Allahabad High Court Imposes ₹2.5 Lakh Costs On Builder For Harassing Homebuyer For 13 Yrs Through Frivolous Litigation

The Allahabad High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 2.5 Lakhs on a builder for making the homebuyer go through multiple rounds of frivolous litigation for 13 long years. Justice Prashant Kumar held,“Taking note of the hardships and vulnerabilities faced by home-buyers, the Government of India had enacted the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 with the object of ensuring...

LiveLaw Allahabad High Court Monthly Digest: July 2026 [Citations 341 - 504]

Citations 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 341 to 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 504ORDERS/JUDGMENTS OF THE WEEK Understanding Of Law At An All-Time Low: Allahabad High Court Rejects PIL Seeking Recall Of Murder Convict's Bail, Imposes ₹50K Cost Case title - Lal Chand Yadav vs State of UP and others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 341 Case Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 341 The Allahabad High Court last week dismissed...

Right Of Consideration For Regularization Doesn't Perish With Employee's Death, Survives Through Legal Heirs: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that the right of consideration for regularization does not come to an end with the death of the employee and survives through his legal representatives, where the regularization exercise had been set in motion in his lifetime. It held that such consideration must be undertaken, if necessary notionally, so that the consequential service benefits reach the...

Allahabad High Court Sends Law Student's Zero-Mark Answer Book To BCI, Law Commission; Flags Declining Standards Of Legal Education

Expressing serious concerns over the declining standards of legal education in the Law Colleges, the Allahabad High Court recently directed that a redacted copy of a law student's evaluated answer book, in which he was awarded zero marks, along with the question paper, be sent to the Bar Council of India (BCI) and the Law Commission of India.The Court asked the BCI to consider whether...

No Contact With Wife For Over 5 Months Before Suicide: Allahabad High Court Acquits Husband; Says Giving Dowry Is Also An Offence

The Allahabad High Court recently acquitted a husband who had been convicted of subjecting his wife to cruelty, abetting her suicide and offences under the Dowry Prohibition Act, observing that when the trial court itself found that the husband had no contact or communication with his wife for more than 5 months before she died by suicide, it could not be said that he had abetted the...

Irrespective Of Rank, Police Officials Cannot Order Further Investigation During Trial Without Court's Permission: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that no police officer, irrespective of rank, can direct further investigation in a criminal case during the pendency of trial without first obtaining the permission of the court trying the case.A bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Tarun Saxena noted that this was a settled position of the law under Section 173(8) CrPC, however, now it has been...

Allahabad High Court Imposes ₹6.7 Lakh Costs On Man For Misusing RTI Act, Disturbing Court Proceedings

The Allahabad High Court recently imposed costs of ₹6.70 lakh on a party-in-person after finding that he had misused the Right to Information Act, 2005, by repeatedly filing vague RTI applications concerning the Court's internal functioning and also disturbed the judicial proceedings. A bench of Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery dismissed the writ petition challenging an order of the...

Lucknow Fire Tragedy | Allahabad High Court Seeks Comprehensive Reply From UP Govt As State Says Fire Safety SOP 'Almost Ready'

The Allahabad High Court has sought a comprehensive response from the UP Government in the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea concerning the Lucknow coaching centre devastating fire tragedy that claimed 15 lives in June this year, after the State informed the Court that the proposed Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on fire safety is "almost ready". Recording the submission made by...

No Beef Found, No Evidence Of Transport For Slaughter: Allahabad High Court Orders ₹4.75 Lakh Compensation Over Illegal Vehicle Confiscation

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday quashed the confiscation order of an illegally confiscated vehicle under the Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955, as it noted that the authorities proceeded entirely on assumptions that the bovine animals were being transported outside Uttar Pradesh for slaughter.A bench of Justice Sandeep Jain noted that neither any beef nor remains...

Police Constable Can't Be Dismissed Solely On Conviction, Disciplinary Authority Must Consider Conduct Which Led To It: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a police officer cannot be dismissed from service under Rule 8(2)(a) of the U.P. Police Officers of the Subordinate Ranks (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1991 merely because he stands convicted on a criminal charge, unless the disciplinary authority has first considered the conduct which led to that conviction. It held that such consideration is a...

PC Act | Strong Suspicion, Not Proof Of Guilt, Is Required At Stage Of Framing Charges: Allahabad High Court Refuses Relief To Ex-GST Officer

Refusing relief to a former GST Official in a Corruption case, the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday observed that at the stage of framing charges, the court is only concerned with a "strong suspicion" that the accused has committed an offence and the final test of proof of guilt is not to be applied."…at the stage of consideration of question of discharge of the accused/ revisionist a...

Municipal Bodies Can't Recover Rent Dues As Arrears Of Land Revenue, May File Civil Suit: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that arrears of rent due to a Nagar Palika Parishad from its tenant cannot be recovered as arrears of land revenue, as such rent is a contractual due and not a tax.Section 173-A of the Uttar Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1916 permits a Municipality to apply to the Collector for recovery, as if it were an arrear of land revenue, of any sum due to a board on...