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Supreme Court dismisses lawyer’s plea seeking ₹1 crore from Centre for filing cases to defend former CJI Dipak Misra

OpIndia Staff - 12 March, 2026

He further told the court that he had spent about ₹2 lakh of his own money as litigation costs while pursuing those cases.

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Allahabad HC asks Centre to produce records on Rahul Gandhi’s alleged British citizenship

OpIndia Staff - 11 March, 2026

The High Court was hearing a petition by BJP worker S Vignesh Shishir challenging a special MP MLA court order that rejected his plea for FIR against Rahul Gandhi. The Centre has been asked to produce records.

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Supreme Court transfers a case pending before the Allahabad HC to itself after the High Court failed to deliver verdict reserved 6 years ago

Aditi - 6 March, 2026

The judgment in the case was reserved by the High Court in 2020.

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Allahabad High Court upholds the detention of Sikandar, Saiyyaj Ali and Hasnen under NSA for slaughtering a cow during Navratri, says the incident caused...

OpIndia Staff - 27 February, 2026

Pointing out the timing of the incident, when two major religious festivals of the Hindu and the Muslim community coincided, the High Court said that the act hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus.

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Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati says allegations against him are conspiracy to defame him for protecting cows, his anticipatory bail plea to be heard by Allahabad...

OpIndia Staff - 27 February, 2026

Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati has rejected all the allegations levelled against him as baseless.

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‘Caste by birth remains the same even if one changes religion’: How Allahabad HC’s verdict on a case under SC-ST Act can lead to...

Rukma Rathore - 13 February, 2026

"Though a person may change religion, his or her caste remains the same despite conversion to another religion," Allahabad HC.

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Mirzapur Christian conversion: Allahabad HC grants bail to Indian Missionaries Society-linked accused who converted 70 Hindus. Read exclusive details of Sessions Court’s scathing observations

Anurag - 8 February, 2026

Bail was granted after the High Court accepted legal objections on FIR initiation, even though the Sessions Court had earlier rejected relief, citing inducement based conversions, organised operations, and the accused’s involvement in three similar unlawful conversion cases.

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Supreme Court Collegium clears appointment of five retired judges as ad hoc judges of Allahabad HC to address backlog cases

OpIndia Staff - 4 February, 2026

The Supreme Court Collegium has approved five retired judges as ad hoc appointments to the Allahabad High Court for two years. Utilizing Article 224A, this rare move aims to reduce the massive case backlog in India’s largest High Court amid significant vacancy levels.

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Allahabad HC denies maintenance plea of woman because her husband lost the ability to earn after her father and brother shot him

OpIndia Staff - 23 January, 2026

The Allahabad High Court has upheld a family court's decision to deny interim maintenance to a woman whose family members allegedly shot her husband,...

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