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ANUJ GUPTA AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 4 OTHERS

Petitioners Anuj Gupta and another filed writ petition No. 17539 of 2026 before the Allahabad High Court challenging actions of the State of Uttar Pradesh and four others. The petitioners' counsel argued that the petition should be dismissed as it was not pressed, since the petitioners could avail …

ASIFversusUNION OF INDIA AND 4 OTHERS

The petitioner, Asif, applied for a passport which the Regional Passport Office, Bareilly, refused to process on the ground of a pending criminal case against him. He filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the passport authorities to issue the passport, alleging irreparable loss. The …

NAFIS KHANversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 5 OTHERS

The petitioner, Nafis Khan, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the respondents to grant him permission to sell packed meat of male buffalo from his shop and to consider his applications dated 21‑02‑2026 and 17‑04‑2026. The relief was premised on the requirement under Section 31(3) of …

ANAND KUMAR SHARMAversusUNION OF INDIA AND 3 OTHERS

Anand Kumar Sharma applied for a passport but the Regional Passport Office in Lucknow refused to process it, citing a pending criminal case against him. He filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the authorities to issue the passport. The Court noted earlier judgments that mere pendency …

VEERBAL SINGHversusUNION OF INDIA AND 3 OTHERS

The petitioner applied for renewal of passport No.L9568534, but the Regional Passport Officer in Lucknow refused to process the application citing a pending criminal case against him. The petitioner sought a writ of mandamus directing the officer to consider his claim and re‑issue the passport. The …

MUKHRAM NISHADversusUNION OF INDIA AND 4 OTHERS

The petitioner sought a writ of mandamus directing the Regional Passport Office to call for the report from the investigating authority and issue a passport despite a pending criminal case. The Court noted that, per its earlier decision in Pawan Kumar Rajbhar v. Union of India, mere pendency of …

YOGRAJ SINGH CHAUHANversusUNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER

The petitioner applied for renewal of passport No. P6937931, but the Regional Passport Office in Lucknow refused to process it citing pendency of a criminal case against him. He filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the respondents to renew his passport and to consider his …

SAHMAT ALIversusUNION OF INDIA AND 4 OTHERS

Petitioner Sahmat Ali filed a writ petition challenging the impoundment of his passport. The respondents argued that the Passport Act, 1967 provides a specific statutory remedy—an appeal under Section 11—against such an order. The Court held that because an alternative statutory remedy exists, the …

INAAM ILLAHIversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

The High Court of Allahabad dismissed a criminal revision filed by Inaam Illahi challenging a Family Court order that granted maintenance of Rs.5,000 per month to his wife and Rs.2,000 per month to their minor daughter under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The husband claimed poverty, …

SHAHEEN AND 2 OTHERSversusState of UP AND ANOTHER

The revisionists sought enhancement of the maintenance awarded by the Family Court under Section 125 Cr.P.C., arguing that the respondent‑defendant earned Rs 1,00,000 per month and that maintenance should have been payable from the date of the original application. The Family Court had fixed …

MOHD USMANversusState of UP AND ANOTHER

Mohd Usman (revisionist) filed a criminal revision under Section 126(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code challenging an order of the Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Moradabad, which upheld a Section 125 CrPC maintenance order directing him to pay Rs.20,000 per month to the opposite party …

LALLO PALversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 4 OTHERS

Petitioner Lalloo Pal challenged the dismissal of his complaint alleging that his father was abducted, confined for years, assaulted, and forced to sign loan documents. The complaint, filed under Sections 200 and 202 of the CrPC, was dismissed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate and affirmed by the …

DR. SUMIT SINGHversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

Dr. Sumit Singh filed a criminal revision challenging a Family Court order dated 27‑05‑2024 that required him to pay Rs 10,000 per month to opposite party No.2 from the date of application and Rs 12,000 per month thereafter. The Family Court had found sufficient cause for opposite party No.2 to live …

SMT KOMAL LAKHANIversusState of U.P. AND ANOTHER

The High Court examined a criminal revision filed by Smt Komal Lakhani challenging a Family Court order that granted her Rs 15,000 per month as maintenance from her husband, effective only from March 2022. The court noted that the parties were married in 2014, cohabited for less than a month, and …

RAMCHANDAR PALversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 11 OTHERS

Ramchandar Pal filed a writ petition in the Allahabad High Court seeking mandamus to protect his life and liberty and to compel the District Magistrate of Mirzapur to decide an application dated 17‑12‑2025. The State of Uttar Pradesh contended that the dispute was private in nature and that the …

RAM BHARAT @ RAM BHARAT SINGH YADAVversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 11 OTHERS

The petitioner sought a writ of mandamus directing certain respondents to refrain from interfering with his peaceful possession of a 0.44 hectare plot of land in Ghazipur and to take action against other private respondents. The State's standing counsel objected, contending that the matter was a …

VINAY KUMAR JAINversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

The petitioner, Vinay Kumar Jain, sought mandamus directing the police not to interfere with his brick‑kiln business and to expedite a representation filed on 07‑11‑2025. He alleged that a partner, Smt. Rita Jain, with her brother’s collusion, was obstructing his business, filing false FIRs, locking …

BRAHMCHARINI DR. REKHA JAINversusSTATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND 3 OTHERS

Petitioner Dr. Rekha Jain filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the Chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh State Commission for Women to decide a representation filed on 01‑09‑2025. The petitioner alleged that despite filing the representation, no decision had been taken, causing undue delay. …

