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Major Can't Be Forced To Live With Parent: Allahabad HC Dismisses Mother's Habeas Corpus Plea [Read Order]
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Major Can't Be Forced To Live With Parent: Allahabad HC Dismisses Mother's Habeas Corpus Plea [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court dismissed a mother's habeas corpus plea, holding that an adult daughter cannot be compelled to live with a parent against her will when no illegal detention is established.

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Can Unverified Instagram Chats Prove A Wife Is ‘Living In Adultery’ To Deny Maintenance? Allahabad HC Answers [Read Order] Judiciary
Can Unverified Instagram Chats Prove A Wife Is ‘Living In Adultery’ To Deny Maintenance? Allahabad HC Answers [Read Order]

Allahabad High Court holds that uncertified Instagram chats cannot establish that a wife is “living in adultery” to deny maintenance, especially without corroborative evidence.

Allahabad HC Orders Suo Motu PIL On Noise Pollution After Class II Girl’s Death [Read Judgment] Judiciary
Allahabad HC Orders Suo Motu PIL On Noise Pollution After Class II Girl’s Death [Read Judgment]

Allahabad High Court takes suo motu cognisance of noise pollution after a Class II girl’s reported death, directing a separate PIL to ensure compliance with statutory noise-control provisions.

Police Cannot Detain Accused’s Kin To Force Him To Surrender: Allahabad HC [Read Order] Judiciary
Police Cannot Detain Accused’s Kin To Force Him To Surrender: Allahabad HC [Read Order]

Allahabad High Court holds that police cannot unlawfully detain an accused’s family member to pressure him into surrendering, awarding ₹40,000 compensation for four days of illegal custody.

Allahabad HC Sets Aside Arrest, Orders 24/7 CCTV And Safeguards Against Illegal Detention Judiciary
Allahabad HC Sets Aside Arrest, Orders 24/7 CCTV And Safeguards Against Illegal Detention

Allahabad High Court sets aside Raghvendra Dubey’s arrest over missing police station CCTV feeds and inadequate arrest grounds, directing 24/7 CCTV and safeguards during outages. Indian Kanoon

Hookah Bar Business Must Yield To Right To Breathe Clean Air: Allahabad HC [Read Order]

Allahabad High Court holds that hookah bars cannot lawfully operate in Uttar Pradesh and that providing hookah service in designated smoking areas violates Rule 4(3) of the 2008 Rules.

Allahabad HC directs Railway to Pay ₹8 Lakh For Death Of Seven-Month Foetus In Train Accident

Allahabad High Court awards ₹8 lakh compensation for the death of a seven-month-old foetus, holding that an unborn child at an advanced stage of pregnancy can be treated as a child in existence for ...

Senior Citizens’ Tribunal Cannot Decide Forgery Claims Over Gift Deeds: Allahabad HC

Allahabad High Court holds that a Senior Citizens’ Tribunal under the 2007 Act cannot declare a gift deed void on allegations of forgery; such disputes must be adjudicated by a competent civil court...

Absence Of Information Cannot Be Treated As Police Officer’s Negligence: Allahabad HC

Allahabad High Court quashes a censure entry against a police officer after an explosives blast killed two children, holding that absence of information about renewed stockpiling cannot by itself amou...

Allahabad HC Orders Inquiry Against Doctors For Defying Pregnancy Termination Order [Read Order]

Allahabad High Court orders an inquiry against doctors after a government hospital failed to comply with its order permitting termination of a minor rape survivor’s pregnancy.

Divorced Wife Can Claim Maintenance Under Section 125 CrPC Even After Desertion-Based Divorce: Allahabad HC [Read Order]

Allahabad High Court holds that a divorced woman remains a “wife” under Section 125 CrPC and can claim maintenance even when the divorce was granted on grounds of desertion.

Adult’s Choice Of Faith, Life Partner Cannot Be Overridden By Family: Allahabad HC [Read Order]

Allahabad High Court sets a 31-year-old man at liberty, holding that an adult’s choice of religion and life partner cannot be curtailed merely because it is opposed by family members.

ST Certificate Alone Cannot Prove Continuing Tribal Status: Allahabad HC [Read Order]

Allahabad High Court upholds cancellation of three land sale deeds under Section 157-B, holding that the petitioner failed to establish continuing Bhuiyan Scheduled Tribe status on the dates of the tr...

Allahabad HC Sets 5-Week Deadline For Removing Encroachments Around Lucknow District Court [Read Order]

Allahabad High Court’s Lucknow Bench directs authorities to remove remaining illegal encroachments around the District and Sessions Court and adjoining government establishments within five weeks, f...

Goonda Act Cannot Be Used As A Tool Of Oppression: Allahabad HC [Read Judgment]

Allahabad High Court quashes a six-month externment order under the Goonda Act, holding that one 2020 criminal case could not establish habitual criminality, particularly after acquittal in an earlier...


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