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'Adultery Must Be Proved, Instagram Chats Not Enough': Allahabad High Court
The observation was made by Justice Jai Krishna Upadhyay who was dealing with a husband's petition challenging the grant of maintenance to his wife by the family court of Sambhal at Chandausi on October 1, 2025.
No business like show & tell business
The Allahabad High Court's infrequent full-court meetings have sparked concerns about their authenticity. Observers suggest these gatherings often feel scripted, undermining meaningful exchanges among judges. Justice Vinod Diwakar has called for genuine discussions, highlighting the court's failure to consistently conduct required quarterly meetings. This lack of accountability has fostered significant skepticism towards the court's administrative practices.
UP Board registers 52.5 Lakh students for 2026-27 exams
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Insta chats insufficient to deny wife maintenance on adultery grounds: HC
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Allahabad HC to hear suo motu PIL on noise pollution after students death
Seven-year-old Class 2 student died at Balrampur school while a procession carrying loudspeakers and a music system was passing nearby; court clarifies no link has been established between noise and death
HC judge questions transparency of full court meetings
Allahabad High Court Justice Vinod Diwakar has raised significant concerns regarding the functioning and transparency of full court meetings, noting that individual judges' views are not recorded and that meetings are infrequently held. His judgment calls for a more balanced and accountable approach to high court administration, highlighting issues of perceived stage-managed proceedings and lack of accountability in administrative decisions.
Allahabad HC judge flags issues with full court meetings, says last 2 seemed 'stage-managed'
Justice Vinod Diwakar has raised concerns regarding the insufficient frequency and quality of full court meetings. He noted that only 16 meetings occurred over the last decade despite requirements for quarterly sessions. The judgment highlights the lack of accountability in high court administration and stresses a need for improved institutional practices. Furthermore, Justice Diwakar emphasized that individual judges' views should be represented in discussions for effective deliberation.
HC judge questions functioning of full court, calls recent meetings stage-managed
Cops cant unlawfully detain accuseds kin to pressure them to surrender: HC
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HC disposes plea after mosque demolition notice withdrawn
Loud DJ: HC takes suo motu cognisance of Class 2 student
Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the death of a Class 2 student after she collapsed inside her classroom while a procession carrying a loud DJ system was passing by in Balrampur, observing that the incident raises larger questions over the unchecked menace of noise pollution. A Lucknow bench of Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .
UP Police SI recruitment 2025: HC stays appointment letters over answer key changes
A major development has emerged in the Uttar Pradesh Police Sub-Inspector recruitment 2025 case. The Allahabad High Court has stayed the issuance of appointment letters for the recruitment, putting the process on hold for now. The...
Allahabad High Court Stays Appointment Letters For 4,543 UP Police Sub-Inspector Posts
UP Police Sub-Inspector Recruitment: The written examination was conducted on March 14 and 15 in two shifts each day, with around 10.77 lakh candidates appearing for the exam.
CCTVs Within Police Stations Must Be Operational 24x7: Allahabad High Court
If CCTV is non-functional, details of all persons brought for interrogation or arrest must be recorded contemporaneously in the General Diary (GD), it said.
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HC gives SOPs in case CCTV at police stns not working
Accepting possession of a delayed flat does not bar a homebuyer from claiming interest, according to the Allahabad High Court, which added that RERA rules do not specify a limit period on such payment.
Fatehpur cylinder blast: Probe team hunts for trigger behind explosion that killed 5
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Dowry death: HC rejects mom-in-laws plea, says trial must proceed
Hookah Can't Be Served Even In Designated Smoking Areas: Allahabad High Court
The petitioners had sought permission for restaurants holding valid food establishment licences to serve hookah in designated smoking areas and had also sought protection from police interference in their business.
