Constable recruitment examination, held that the criminal proceedings initiated under the U.P. Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024 (U.P.Act No.8 of 2024) were legally erroneous. The Court clarified that examinations … Read more
The Allahabad High Court has categorically held that teaching work performed on a contractual or part-time basis cannot be treated as valid “teaching experience” for appointment to the post of Headmaster in Junior High Schools. The Court clarified that experience gained as a Part-Time Instructor cannot be equated with regular teaching experience and cannot form … Read more
