The Allahabad High Court has held that restaurants in Uttar Pradesh cannot provide hookah service even in Designated Smoking Areas, because the amended Rule 4(3) of the 2008 Smoking Rules prohibits any service in a smoking area, and that a non-smoker’s right to clean air under Article 21 cannot be abridged by commercial interest.
It is “high time” the Uttar Pradesh Government “woke up to the medical needs of the citizenry of the State,” the Allahabad High Court observed, ordering an inquiry within 15 days into the death of a newborn who died within 24 hours of birth after being taken from one Lucknow hospital to another. Prayagraj: The […]
The Allahabad High Court accepted that conversion does not automatically extinguish Scheduled Tribe status, which remains a question of fact, but dismissed a woman’s petitions after finding she had not produced material showing continuing Bhuiyan customs, community participation and acceptance on the dates of three land purchases.
The Allahabad High Court declined to examine the charges against a suspended in-charge headmaster at the writ stage, holding that his explanation must be raised as a defence in the departmental enquiry. The suspension order was kept in abeyance and the enquiry directed to be concluded within 15 days.
The Allahabad High Court quashed a “Goonda” declaration and six-month externment, holding that a single pending case cannot establish the “habitual” criminality the law requires, that the police “deliberately portrayed a false picture” by relying on a case in which the man had been acquitted years earlier, and calling it “a glaring example of the […]
The Allahabad High Court ruled that the Places of Worship Act, 1991, does not prevent the State from acquiring religious properties for secular public purposes. Dismissing a plea against Varanasi’s Dalmandi redevelopment, the Court upheld the government’s authority to undertake lawful public infrastructure projects.
A Baghpat Chief Judicial Magistrate Court concluded a 27-year-old criminal case after the accused admitted guilt and sought leniency. The 65-year-old villager was sentenced till the rising of the court and fined Rs 1,000, bringing an end to proceedings arising from allegations of abuse and criminal intimidation dating back to 1999.
The Allahabad High Court criticised Uttar Pradesh Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Sanjay Prasad for allegedly obstructing police reform measures and investigative safeguards, observing that resistance by administrative authorities risks undermining judicial directions, accountability mechanisms, and efforts to strengthen the criminal justice system.
The Allahabad High Court observed that the State should adopt the doctrine of “superior responsibility,” holding senior bureaucrats accountable, and in appropriate cases criminally liable, for failing to prevent or punish misconduct by subordinates, stressing stronger administrative accountability and governance reforms.