News for 'Allahabad HC'

'Beheading' slogan challenges law, sovereignty; incites armed revolt: HC

'Beheading' slogan challenges law, sovereignty; incites armed revolt: HC

Rediff.com18 Dec 2025

The Allahabad High Court has stated that the slogan "Gustakh-e-nabi ki ek saza, sar tan se juda" (the only punishment for insulting the prophet is beheading) challenges the authority of law and the sovereignty and integrity of India, as it incites people to armed rebellion.

Allahabad HC bans caste-based rallies in Uttar Pradesh

Allahabad HC bans caste-based rallies in Uttar Pradesh

Rediff.com11 Jul 2013

The Allahabad high court on Thursday stayed with immediate effect caste-based rallies throughout Uttar Pradesh, while issuing notices to central and state governments, the Election Commission and four major political parties. "We stay caste-based rallies throughout the state of UP," the Lucknow bench of the court comprising justices Uma Nath Singh and Mahendra Dayal said on a PIL filed by a local lawyer Motilal Yadav.

Centre to challenge Allahabad HC order on AMU

Centre to challenge Allahabad HC order on AMU

Rediff.com13 Oct 2005

Centre to challenge Allahabad HC order on AMU

SC quashes Allahabad HC order on PG medical seats

SC quashes Allahabad HC order on PG medical seats

Rediff.com7 Jun 2017

HC had struck down 50 per cent institutional preference in admission to PG medical seats.

2 adults can live together without interference from families: Allahabad HC

2 adults can live together without interference from families: Allahabad HC

Rediff.com2 Dec 2020

The petitioners contended before the court that both of them are adults and in love with each other. They have been living together as a couple for the last six months but Kamini's parents were harassing them as they want her to marry another man.

SC stays Allahabad HC's 'Ram bharose' order on Covid management in UP

SC stays Allahabad HC's 'Ram bharose' order on Covid management in UP

Rediff.com21 May 2021

A vacation bench of Justices Vineet Saran and BR Gavai said that the directions of high court passed on May 17 shall not be treated as directives but an advice to Uttar Pradesh government.

Allahabad HC puts off to Oct 31 hearing in plea against Babri acquittals

Allahabad HC puts off to Oct 31 hearing in plea against Babri acquittals

Rediff.com26 Sep 2022

The Allahabad high court on Monday deferred till October 31 the hearing of an appeal challenging the acquittal of all 32 accused, including former deputy prime minister LK Advani and the then Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh, in the Babri mosque demolition case.

SC pulls up Allahabad HC for pending bail cases, seeks out-of-the-box solutions

SC pulls up Allahabad HC for pending bail cases, seeks out-of-the-box solutions

Rediff.com25 Jul 2022

Peeved about long delays in hearing the bail applications of convicted prisoners pending their appeals, the Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the Allahabad high court, saying it should start thinking "out of the box" and convene even on off days to ensure quick disposal.

Allahabad HC dissatisfied with CBI probe into CMO murders

Allahabad HC dissatisfied with CBI probe into CMO murders

Rediff.com29 Aug 2012

The Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court on Wednesday expressed dissatisfaction with the Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the murder of two chief medical officers in Lucknow and said that nothing substantial was done in the last two-three months.

Aarushi case: Allahabad HC issues notice to Rajesh Talwar

Aarushi case: Allahabad HC issues notice to Rajesh Talwar

Rediff.com3 Apr 2012

The Allahabad high court on Tuesday issued notice to dentist Rajesh Talwar, facing trial in the murder of his daughter Aarushi, on an application filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation challenging the trial court's decision to extend the bail granted to the accused.

Allahabad HC extends stay on survey at Gyanvapi as ASI affidavit is sketchy

Allahabad HC extends stay on survey at Gyanvapi as ASI affidavit is sketchy

Rediff.com30 Aug 2022

The Allahabad high court on Tuesday extended the interim stay till September 30 on a Varanasi court order directing the Archaeological Survey of India to conduct a physical survey at the Kashi Vishwanath temple-Gyanvapi mosque complex and further proceedings in this case.

Cash row: Govt mulls impeachment motion against Justice Varma

Cash row: Govt mulls impeachment motion against Justice Varma

Rediff.com28 May 2025

The Union government is considering an impeachment motion against Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma, who was indicted by a Supreme Court-appointed probe panel after burnt cash was found at his residence. The government is likely to consult with opposition parties before moving forward with the motion, which would require a two-thirds majority vote in Parliament.

'Wife earns her living': HC sets aside maintenance order

'Wife earns her living': HC sets aside maintenance order

Rediff.com13 Dec 2025

The Allahabad high court has set aside a lower court order mandating a man to pay maintenance to his estranged wife, observing that she earns her living and did not reveal the true salary in her affidavit.

