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SC flags delay of over 4 decades in murder appeal, questions Allahabad HC pendency

SC flags delay of over 4 decades in murder appeal, questions Allahabad HC pendency

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The Supreme Court has expressed concern over the extraordinary delay by the Allahabad High Court in disposing of a 40-year-old criminal appeal filed by a murder accused challenging his conviction. A partial working day (PWD) bench comprising Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and A S Chandurkar, on Monday, described the situation as disturbing and questioned what innovative measures could be adopted to address the mounting pendency that continues to clog the justice delivery system in the Allahabad High Court. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Supreme Court flags 40-year delay by Allahabad HC in murder case, seeks solutions to judicial backlog

Supreme Court flags 40-year delay by Allahabad HC in murder case, seeks solutions to judicial backlog

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A general view of the High court of Allahabad in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Supreme Court has expressed concern over the extraordinary delay by the Allahabad High Court in disposing of a 40-year-old criminal appeal filed by a murder accused challenging his conviction. A partial working day (PWD) Bench comprising Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and A.S. Chandurkar, on Monday (June 8, 2026), described the situation as disturbing and questioned what innovative measures could be adopted to address the mounting pendency that continues to clog the justice delivery system in the Allahabad High Court. The case pertained to Vijay Singh who was 28 years old when he was arrested in November 1983 for allegedly shooting his brother dead. A sessions court at Kanpur convicted him of murder and sentenced him to life imprisonment in December 1985. Singh challenged the verdict before the Allahabad High Court. However, his appeal remained pending for nearly 41 years before being dismissed by the High Court through a 20-page judgment delivered on February 9, 2026. During …

15 years after attack, Allahabad High Court slams ‘wholly insufficient’ Rs 1,000 pension for acid attack survivor | Legal News

15 years after attack, Allahabad High Court slams ‘wholly insufficient’ Rs 1,000 pension for acid attack survivor | Legal News

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5 min readNew DelhiJun 8, 2026 04:00 PM IST The Allahabad High Court recently expressed strong displeasure over the state government’s inability to put in place a rehabilitation policy for acid attack survivors, questioning how such a sensitive and grave issue affecting basic human dignity did not receive the urgent attention it deserves at the highest administrative level. A bench of Justices Saral Srivastava and Garima Prashad was hearing a plea filed by an acid attack survivor seeking enhanced compensation and rehabilitation support. The court lamented that the petitioner suffered the acid attack in 2011 and, despite the passage of nearly 15 years, no meaningful framework for her economic rehabilitation, livelihood support or financial security was produced before it. “The obligation of the State must extend towards ensuring recurring monetary assistance, employment opportunities, social security measures and meaningful economic rehabilitation enabling such survivors to live with dignity guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India,” the court noted in its order dated May 25. Court seeks ‘concrete policy’ On the previous date of hearing, …

Allahabad HC grants bail to rape-murder accused, slams poor forensic infra

Allahabad HC grants bail to rape-murder accused, slams poor forensic infra

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The Allahabad high court granted bail to an accused in a rape and murder case with a “heavy heart and great pain” due to the lack of scientific evidence as it expressed serious concerns over the state’s forensic science laboratories (FSLs) infrastructure. The HC allowed the bail application of one Manoj, accused in a rape and murder of 2025 committed in Etah district. (For Representation) The court said it expects from the state government that it will provide high-end machines and sufficient staff to the FSLs while directing the Registrar (compliance) of the high court to send copy of its order to the UP chief secretary for perusal of the chief minister. Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal allowed the bail application of one Manoj, accused in a rape and murder of 2025 committed in Etah district, for the reason that FSL report does not show that the DNA found in the vaginal smear of the deceased belongs to the applicant because of insufficient generation of DNA profile. A DNA profile (or DNA fingerprint) is a …

‘Illegal practice’: Allahabad High Court cracks down on late-night wedding DJs, loudspeakers post 10 pm | Legal News

‘Illegal practice’: Allahabad High Court cracks down on late-night wedding DJs, loudspeakers post 10 pm | Legal News

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4 min readNew DelhiMay 16, 2026 10:59 AM IST Cracking whip on the use of DJ systems and loudspeakers post 10 pm, the Allahabad High Court has directed the Lucknow authorities, including the police, to strictly enforce the ban while highlighting rampant noise pollution caused by marriage celebrations and events held in parks, community centres, and residential areas. A bench of Justices Rajan Roy and Manjive Shukla passed the directions while hearing a public interest litigation concerning protection and regulation of parks, playgrounds and open spaces in Uttar Pradesh. Justices Rajan Roy and Manjive Shukla passed the directions while hearing a public interest litigation. While dealing with the plea, the bench took note of widespread violations of Supreme Court directions relating to noise pollution. Seeking a response from the state authorities, the court ordered, “In the meantime, we direct the concerned authorities, including the police, as far as they have a role to play in the matter, to ensure that no loudspeakers or sound systems are played after 10 pm in violation of decisions of …

Maintenance must be assessed on husband’s economic status not wife’s MBA or past earnings: Allahabad High Court | Legal News

Maintenance must be assessed on husband’s economic status not wife’s MBA or past earnings: Allahabad High Court | Legal News

