Allahabad High Court: News
14 Jan 2023
AdipurushPIL against Prabhas-starrer 'Adipurush'; Allahabad HC seeks censor board's reply
The Allahabad High Court's Lucknow Bench has issued a notice to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), seeking its reply on a public interest litigation (PIL) filed against the upcoming film Adipurush by one Kuldeep Tiwari.
27 Dec 2022
Uttar PradeshUP: Allahabad High Court orders ULB polls sans OBC reservation
The Allahabad High Court's Lucknow bench on Tuesday quashed the Uttar Pradesh government's draft notification on urban local body (ULB) elections and ordered the polls be held without reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC).
16 Dec 2022
AllahabadLife imprisonment for 43 policemen in 1991 Pilibhit encounter case
Allahabad High Court's Lucknow bench sentenced 43 police officers to life imprisonment in a three-decade-old fake encounter case.
09 Nov 2022
Babri MasjidAllahabad HC scraps plea against acquittal of Babri demolition accused
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday scrapped a plea that challenged the acquittal of 32 accused in the Babri Masjid demolition case including BJP veterans LK Advani, Uma Bharti, MM Joshi, and Kalyan Singh, among others.
05 Nov 2022
Uttar PradeshPlatelet row: Owner of UP hospital arrested for 'negligence'
Police on Saturday arrested the owner of Global Hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Jhalwa, which made the headlines after a dengue patient died there following a transfusion of platelets last month.
06 Sep 2022
Supreme Court Of IndiaLakhimpur Kheri case: SC notice on Ashish Mishra's bail plea
The Supreme Court issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday on the bail plea of Ashish Mishra—accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri case and Union minister Ajay Kumar Mishra's son.
27 Aug 2022
Supreme Court Of India#NewsBytesExplainer: Why are Noida's Supertech twin towers being demolished
The demolition of the Supertech twin towers, which were ruled illegal, will finally take place on Sunday at 2:30 pm in Noida Sector-93A.
06 Aug 2022
Supreme Court Of IndiaUP: MP cleared of rape charges, year after victim's suicide
A court in Varanasi on Saturday acquitted Uttar Pradesh legislator Atul Rai of a rape charge that he had been facing since 2019.
31 Jul 2022
Union Health MinistryTreat as COVID-19 death if infected dies in hospital: HC
The Allahabad High Court on Saturday ruled that if a COVID-19 infected patient dies after being admitted to a hospital, their death shall be termed a COVID death regardless of the cause of death.
25 May 2022
MathuraKrishna Janmabhoomi case: Mathura court defers hearing till May 31
Mathura's district court on Wednesday deferred hearing on petitions filed in connection with the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi issue.
23 May 2022
Supreme Court Of IndiaSP's Azam Khan says inspector in jail warned of 'encounter'
Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan, who was granted bail by the Supreme Court last week, claimed that an inspector in the Sitapur jail had warned him of his encounter after release.
20 May 2022
Supreme Court Of IndiaGyanvapi case to be heard by 'experienced' district judge: SC
The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday said that it would not interfere with the survey order passed by the Varanasi court in the Gyanvapi Mosque case, adding that an experienced district judge must now hear the case.
20 May 2022
Supreme Court Of IndiaAzam Khan released from prison after 2+ years, 81 cases
Senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and MLA from Uttar Pradesh's Rampur Azam Khan finally walked out of the Sitapur Jail on Friday morning after more than two years.
19 May 2022
Supreme Court Of IndiaSP leader Azam Khan gets bail, to be released soon
The Supreme Court granted interim bail to Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan on Thursday in an alleged cheating case.
16 May 2022
Supreme Court Of IndiaVaranasi's Gyanvapi Mosque: Survey complete; Shivling found inside well
The Varanasi Gyanvapi Mosque complex's court-ordered videography survey was completed on Monday, a day before the next court hearing.
14 May 2022
Supreme Court Of IndiaVaranasi's Gyanvapi Mosque: Videography survey concludes peacefully on day 1
As per court orders, the videography survey of Varanasi's Gyanvapi Mosque complex resumed on Saturday amid tight security arrangements.
12 May 2022
Taj MahalAllahabad HC junks plea to open rooms of Taj Mahal
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday dismissed a plea seeking to open the doors of 22 sealed rooms of the Taj Mahal to see "the truth, whatever it is."
11 May 2022
Supreme Court Of IndiaSupreme Court concerned over back-to-back cases against Azam Khan
The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday voiced concerns over the back-to-back cases against Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan following each release.
08 May 2022
Supreme Court Of IndiaVaranasi: Ancient swastikas discovered near Gyanvapi mosque during survey
During a court-ordered survey and videography exercise in Varanasi's Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi Masjid complex, timeworn traces of two swastikas (sacred Hindu symbol) were reportedly discovered near the mosque.
08 May 2022
Narendra ModiVaranasi's Gyanvapi Mosque controversy: Know details, timeline of events
On a Varanasi court's orders, an advocate commissioner-led team reached Varanasi's Kashi Vishwanath Dham-Gyanvapi Masjid complex on Friday and began surveying its premises and videographing the Shringar Gauri site there.
