The Supreme Court ruled that bail cannot be granted solely based on parity with co-accused, emphasizing that an individual’s specific role, culpability, and case circumstances must be assessed before granting bail, overturning the Allahabad High Court’s order.
Allahabad High Court rejected the bail plea of a Chinese national, noting evidence that he stayed in India using a forged passport and Aadhaar card, engaged in mobile chip extraction, and posed a threat to India’s economic interests.
The Allahabad High Court criticised the trial court for delaying a minor case for over 20 years and called its conduct “lethargic in duty”. It ordered the matter to be concluded within one month, warning action against the judicial officer if further delay occurs.
The Supreme Court declined to hear a plea seeking removal of a High Court judge’s husband from the post of Standing Counsel in Uttar Pradesh. CJI Surya Kant stressed that such matters should be handled administratively and cautioned against naming or targeting individuals.
The Allahabad High Court ruled that a wife who voluntarily leaves her husband due to financial incompatibility cannot claim maintenance under Section 125 CrPC, especially if there’s evidence of remarriage or misleading documents.
Allahabad High Court’s Justice Sameer Jain has recused himself from hearing Samajwadi Party leader Mohammad Azam Khan’s 2016 Yatim Khana eviction case. The earlier stay on the trial court’s final judgment will remain in effect until the next hearing.
The Allahabad High Court has ordered a forensic investigation into alleged identity fraud and forged signatures linked to a PIL challenging a college election. The probe aims to verify the true identity of a lawyer accused of being a fictitious person.
The Allahabad High Court has stayed the demolition of the 180-year-old Noori Jama Masjid in Fatehpur after part of the structure was removed during road-widening. The court acted on a petition challenging the threat to the historic mosque.
The Allahabad High Court has directed that trial courts in Uttar Pradesh must write judgments entirely in Hindi or English, prohibiting bilingual judgments to ensure clarity and accessibility for ordinary litigants across the state.
Justice Atul Sreedharan was sworn in as a judge of the Allahabad High Court following his transfer from Madhya Pradesh. His posting comes after the Supreme Court Collegium accepted the Centre’s request to alter his earlier transfer to Chhattisgarh.