RAKESH KUMARversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

The petitioner, Rakesk Kumar, filed a writ petition before the Allahabad High Court. The petition concerned a matter that was pending the outcome of the Bar Council of India election, which was expected to conclude in about six months. Respondent No.2, through counsel, informed the Court that the …

DEEPAK YADAVversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

The petitioner, Deepak Yadav, filed a writ petition seeking mandamus directing the Sub‑Registrar of Bareilly to register a will deed dated 22‑07‑2021 and to decide pending applications filed on 05‑12‑2023 and 24‑12‑2025. The petitioner alleged that despite filing a representation on 24‑12‑2025, no …

PRAMOD KUMAR TIWARIversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 4 OTHERS

The petitioner, Pramod Kumar Tiwari, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the State respondents to act on his application dated 22-12-2025 and to remove an alleged illegal encroachment on his land, also seeking compensation for damages. The State argued that the dispute was private and …

RUKMESH GUPTA AND 23 OTHERSversusSTATE OF UP AND 2 OTHERS

The petitioners, a group of 24 individuals, filed a writ petition challenging orders dated 11 September 2012 and 24 December 2025/19 January 2026 that denied them a refund of premium money deposited with the Nagar Palika Parishad Tilhar. They sought a certiorari to quash those orders and directed …

AMAN MISHRAversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

Petitioner Aman Mishra filed a writ petition against the State of Uttar Pradesh and two other respondents. The petitioner’s counsel argued that there were mistakes in the way the respondents were listed (the array of respondents). The court examined the claim and found that the procedural defect …

SHAHANSHAH HUSAINversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 4 OTHERS

Shahanshah Husain filed a writ petition (Writ‑C No. 8506 of 2026) seeking a mandamus directing the Executive Officer of Nagar Palika Parishad, Khalilabad (respondent No. 4) to pay him a security deposit of Rs. 75,000 with interest. The petitioner claimed he was entitled to the security for a shop …

THE JANTA TRUCK HONORS WELFARE SOCIETYversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 4 OTHERS

The Janta Truck Honors Welfare Society filed a writ petition challenging a land patta that had been cancelled by an order dated 23 July 2024 in Case No. 314 of 2024. The cancellation was affirmed by the Commissioner in Appeal No. 1976 of 2024 on 5 May 2025. The petitioner argued that the …

ISHWAR CHANDRA AND 3 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 8 OTHERS

The petitioners sought a writ of mandamus to restrain the respondents from demolishing a disputed parcel of land and to compel Respondent No.4 to decide the petitioners' reply filed earlier. The petitioners alleged that no decision had been taken on their reply, causing prejudice. The Court examined …

M/S RIYA CONSTRUCTION AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

Petitioner Riya Construction & others filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing Respondent No.2 to decide an application filed on 3 February 2026 and to ensure payment of the amount claimed. The petitioner alleged that despite filing the application, no decision had been taken, causing …

ALOK VISHWAKARMAversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 4 OTHERS

Alok Vishwakarma filed a writ petition before the Allahabad High Court challenging actions of the State of Uttar Pradesh and four other respondents. While the petition was pending, a final order in the underlying matter was passed. The petitioner’s counsel informed the court that the final order …

MAHTAB KHANversusSTATE OF U.P.

The case arose from a village dispute over a newly built toilet wall, which led to a violent clash on 14 June 1981. The prosecution alleged that nine accused, including Israil Khan and Baley Khan, formed an unlawful assembly, armed themselves with lathis and other weapons, and assaulted the …

MOHD NISHAT @ BILALversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 11 OTHERS

The petitioner, Mohd Nishat @ Bilal, filed a writ petition before the Allahabad High Court challenging a matter that the court found could be addressed under Section 211 of the Uttar Pradesh Municipality Act, 1916. The respondent, the State of Uttar Pradesh and others, argued that the appropriate …

SHYAM SINGH KUSHWAHAversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

The petitioner, Shyam Singh Kushwaha, filed a writ petition seeking mandamus directing the State and the Nagar Ayukt to (a) refrain from interfering with his peaceful possession of land in Mathura, (b) allow him to construct a tin shed on his shop premises, and (c) decide a representation he had …

SHAMIM AHMADversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

Shamim Ahmad filed a writ petition before the Allahabad High Court challenging actions of the State of Uttar Pradesh and three other respondents. The petition sought relief under writ jurisdiction. The Court examined the pleadings and observed that the dispute centered on factual issues that were …

OM PRAKASH YADAVversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 4 OTHERS

The petitioner, Om Prakash Yadav, filed a writ petition before the Allahabad High Court. During the hearing, counsel for the petitioner, Alok Kumar Srivastava, expressed that the petitioner no longer wished to pursue the petition. The court considered the petitioner's request to withdraw the …

ABHISHEK CHAUDHARYversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The revisionist, Abhishek Chaudhary, was charged under Sections 376 and 506 IPC for alleged rape and criminal intimidation stemming from a promise of marriage that later broke down. He moved a discharge application under Section 227 CrPC, which the Additional Sessions Judge rejected. On revision, …

SMT. SWATI CHADHA AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

Petitioners Smt. Swati Chadha and another filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the Real Estate Regularity Bench No.3, Gautam Buddha Nagar, to decide their applications dated 09.12.2025 and 10.12.2025 and to fix an earlier hearing date instead of 27.02.2026. The respondents argued that …

BIHARI LALversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

Bihari Lal, the owner of a 0.170 hectare plot in Chitrakoot, alleged that his brother and another party had illegally occupied the land and that he was assaulted and threatened when he objected. He filed complaints with various authorities but no FIR was registered, prompting an application under …