CAT Allahabad: WhatsApp ‘OK’ Not Proof Of Sanctioned Leave, Tribunal Upholds Railway Employee’s Transfer To Fatehpur

The Central Administrative Tribunal at Allahabad has held that a WhatsApp reply of ‘OK’ cannot by itself prove that leave was sanctioned, and refused to quash a railway employee’s transfer from Prayagraj to Fatehpur.

Allahabad High Court Orders Dog-Bite Hotspot Identification, Humane Removal Of Aggressive Dogs In Lucknow, Prayagraj

The Allahabad High Court has directed the Municipal Commissioners of Lucknow and Prayagraj to identify each dog-bite hotspot in their cities and carry out humane capture and removal of dogs from those areas, starting with dogs that have repeatedly attacked people. Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has begun direct monitoring of how stray dog and […]

Allahabad HC: Decree Affirmed Up To Supreme Court Not Collusive, Directs Execution Within Three Months

The Allahabad High Court has refused to let the State of Uttar Pradesh reopen, as collusive, a 1977 decree for ejectment, rent and damages that was maintained in appeal, second appeal and before the Supreme Court, holding that the State contested the suits at every stage. Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has held that decrees […]

Allahabad High Court: DGP Instructions Cannot Override 1958 Government Order On Character Verification, Sets Aside Constable Candidate’s Rejection

The rejection of a selected UP Police constable candidate over a pending criminal case has been set aside by the Allahabad High Court, which held that police department instructions on character verification cannot override the 1958 Government Order that still governs character certificates on first appointment. Prayagraj: Setting aside the order rejecting the candidature of […]

Allahabad High Court: Subsequent Arrest Cannot Cure Illegal Detention, Awards Rs 30,000 And Orders Police Inquiry

Rs 30,000 and a police inquiry: that is what the Allahabad High Court has attached to an undocumented stay in the Soraon police lock-up, holding that Subsequent Arrest Cannot Cure Illegal Detention. Prayagraj: Finding that a man’s formal arrest and remand had been preceded by an undisclosed police detention, the Allahabad High Court has declared […]

Allahabad High Court Holds Only District Magistrate Can Convene No-Confidence Meeting Against Cooperative Society Chairman

The Allahabad High Court has held that only the District Magistrate, as the specified authority under the U.P. Cooperative Societies Rules, 1968, can convene a meeting to consider a no-confidence motion against the Chairman of a cooperative society, and that the power cannot be passed down to subordinate officers. Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has […]

Shocking State Of Affairs: Allahabad HC Shocked As 4,847 People Were Placed In Preventive Detention Across Prayagraj And Ghaziabad

The Allahabad High Court termed the situation “shocking” after records showed that 4,847 people were placed in preventive detention in Prayagraj and Ghaziabad over two years. The Court expressed concern that many detainees remained jailed for days or weeks despite statutory safeguards under the law.

Islam to Sanatan Dharma Conversion Gets Official Approval: Allahabad High Court Directs Completion Of Formalities Within Four Weeks

The Allahabad High Court directed the Additional District Magistrate, Prayagraj, to complete all formalities within four weeks following approval of a man’s conversion from Islam to Sanatan Dharma under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021, after administrative permission was granted.

Forced Religious Conversions: Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Cases Against SHUATS Vice Chancellor and Officials

Today, On 17th October, Supreme Court quashed criminal cases against SHUATS Vice Chancellor and officials over alleged forced religious conversions, citing legal defects in FIRs and lack of credibility, while interim protection continues for petitioners as serious IPC offences need further proof.

Lawyer Missing for 3 Years: Allahabad High Court Gives Police One Month to Trace Advocate

The Allahabad High Court has directed police to trace advocate Jai Shankar Upadhyay, who has been missing for three years. Despite an FIR registered in 2022, the division bench noted he remains untraceable and granted police one month.