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5 min readNew DelhiMay 8, 2026 10:18 AM IST Allahabad High Court news: The Allahabad High Court recently held that the entitlement to maintenance must be assessed from the social and economic status of the husband and not merely based on the wife’s past earnings or educational qualifications. Justice Garima Prashad made the observation while dealing with a plea filed by a wife in a matrimonial dispute case seeking enhancement of the maintenance amount awarded to her by a family court. Setting aside the maintenance amount of Rs 15,000 per month by the family court, the Allahabad High Court on April 20 observed, “The entitlement to maintenance must be assessed in light of the social and economic status of the husband and not merely on the basis of the wife’s past earnings or educational qualifications.” The court allowed the revision petition and remanded the matter to the family court for fresh determination of the maintenance amount within six months. Plea for enhanced maintenance The couple married in Ahmedabad in August 2014. The wife alleged that she …

Allahabad HC rejects plea to quash FIR, chargesheet over ‘anti-national’ posts against PM Modi, RSS | Lucknow News

Allahabad HC rejects plea to quash FIR, chargesheet over ‘anti-national’ posts against PM Modi, RSS | Lucknow News

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4 min readLucknowMay 7, 2026 05:46 AM IST The Allahabad High Court dismissed a petition seeking quashing of an FIR and chargesheet filed for allegedly posting “anti-national and objectionable content” on social media against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the RSS. The court stated that the applicants’ posts on Facebook amounted to a “deliberate and malicious attempt” to outrage religious feelings. A single bench of Justice Saurabh Srivastava observed in its April 29 order, “On the face of it, the conduct of the applicant in depicting the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh(RSS), which is a organization rendering its services to the various sections of society with its allied organization for last 100 years, along with the Prime Minister of this country who is indirectly elected by the majority of citizen of our country who invoked their right to vote for a particular political party.” The applicants, Jubair Ansari and others, had approached the High Court seeking to quash the case lodged against them in Sonbhadra district last year under Sections 353(2) (spreading false news or rumours encouraging …

Allahabad HC dismisses plea for offering namaz on piece of village land in Sambhal

Allahabad HC dismisses plea for offering namaz on piece of village land in Sambhal

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The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a petition seeking a direction to authorities to provide security and permission to offer namaz on a piece of land in a village of Sambhal district, saying right to practice religion is subject to public order and cannot be exercised in a manner that interferes with the rights of others. The court also said that the State is constitutionally entitled and in appropriate cases duty-bound to prevent the use of public land without lawful authority. The court observed that introduction or expansion of a religious use or practice not previously prevalent, particularly where it disturbs the existing social balance, is not protected under Articles 25 and 26. A bench of justices Saral Srivastava and Garima Prasad observed that the State is not required to wait for an actual disruption and may take reasonable preventive measures where such activity is likely to affect public life. Also Read | UP: Sambhal authorities begin excavation of well connected to 1978 riots Petitioner Aseen of Sambhal claiming himself owner of the property based …

Jewar Airport expansion: Allahabad High Court clears 1,858 hectares for Noida project, rejects farmers pleas | Legal News

Jewar Airport expansion: Allahabad High Court clears 1,858 hectares for Noida project, rejects farmers pleas | Legal News

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Jewar Airport news: Clearing a major legal hurdle to one of India’s largest aviation infrastructure projects, the Allahabad High Court has upheld the acquisition of nearly 1,858 hectares of land for the expansion of the Noida International Airport at Jewar, rejecting farmers’ objections over consent, displacement of village abadi (population), and alleged procedural lapses. “The project is expected to generate large-scale employment, stimulate economic development, and promote tourism in the region. The public purpose underlying the acquisition is, in the opinion of this Court, beyond question and cannot be successfully assailed in writ jurisdiction,” the court said on April 28, underscoring the scale and necessity of the airport expansion project. Justices Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Kunal Ravi Singh said that Jewar Airport project is expected to generate employment, strengthen manufacturing and exports. (Image enhanced using AI) Challenge to Jewar Airport expansion The petitions, led by Vijay Pal Singh and others, challenged the April 11, 2025 preliminary notification under Section 11 and the October 24, 2025 declaration under Section 19 of the 2013 Act. The acquisition …

150 km apart, same script: Allahabad High Court questions ‘strange coincidence’ in FIRs | Legal News

150 km apart, same script: Allahabad High Court questions ‘strange coincidence’ in FIRs | Legal News

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4 min readNew DelhiApr 25, 2026 10:00 AM IST The Allahabad High Court recently questioned the ‘strange coincidence’ of the same wording of FIRs filed in two different districts situated at a distance of more than 150 Kilometers to each other. A bench of Justices Abdul Moin and Pramod Kumar Srivastava directed the concerned superintendents of police to file fresh personal affidavits explaining the similar wording in the FIRs and responding to the inconsistencies highlighted by the court. “Let concerned Superintendent of Police filed their personal affidavits indicating the incongruities as have been pointed out by this Court in this order and also explaining the strange coincidence of primarily same wording of FIRs being filed in two districts situated at a distance of more than 150 Kilometers to each other,” the court said in its order dated April 16. Justices Abdul Moin and Pramod Kumar Srivastava ‘Similar scripts’ The court was hearing a plea challenging FIR registered in Hardoi district under Sections 109(1) (attempt to murder) of BNS, 2023, Sections 3 (licence for acquisition and …