Allahabad HC to monitor CBI probe in Hathras case, says SC

Allahabad HC to monitor CBI probe in Hathras case, says SC

Rediff.com27 Oct 2020

The SC said that all the aspects of the case, including monitoring of probe and providing security to the victim's family as well as the witnesses, would be considered by the high court.

Violence erupts outside Allahabad HC after cop guns down lawyer

Violence erupts outside Allahabad HC after cop guns down lawyer

Rediff.com11 Mar 2015

An advocate was killed and another seriously injured when allegedly a police sub-inspector opened fire.

Married person can't enter into live-in without divorce: HC

Married person can't enter into live-in without divorce: HC

Rediff.com19 Dec 2025

The Allahabad high court has ruled that a married person cannot legally enter into a live-in relationship with a third party without first obtaining a decree of divorce.

Allahabad HC to hear Bachchan's petition on Oct 9

Allahabad HC to hear Bachchan's petition on Oct 9

Rediff.com5 Oct 2007

Justice A N Srivastava of the Lucknow Bench posted the matter for further hearing on October 9 after Bachchan's counsel filed the rejoinder affidavit.

HC slams UP police for detaining interfaith couple

HC slams UP police for detaining interfaith couple

Rediff.com19 Oct 2025

The Allahabad high court on Saturday pulled up the Uttar Pradesh Police for the 'illegally detention' of an interfaith couple without any direction/order for taking them into custody, and ordered their release.

Wazukhana's ASI survey not permissible due to...: Gyanvapi to HC

Wazukhana's ASI survey not permissible due to...: Gyanvapi to HC

Rediff.com23 Aug 2024

The Anjuman Intezamia Committee Thursday filed a counter-affidavit before the Allahabad HC in the matter seeking a survey of the Wazukhana (or ablution area) by the ASI.

HC denies protection to live-in couple due to woman's existing marriage

HC denies protection to live-in couple due to woman's existing marriage

Rediff.com16 Nov 2025

The Allahabad High Court has refused to grant protection to a live-in couple, citing the woman's existing marriage and the principle that one person's freedom cannot infringe upon another's legal rights.

Dadri lynching: Akhlaq's family to move Allahabad HC against FIR

Dadri lynching: Akhlaq's family to move Allahabad HC against FIR

Rediff.com26 Jul 2016

The family of Mohammed Akhlaq, who was lynched by a mob in Dadri last year for alleged cow slaughter, on Tuesday said it would move the Allahabad high court against a recent court order directing a police case be filed against them for storing and consuming beef.

HC acquits five in 2007 Rampur CRPF camp terror attack case

HC acquits five in 2007 Rampur CRPF camp terror attack case

Rediff.com30 Oct 2025

The Allahabad High Court overturned a trial court's decision, acquitting five individuals previously convicted in connection with the 2007 terrorist attack on a CRPF camp in Rampur, citing defects in the investigation.

Allahabad HC quashes Kafeel Khan's detention under NSA, orders his immediate release

Allahabad HC quashes Kafeel Khan's detention under NSA, orders his immediate release

Rediff.com1 Sep 2020

Khan has been in jail since January after he delivered the allegedly provocative speech at the AMU during the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act protests in December last year. He is lodged in Mathura jail.

ED grills BJP worker who filed case over Rahul's citizenship

ED grills BJP worker who filed case over Rahul's citizenship

Rediff.com9 Sep 2025

The Enforcement Directorate has summoned a Karnataka BJP worker who had petitioned the Allahabad High Court claiming that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is a British citizen. The probe is related to alleged violations of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).

Woman 'herself invited trouble', says HC; grants bail to rape accused

Woman 'herself invited trouble', says HC; grants bail to rape accused

Rediff.com10 Apr 2025

The woman is a student of MA and hence she "was competent enough to understand the morality and significance of her act", stated the order passed by Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh last month.

'Intemperate language': SC raps HC over Banke Bihari Temple remarks

'Intemperate language': SC raps HC over Banke Bihari Temple remarks

Rediff.com8 Aug 2025

The Supreme Court expressed displeasure over the Allahabad High Court's orders regarding the Banke Bihari Temple in Vrindavan, questioning the use of intemperate language against the Uttar Pradesh government and staying further proceedings.

Marriage becomes invalid if conversion is found illegal: HC

Marriage becomes invalid if conversion is found illegal: HC

Rediff.com24 Sep 2025

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that a marriage based on an illegal religious conversion is invalid under the law. The court made the observation while hearing a petition from a couple seeking protection of their marital life.

Refusal to marry after live-in relationship not rape: HC

Refusal to marry after live-in relationship not rape: HC

Rediff.com14 Sep 2025

Merely refusal to get married by a man after a consensual physical relationship for four years would not constitute a cognisable offence, the Allahabad high court has said while rejecting the plea of his live-in partner who had accused him of rape.

