India - High Court of Allahabad

Allahabad High Court Rules Competent Authorities Cannot Adjudicate Disputed Land Compensation Claims Between Co-sharers

Allahabad High CourtRules Competent Authorities Cannot Adjudicate Disputed Land Compensation Claims Between Co-sharersIn a significant ruling clarifying the scope of administrative power, theHigh Court of Judicature at Allahabadhas held that authorities appointed under theNational Highways Ac...

30 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Allahabad

Allahabad High Court Quashes FIR Against Couple Marrying According To Their Own Free Will

Allahabad High Court Quashes FIR Against Couple Marrying According To Their Own Free WillIn a significant ruling protecting thefundamental rightsof adult citizens, a Division Bench of theHigh Court of Judicature at Allahabadhas quashed aFirst Information Report(FIR) registered against a marri...

29 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Allahabad

Allahabad High Court Dismisses Electrohomeopathy Practitioner’s Plea to Practice Allopathy Citing Public Health Risks

Allahabad High CourtDismisses Electrohomeopathy Practitioner’s Plea to Practice Allopathy Citing Public Health RisksIn a decisive ruling that reinforces the rigid boundaries of medical practice, theAllahabad High Courthas dismissed awrit petitionfiled by Santosh Kumar Sharma, an electrohomeop...

21 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Allahabad

PCMA and POCSO Act Override Personal Law on Child Marriage, Rules Allahabad High Court

PCMA and POCSO Act OverridePersonal Lawon Child Marriage, RulesAllahabad High CourtIn a significant legal development addressing the intersection ofpersonal lawandstatutory mandates, theAllahabad High Courthas ruled that nopersonal lawcan override the prohibitions established by theProhibitio...

08 Jul 2026

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Senior Citizens Act Cannot Be Invoked for Title Disputes Unless Section 23 Applies: Allahabad High Court

Senior Citizens Act Cannot Be Invoked for Title Disputes Unless Section 23 Applies: Allahabad High CourtThe Allahabad High Court has delivered a definitive ruling clarifying the scope of theMaintenance and Welfare of Parents and Seni...

04 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Allahabad

Personal Law Cannot Shield Crime of Rape: Allahabad High Court Refuses to Quash FIR in Nikah Halala Case

Personal LawCannot Shield Crime of Rape:AllahabadHigh CourtRefuses to Quash FIR inNikah HalalaCaseIn a robust reaffirmation of the supremacy of criminal law over religious practice when fundamental rights are violated, theAllahabadHigh Courthas refused toquash an FIRallegingsexual exploitatio...

03 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Allahabad

Places Of Worship Act 1991 Does Not Bar State Acquisition Of Religious Land For Secular Public Purposes: Allahabad High Court

Places Of Worship Act 1991 Does Not Bar State Acquisition Of Religious Land For Secular Public Purposes: Allahabad High CourtIn a significant ruling clarifying the scope of religious protections under Indian law, the Allahabad High Court ...

02 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Allahabad

Dying Declaration Valid Even Without Mental Fitness Certificate: Allahabad High Court

Dying Declaration Valid Even Without Mental Fitness Certificate:Allahabad High CourtTheAllahabad High Courtrecently delivered a significant judgment regarding the admissibility ofdying declarations, clarifying that a specific "fit state of mind" certificate from a doctor is not a mandatory le...

02 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Allahabad

Sniffer Dog Evidence Requires Formal Record: Allahabad High Court Ruling

Sniffer Dog Evidence Requires Formal Record: Allahabad High Court RulingIn a significant ruling clarifying the standards for admissible evidence in criminal law, the Allahabad High Court

02 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Allahabad

Allahabad HC Acquits Murder Convicts: Ocular Testimony Must Align with Medical Evidence Under Section 302 IPC

When Testimony Fails the Forensic Test: Allahabad HC Reverses 1987 Conviction In a significant verdict that underscores the paramount importance of medical evidence in criminal jurisprudence, the Allahabad High Court has set aside the convictions of three men accused of a 1982 ...

18 Dec 2025