Imran Masood, Chandrashekhar Azad criticise UP govt after SC quashes NSA detention in Sambhal case
Digital Desk | New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Following the Supreme Courts decision to quash the preventive detention of Mulla Afroz under the National Security Act (NSA) in connection with the November 2024 Sambhal violence, Congress MP Imran Masood and Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) president Chandrashekhar Azad on Tuesday criticised the Uttar Pradesh government. The Supreme Court held that the power of preventive detention had been illegally exercised and imposed costs of Rs 10 lakh on the Uttar Pradesh government. The court also set aside the Allahabad High Court order that had upheld the detention. Speaking to IANS, Masood said, It has not only been quashed. Please read the complete news. Along with quashing the NSA, a fine of Rs 10 lakh has also been imposed on the state government. Officials should understand that the agenda they are pursuing with their eyes closed will eventually lead to files reaching the Supreme Court and could send them behind bars. The Saharanpur mosque case will also come up in the same manner, he said. Masood further said, There are documents that are speaking for themselves. You cannot hide those documents. Demolishing mosques and persecuting people based on religion goes against the Indian Constitution. The same Constitution that gives you the authority to hold office also guarantees the protection of our rights. Aazad Samaj Party president and Nagina MP, Chandrashekhar Azad, said the Rs 10 lakh cost imposed by the Supreme Court was inadequate. A Rs 10 lakh fine is too little. The government and police send innocent people to jail on the government's orders, and when the judiciary imposes a fine on them, it is only Rs 10 lakh. In my view, the fine should have been Rs 10 crore, he said. Azad alleged that the NSA was being used to suppress opposition voices and silence cases, adding that he had himself been detained under the law. I am sitting before you today after the government detained me under the NSA despite me being innocent. I was kept in jail for 16 months, he said. The government wants to suppress voices of opposition and silence cases through the NSA. The people will not be suppressed either. When the people and the state stand up, they will remove this government from power, he added. The Supreme Courts ruling came on a petition filed by Mulla Afroz, who was arrested in connection with the Sambhal violence.
SC quashes Mulla Afrozs NSA detention in Sambhal violence case, imposes Rs 10 lakh costs on UP govt
Digital Desk | New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court has quashed the preventive detention of UP cleric Mulla Afroz under the National Security Act (NSA) in connection with the 2024 Sambhal violence case, holding that a confessional statement made before a police officer cannot, by itself and without independent supporting material, form the basis for preventive detention. A Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu set aside the Allahabad High Court judgment upholding Afrozs detention order, as well as the detention and confirmation orders, and directed that he be released forthwith unless his custody was required in any other case. The apex court also imposed costs of Rs 10 lakh on the Uttar Pradesh government, directing that the amount be paid to Afroz within one month from the date of the judgment. The case arose from violence during a survey of a mosque in Sambhal on November 24, 2024, in which four persons died. Although Afroz was not named in the FIR registered on the day of the incident, he was arrested around 54 days later, on January 17, 2025, in connection with other FIRs. During his custody, an extra-judicial confessional statement was recorded, and a .32 bore pistol was stated to have been recovered. Afroz was granted bail in one of the cases in September 2025, following which the Sambhal District Magistrate passed an NSA detention order on October 13, 2025. The state government subsequently confirmed the detention for a further period of 12 months. By June 2026, Afroz had secured bail in all the criminal cases arising from the incident. The Supreme Court identified two broad issues for consideration -- whether an order of preventive detention could be based on an extra-judicial confession and whether the procedural safeguards under the Constitution and the NSA had been complied with. It held that such a statement, particularly when the appellant had consistently alleged that it was obtained through threats and torture, could not constitute the basis for subjective satisfaction in the absence of independent supporting material. Therefore, we are of the considered opinion that a confessional statement made before a police officer cannot, by itself, and in the absence of any independent material lending support thereto, constitute a basis for forming the subjective satisfaction necessary to sustain an order of preventive detention, the Justice Datta-led Bench said. The apex court said a police confession is treated with suspicion under Section 23 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam and has to be tested against the constitutional protection against self-incrimination under Article 20(3). It observed that if a confession was considered too tainted to be received in evidence for proving guilt, its use as a substantive basis for preventive detention would require a deeper scrutiny. At the same time, the Supreme Court clarified that where a detention authority relies upon other material apart from a confessional statement, the validity of the detention has to be examined on the basis of such independent material. The bench further held that the existence of multiple criminal cases, by itself, could not justify preventive detention unless supported by cogent and reliable material. It observed that preventive detention involves curtailment of personal liberty not for what a person has already done, but for what is apprehended that the person may do in future. Preventive detention has always been regarded as an exceptional measure, the Supreme Court said, adding that it must be invoked with the utmost circumspection. The bench further held that material relied upon to justify preventive detention must establish the necessity of preventing future prejudicial conduct and should not merely reinforce allegations already forming the subject matter of an ongoing criminal prosecution. However, the apex court made it clear that it was expressing no opinion on the merits of the criminal cases against Afroz, which would proceed in accordance with law. The Supreme Court ultimately held that the Allahabad High Court judgment and the detention and confirmation orders could not be sustained in law and set them aside. Recording that the detention order was passed on October 13, 2025 and confirmed on November 28, 2025, for one year, it observed that Afroz had already suffered considerable loss of liberty despite securing bail in all the cases relating to the incident. In such circumstances, the process was made the punishment, it said, allowing the appeal and directing Afrozs release and payment of Rs 10 lakh in costs by the state government.
