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After Mathura crowd-crush concerns, Allahabad High Court recommends UP Centre of Excellence for crowd science and mass-gathering safety

The petitioner claimed ownership and possession of a 167.22 sq. metre property in Village Vrindavan Khaddar, Mathura, on which he proposed to construct an ashram.

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Treat a daughter’s dowry harassment complaints as a "genuine cry for help" and not a routine dispute: Allahabad High Court upholds conviction in a brutal double murder of mother and toddler.

The deceased, Meena Devi, married the appellant Dinesh Kumar in 2005/2006

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Academic Session Extension Benefit Is Not A Vested Right And Requires Actual Engagement In Regular Teaching

The petitioner was appointed as an Associate Professor (Agronomy) at Banda University of Agriculture and Technology on December 9, 2017.

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Unexplained two-year delay by District Magistrate in issuing petrol pump NOC constitutes ‘malice in law’ and violates fundamental rights, rules High Court.

The petitioner was issued a Letter of Intent (LOI) on 29.03.2024 by Reliance BP Mobility Limited for a retail petrol outlet.

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Inordinate, unexplained delay in lodging FIR coupled with inconclusive medical evidence mandates acquittal in cases of circumstantial evidence.

The deceased married appellant Triveni in 1978. The informant (father of the deceased) alleged that the appellants harassed her for a motorcycle as additional dowry

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Unexplained Delay In Recording "Last Seen" Statements And Procedural Lapses In Recoveries Vitiate Circumstantial Convictions

The deceased, Ramkishore, allegedly had illicit relations with Appellant No. 1 (Gulabi Devi). On 16.12.2012, he left for village Chakdaha to give ornaments to her and failed to return

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Testimony of injured eyewitness corroborated by medical evidence and prompt FIR warrants conviction despite non-recovery of weapon.

The appellant, Chhail Bihari, was convicted by the trial court under Sections 302 and 307 of the IPC for the murder of Rajesh (alias Mantey) and for causing firearm injuries to Smt. Shyam Pyari.

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Father and brother’s life sentence upheld for double murder of teenage daughters staged as suicide despite witnesses turning hostile.

The appellants, Ram Prasad (father) and Chandra Bhan (brother), were accused of murdering Dayawati and Dharmwati (the deceased daughters/sisters of the appellants) on October 16, 2016.

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Conviction based on weak last-seen theory and doubtful recovery without distinct disclosure statements is unsustainable.

Two unidentified bodies (later identified as Sobaran and Awadhesh) were discovered in a wheat field on 12.12.1996

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Contractual rights following Letter of Intent cannot be enforced through writ jurisdiction under Article 226.

The Petitioner was declared the successful bidder for two construction projects (Mini Indoor Stadiums in Ambedkar Nagar) invited by Respondent No. 3 (U.P. State Construction and Infrastructure Development Corporation).

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Conviction Based Solely on Inadmissible Confessional Statement and Suspicion in Absence of Corroborative Evidence Is Unsustainable.

The son of the first informant (P.W.-1) went missing on May 25, 2012, and was later found dead in a closed factory, having been strangulated with an angocha.

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Signatures on a photocopy cannot be sent for handwriting expert examination as they lack forensic features like pen pressure and ink flow, rules High Court.

The petitioner (tenant) claimed occupancy of a shop based on a notarized rent agreement dated 22.09.2005.

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Abduction is not an offence unless accompanied by specific criminal intent: High Court sets aside kidnapping conviction in 42-year-old case

The informant, Chandra Pal Singh, alleged that on the night of July 24, 1980, the appellants (including Ram Singh) forcibly entered his house, abducted his wife, Maya Devi, and shot the informant in the leg.

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Conviction based on proximity of last seen theory, established motive, and unexplained disappearance under Section 106.

The appellant was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Hardoi, for the murder of four individuals: Smt. Nandrani (65), her daughter Babita (32), and Babita's two minor children, Gunjan (7) and Anshu (5)

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Inconsistency between ocular testimony and medical evidence regarding weapons used warrants acquittal in murder trial.

The first informant reported that on March 18, 1984, the three appellants (Babu Ram, Veer Sahai, and Gulab Chandra) took his son, Khet Pal, to a Holi Milan

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Constructive liability for rape under Section 34 IPC attaches to persons facilitating assault without committing penetration.

In March 1984, two female victims were waylaid by five individuals in a village grove while collecting leaves.

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Bid amount must be refunded if fishing rights are not finalized via mandatory statutory approval.

The petitioner society participated in an auction for fishing rights of Sector 9, Yamuna River, held on 29.11.2024.

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The police cannot investigate marriages between consenting adults nor compel statements once the High Court records their choice.

The petitioners—both well-educated majors (Petitioner No. 1, a woman born on 06.01.1998; Petitioner No. 2, a man born on 20.02.1999)—married on 18.02.2026 at the Arya Vedic Sabha, Prayagraj, according to Hindu rites;...

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