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Mere DOB mismatch sans fraud proof no ground to fire govt servant: Allahabad HC

PRAYAGRAJ, April 14 -- The Allahabad high court has said that a mere discrepancy in the dates of birth in different educational records of a government servant, bereft of any element of fraud, misrepr... Read More


HC refuses to quash criminal case against Muslim Personal Law Board UP chairman

PRAYAGRAJ, April 11 -- The Allahabad high court has declined to quash criminal proceedings against Noor Ahmed Azhari, UP chairman of the Muslim Personal Law Board, over a viral video in which he alleg... Read More


Allahabad HC stays arrest of suspended jail officials in Noida scrap mafia illegal release case

PRAYAGRAJ, April 8 -- The Allahabad High Court has stayed, until further orders, the arrest of suspended Banda Jail superintendent Anil Kumar Gautam, who was booked for the allegedly illegal releasing... Read More


Allahabad HC slams common perception that bribes can buy anything

PRAYAGRAJ, April 8 -- While taking exception to the growing perception among the common man that anything can be purchased with bribes, including academic degrees and university jobs, the Allahabad hi... Read More


Habeas corpus plea can't be filed to secure presence of husband in maintenance case: Allahabad HC

PRAYAGRAJ, April 7 -- The Allahabad high court has observed that a habeas corpus petition cannot be used as a tool to secure the presence of a husband who is allegedly evading warrants in a maintenanc... Read More


Allahabad high court seeks comprehensive data on arms licences issued in Uttar Pradesh

PRAYAGRAJ, April 4 -- Taking serious note of a growing gun culture and the systemic misuse of firearms to project power and influence in the society, the Allahabad high court has sought comprehensive ... Read More


No 'Hon'ble' or 'Mr' for Union minister in FIR: Allahabad HC seeks ACS home's reply

PRAYAGRAJ, April 3 -- The Allahabad high court has sought an explanation from the additional chief secretary (home), UP, regarding the non-mentioning of the usual honorific 'Hon'ble' before the name o... Read More


Allahabad HC orders immediate release of man jailed over unpaid maintenance

PRAYAGRAJ, April 3 -- The Allahabad high court has ordered immediate release of a man sentenced to 22 months' jail by the family court in Jhansi for failing to pay maintenance to his wife as per the c... Read More


Act against honeytrap extortion gangs: Allahabad HC to UP Police

PRAYAGRAJ, April 2 -- The Allahabad High Court has directed the state police to act against the gangs allegedly using women to honeytrap men to extort money from them. While hearing a writ petition fi... Read More


Talaq takes effect when pronounced by husband, not when court confirms it: HC

PRAYAGRAJ, April 2 -- The Allahabad high court has clarified that under Mohammedan Law, a talaq takes effect the moment a husband pronounces it, and a subsequent court decree affirming it is merely de... Read More