BJP declares names of six candidates for Uttar Pradesh MLC elections
Digital Desk | Lucknow, Sep 29 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday announced its list of 10 candidates for the upcoming Legislative Council elections 2026 for two states Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. The elections are scheduled in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar for the Graduate and Teachers' constituencies on October 23. In Uttar Pradesh, a total of 11 seats, comprising Graduate and Teachers' constituencies, are set to go to the polls next month. BJP announced names of six candidates on Tuesday, covering the constituencies namely Varanasi, Jhansi, Meerut, Agra, and Gorakhpur regions. It has fielded nominees Kedar Nath Singh from Varanasi Graduate, Dinesh Goyal from Meerut Graduate, Ashok Kumar Rathore from Allahabad-Jhansi Graduate, Dr Pramod Mishra from Varanasi Teachers', Engineer Hari Kishore Tiwari from Agra Teachers', and Dhruv Tripathi from Gorakhpur-Faizabad Teachers' constituency. The MLC election in Uttar Pradesh is being held as a direct contest between the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the BJP, with both taking to electioneering. Akhilesh Yadav-led SP has announced names of all 11 of its candidates for the MLC elections. The SP chief, declaring the list while speaking to the media in Lucknow on Monday, sought support for his party's candidates. Notably, the notification for the Legislative Council (MLC) elections in Uttar Pradesh was issued on Tuesday. The deadline for filing nominations is October 6, and the scrutiny of nomination papers will take place on October 7. Candidates may withdraw their nominations until October 9; voting will take place on October 23. The results for Uttar Pradesh MLC elections will be announced on October 27. In Bihar, the MLC elections are slated for eight seatsfour Graduate constituencies and four Teachers' constituencies. They include Patna, Darbhanga, Tirhut and Kosi Graduates, and Patna, Darbhanga, Tirhut and Saran Teachers. While announcing UP MLC candidates on Tuesday, BJP also released the names of its candidates for four Bihar Legislative Council seats for the upcoming biennial elections.
Is access to electricity a fundamental right? Allahabad high court explains
The Allahabad high court delivered a judgment affirming that access to electricity is a fundamental right. The ruling came in response to a petition from Fanindra Das for electricity restoration at a railway colony temple. Previously, the railway authorities denied the request citing regulations on private land. The court highlighted that electricity is essential for living with dignity and declined the railway's objections.
MNNIT Allahabad Junior Research Fellow Recruitment 2026 - Apply Offline
MNNIT Allahabad has released the Recruitment 2026 notification for 01 Junior Research Fellow posts. The offline application process will be conducted from 28-09-2026 to 12-10-2026. Eligible candidates can apply through the official website, mnnit.ac.in.