06 May 2022
Yogi AdityanathUsing loudspeakers in mosques not fundamental right: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a petition seeking the installation of a loudspeaker in a mosque for "azaan," saying it's "not a fundamental right."
24 Apr 2022
Supreme Court Of IndiaLakhimpur Kheri violence: Accused Ashish Mishra surrenders after SC's orders
Ashish Mishra, the main accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, reportedly surrendered in the Chief Judicial Magistrate's court and returned to the district jail on Sunday.
16 Apr 2022
Social MediaAvoid posting anti-government content on social media: TIFR to employees
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), one of India's top research institutes, has instructed its employees to avoid posting "anti-government" content on social media platforms.
24 Dec 2021
Uttar PradeshDelay UP polls, HC urges election body amid Omicron fears
The Allahabad High Court has urged the Election Commission of India to postpone the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections by a few months.
21 Jul 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaProfessor jailed for derogatory comments against Smriti Irani on Facebook
A professor from Uttar Pradesh has been jailed for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Union Minister Smriti Irani on social media earlier this year.
18 May 2021
Uttar PradeshMedical facilities in UP's small cities, villages 'Ram bharose': HC
The entire medical system in villages and small cities of Uttar Pradesh is Ram bharose, the Allahabad High Court said on Monday while hearing a PIL over the coronavirus spread and the condition of quarantine centers in UP.
12 May 2021
Uttar PradeshRs. 1cr compensation for polling officers' COVID-19 deaths: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday observed that the state government must grant at least Rs. 1 crore as ex-gratia compensation to the families of polling officers who died due to COVID-19 in the recent Uttar Pradesh panchayat polls.
05 May 2021
India'Genocide': UP court on COVID-19 patients' death from oxygen shortage
In a strong statement, the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday observed that the death of coronavirus patients due to oxygen shortage at hospitals is "not less than a genocide" at the hands of the authorities assigned with the task to ensure uninterrupted supply of the life-saving gas.
20 Apr 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaNo lockdown in five Uttar Pradesh cities, rules Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today put on hold the Monday order of Allahabad High Court, which directed that a lockdown must be imposed in five cities of Uttar Pradesh to control the coronavirus surge.
14 Apr 2021
Uttar PradeshCheck viability of complete lockdown in worst-hit UP districts: HC
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to look into the viability of complete lockdown in those districts where COVID-19 has spread at an alarming rate in the last two or three weeks saying if the situation is not handled carefully and cautiously, it may lead to the complete collapse of the public health system.
08 Feb 2021
IndiaHC dismisses plea claiming land ownership offered for Ayodhya Mosque
Allahabad High Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed against the land allotment in Ayodhya's Dhannipur village for mosque construction, following the Supreme Court verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute.
04 Feb 2021
Uttar PradeshDespite marrying willingly, minor can't live with husband: Allahabad HC
Despite marrying a man willingly after being lured out of the custody of her legal guardian, a minor girl cannot live with her husband, the Allahabad High Court has ruled.
04 Feb 2021
Ram MandirTwo sisters claim ownership of land offered for Ayodhya mosque
Two Delhi-based sisters moved the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday claiming the ownership of five-acre land allotted to the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board for the construction of a mosque in Ayodhya in accordance with the Supreme Court's verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case.
30 Jan 2021
Supreme Court Of India'Mirzapur': Allahabad High Court stays arrest of show's makers
The Allahabad High Court has stayed the arrest of web series Mirzapur's producers, Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani, in connection with a First Information Report (FIR) filed against them.
18 Dec 2020
Supreme Court Of IndiaHathras case: CBI charges four accused with gang-rape, murder
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday charged the four accused in the Hathras case with gang-rape and murder.
27 Oct 2020
Supreme Court Of IndiaHathras case: SC directs Allahabad HC to monitor CBI probe
The Allahabad High Court will monitor all aspects of the probe in the Hathras gangrape and murder case, including a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation, the Supreme Court said today.
19 Oct 2020
Supreme Court Of IndiaUP: Dalit woman gang-raped at gunpoint, accused on the run
A former village head and another man allegedly raped a Dalit woman, said to be in her 20s, in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur Dehat district, multiple reports said.
16 Oct 2020
TwitterWife's picture circulated as Hathras victim: Man tells Delhi HC
A man has approached the Delhi High Court alleging his dead wife's photo was being circulated, depicting her as the victim of Hathras case, prompting the bench to pass orders to the Centre.
14 Oct 2020
Uttar PradeshLaw student, who accused ex-minister Chinmayanand of rape, disowns allegations
The Swami Chinmayanand rape case, which garnered headlines, took an unexpected turn on Tuesday, when the accuser, a young law student, took back her allegations during a hearing before a special MP-MLA court.
13 Oct 2020
Supreme Court Of IndiaHathras case: Victim's brother taken by CBI for questioning
The team of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), probing the Hathras gang-rape case, took the victim's brother with it on Tuesday for questioning, reports said.