Allahabad High Court Archives

May 19, 2025 8:20 PM

Allahabad HC upholds survey order of Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal

The Allahabad High Court on Monday upheld the trial court's order to survey the Shahi Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district. The petition filed by the Muslim side, seeking to halt the trial court proceedings, was rejected after the court f...

March 24, 2025 9:25 PM

SC Collegium recommends transfer of Justice Varma to Allahabad HC

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Yashwant Varma, a sitting judge of the Delhi High Court, back to his parent court, the Allahabad High Court. The decision, taken in meetings held on March 20 and March 24, was offici...

January 10, 2025 3:07 PM

SC declines to intervene in clubbing suits on Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah dispute

The Supreme Court on Friday expressed its reluctance to interfere with the Allahabad High Court's order consolidating all suits related to the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah dispute. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Just...

September 5, 2024 12:05 PM

Poker and rummy are games of skill, not gambling: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has delivered a landmark ruling, declaring that poker and rummy are games of skill rather than gambling. This significant judgment was passed on Wednesday by a division bench comprising Justice Shekhar B Saraf and Justice Man...

August 13, 2024 3:16 PM

Religious freedom does not include collective right to convert others: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday rejected a bail plea in a case of alleged forced religious conversion, stating that religious freedom does not encompass a collective right to convert others. The ruling came in a case involving accusations of forc...