Men training women at gyms is a matter of 'serious concern': HC

Men training women at gyms is a matter of 'serious concern': HC

Rediff.com2 Sep 2025

The observation was made by the court while hearing an appeal filed by gym trainer Nitin Saini from Meerut who has been accused of using a caste-based slur against a woman client.

Conversion to Islam bona fide if done by free-will, with sound mind: HC

Conversion to Islam bona fide if done by free-will, with sound mind: HC

Rediff.com2 Apr 2025

The HC said this while dismissing a petition by Taufik Ahmad who had sought quashing of proceedings against him on charges of rape and unlawful religious conversion of a Hindu girl to Islam through misrepresentation under the UP anti-conversion law.

HC quashes conviction of Mukhtar Ansari's son in hate speech case

HC quashes conviction of Mukhtar Ansari's son in hate speech case

Rediff.com20 Aug 2025

The Allahabad High Court has quashed the conviction of Abbas Ansari, son of Mukhtar Ansari, in a 2022 hate speech case, potentially restoring his assembly membership.

UP govt bans caste-based rallies

UP govt bans caste-based rallies

Rediff.com22 Sep 2025

The Uttar Pradesh government has ordered the immediate removal of all caste references from police records and public notices, bans caste-based rallies, and monitors social media content promoting caste pride or hatred.

Support for Pak alone without India mention not an offence under BNS: HC

Support for Pak alone without India mention not an offence under BNS: HC

Rediff.com12 Jul 2025

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that merely expressing support for Pakistan, without any disrespect towards India, does not constitute an offence under section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

Allahabad HC in Muslim divorce case: Personal law can be superseded by legislation

Allahabad HC in Muslim divorce case: Personal law can be superseded by legislation

Rediff.com10 May 2017

Justice Surya Prakash Kesarwani, in his order which began with the Sanskrit verse from the Manu Smriti, 'yatra naryastu pujyante ramante tatra devata' (gods reside where women are worshipped), said that all citizens, including Muslim women, have Fundamental Rights which cannot be infringed under the garb of personal law.

Cash row: HC probe report, SC video cast doubt on Delhi fire chief's claim

Cash row: HC probe report, SC video cast doubt on Delhi fire chief's claim

Rediff.com23 Mar 2025

A video and inquiry report have raised questions about the Delhi Fire Services' claim that no cash was found at the official residence of Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma during a fire incident on March 14. The video, which has gone viral on social media, shows fire fighters dousing flames on articles that appear to include half-burnt Indian currency notes. The Delhi High Court Chief Justice has initiated an in-house inquiry against Justice Varma and the Supreme Court has proposed his transfer to the Allahabad High Court.

Judge passed puja order on day of retirement, Muslim side tells HC

Judge passed puja order on day of retirement, Muslim side tells HC

Rediff.com6 Feb 2024

The Allahabad high court on Tuesday heard both the Hindu and Muslim sides on the Gyanvapi mosque committee's appeal challenging the Varanasi district court order allowing Hindu prayers in a cellar of the mosque.

SC stays HC order in Saif Ali Khan family property dispute in Bhopal

SC stays HC order in Saif Ali Khan family property dispute in Bhopal

Rediff.com8 Aug 2025

The Supreme Court has temporarily halted a High Court order that would have sent a decades-old property dispute involving the Bhopal royal estate back to trial court. The case involves descendants of Nawab Hamidullah Khan and challenges the inheritance of Sajida Sultan and her heirs, including actor Saif Ali Khan.

HC sends lawyer to 6-month jail for unbuttoned shirt

HC sends lawyer to 6-month jail for unbuttoned shirt

Rediff.com11 Apr 2025

The Allahabad High Court has sentenced local lawyer Ashok Pande to six-month imprisonment for contempt of court. The court found that Pande appeared in court without a lawyer's robe and with his shirt unbuttoned, and misbehaved with the judges, calling them "goondas." The court also issued a show cause notice to Pande, questioning why he should not be barred from legal practice in the Allahabad High Court and its Lucknow bench.

HC rejects plea to rename Shahi Idgah mosque as 'disputed structure'

HC rejects plea to rename Shahi Idgah mosque as 'disputed structure'

Rediff.com4 Jul 2025

The Allahabad High Court dismissed a plea seeking the use of 'disputed structure' instead of 'Shahi Eidgah Mosque' in Mathura case proceedings.

Retain gay sex, adultery sections in new criminal laws: BJP member to govt

Retain gay sex, adultery sections in new criminal laws: BJP member to govt

Rediff.com19 Dec 2023

The two sections were not retained in the new bills as the government thought they will go against the judgments of the Supreme Court.