Naini RTO switches to automated driving test system
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Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Three High Court Chief Justices, None in Line to Be CJI
THE SUPREME COURT COLLEGIUM has recommended the elevation of three Chief Justices of High Courts as judges of the Supreme Court. Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court Sunita Agarwal, Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court D.K. Upadhyaya, and Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court Aparesh Kumar Singh have been recommended for elevation as judges of the Supreme Court. The decision was taken by the Collegium comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Vikram Nath, B.V. Nagarathna, M.M. Sundresh and P.S. Narasimha. If the Union Government notifies these three appointments, the strength of the Supreme Court will rise to 37 judges, including the CJI. The Supreme Court will still have one clear vacancy. Justice Sunita Agarwal Justice Agarwal comes from the Allahabad High Court. She was born on April 30, 1966, and was appointed a judge of that High Court on November 21, 2011. She has been functioning as Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court since July 23, 2023. If appointed to the Supreme Court, she will retire on April 29, 2031. Justice D.K. Upadhyaya Justice Upadhyaya also comes from the Allahabad High Court. He was born on June 16, 1965, and was appointed a judge of the Allahabad High Court, along with Justice Agarwal, on November 21, 2011. He was appointed Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court on July 29, 2023, and was transferred from there as Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court on January 21, 2025. If appointed to the Supreme Court, he will retire on June 15, 2030. Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh Justice Singh comes from the Jharkhand High Court. He was born on July 7, 1965. He was appointed a judge of the Jharkhand High Court on January 24, 2012. He was appointed Chief Justice of the Tripura High Court on April 17, 2023, and was transferred as Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court on July 19, 2025. If appointed a judge of the Supreme Court, he will retire on July 6, 2030. None in line to become CJI None of the three would go on to become Chief Justice of India. With the appointment of Justice Agarwal, the Supreme Court will have three women judges, the others being Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice V. Mohana. Interestingly, Justice Shree Chandrashekhar, who was appointed to the Supreme Court on June 2, 2026, was junior to Justice Singh in inter se seniority, yet Justice Singh was superseded. Now, with Justice Singh being elevated later, he will become junior to Justice Chandrashekhar in the Supreme Court. No reasons are available for Justice Singhs supersession in June this year.
SC Collegium recommends elevation of Gujarat, Delhi, Telangana Chief Justices as apex court judges
Digital Desk | New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court Collegium on Monday recommended the elevation of Gujarat High Court Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal, Delhi High Court Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, and Telangana High Court Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh as judges of the apex court. The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 28th September, 2026 has recommended elevation of the following Chief Justices of the High Courts as Judges in the Supreme Court: (i) Mrs. Justice Sunita Agarwal, Chief Justice, High Court of Gujarat (PHC: Allahabad) (ii) Mr. Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, Chief Justice, High Court of Delhi (PHC: Allahabad) (iii) Mr. Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh, Chief Justice, High Court for the State of Telangana (PHC: Jharkhand), read the SC Collegium's statement published on the apex court's official website. Born on April 30, 1966, Justice Agarwal was initially appointed as a judge of the Allahabad High Court on November 21, 2011. She became Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court on July 23, 2023. Born on June 16, 1965, Justice Upadhyaya was appointed as a puisne Judge of the Allahabad High Court on November 21, 2011 and became a permanent Judge on August 6, 2013. He became the Senior Judge of the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court on March 28, 2023. Justice Upadhyaya was appointed Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court and took the oath on July 29, 2023. He was subsequently transferred as Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court and took the oath of office on January 21, 2025. Born on July 7, 1965, Justice Singh was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Jharkhand High Court on January 24, 2012 and was confirmed as a Permanent Judge on January 16, 2014. Justice Singh served as Acting Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court from December 20, 2022, to February 19, 2023. He took the oath as Chief Justice of the Tripura High Court on April 17, 2023, and was subsequently transferred as Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court, where he took the oath on July 19, 2025.
4 dead as massive cylinder blast brings down 2-storey building in UPs Fatehpur
Can Banks Recover a Dead Borrowers Loan From Life Insurance Money? Allahabad High Court Explains
What happens to an outstanding bank loan when the borrower dies? And can a bank directly take money received by the borrower's spouse from a life insurance policy to clear that debt?These questions have come into focus after an important interim order from the Allahabad High Court involving the Stat...
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NCR installs 124 rainwater harvesting systems across 3 divisions UP
Pratapgarh women-led amla economy takes centrestage in PMs Mann ki Baat
Devotees arrive Sangam to perform rituals
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Sleeper buses: Allahabad HC seeks affidavit on permits, safety checks after fire
The Allahabad High Court has taken cognizance of a tragic sleeper bus fire incident on the Yamuna Expressway. Nine passengers lost their lives, prompting the court to seek detailed safety information regarding sleeper buses. State officials must submit affidavits detailing bus permits, safety checks, and compliance with standards by October 2026. The court noted existing gaps in safety measures and called for improved inspections of sleeper buses.
Nine pontoon bridges to ease pilgrim movement during Magh Mela
Shubhanshu Shuklas journey from Earth to ISS finds a place in UP schoolbooks
No Bela Kachhar bus stand for Magh Mela, buses to enter city directly
PCS 2026 vacancies jump from 500 to 728 as applications hit record 8.9 lakh
SSC reduces CGL 2026 vacancies to 10,731 across ministries
