Priyanshu The Supreme Court of India has granted interim bail to Ashish Mishra, the primary accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, permitting him to stay in Lucknow under strict conditions. Mishra, son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra, is accused Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan V The integrity of the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) is in question following allegations of rigging in the PCS judicial examination. The Commission has confessed to the Allahabad High Court that 50 answer sheets were tampered Read more
Radhika Mittal In a notable observation, the Allahabad High Court emphasized the necessity for consistency in judicial decisions, especially concerning bail orders, to maintain public confidence in the legal system. This statement came during the adjudication of an anticipatory bail Read more
Radhika Mittal The Allahabad High Court has ruled that disputes arising under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (NI Act) can be settled through compromise, irrespective of any conflicting provisions in other legislation such as the Criminal Procedure Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal The Allahabad High Court recently took a strong stance by issuing criminal contempt of court notices to 10 Advocates accused of assaulting litigants at the Prayagraj District Court. The Court also prohibited these Advocates from entering the court Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal Advocate Deepanker Kumar from Lucknow has recently filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) before the Allahabad High Court, urging for a name change of the institution to the “High Court of Uttar Pradesh”. Kumar’s argument centers around the Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal In a recent ruling, Justice Ajay Bhanot of the Allahabad High Court ordered that its registry must seek court’s permission before accepting photographs that depict private moments of parties involved in legal proceedings. The Bench emphasized that such Read more
K Chakra Pani On 5th April 2024, the Allahabad High Court held that the ‘Kanyadan’ ceremony is not a mandatory requirement to solemnize a marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. A single-judge Bench of Justice Subhash Vidyarthi held that Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal The Supreme Court has taken a significant step by staying the Allahabad High Court’s order that deemed the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004, unconstitutional and contrary to secular principles. Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, J B Read more
K Chakra Pani The Allahabad High Court recently ruled that an Order on a contempt matter before the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) under Section 17 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 can only be appealed before the Supreme Court and Read more