High Court of Allahabad
44 judgments
Ajay Kumar Pandey v. State of Uttar Pradesh
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of the Government Order on reservation for persons with disabilities, clarifying that identification of posts for reservation is a continuing State responsibility and reservation applies collectively across disability categories at the establishment level.
The State of Bihar v. Mahendra Singh
The Supreme Court held that using different languages in the application form and OMR answer sheet violates recruitment rules and justifies rejection of candidature, but in this case, the rejection was set aside as unjustified.
Bharat Rail & Ors. v. Mahendra Singh
The court held that a candidate's inadvertent use of different languages in the application form and OMR sheet does not justify rejection of candidature if it does not affect authenticity, allowing the appeal and restoring candidature.
Ayodhya Faizabad Vikas Prati Karan v. Ram Nawaz
The Supreme Court held that acquisition proceedings under the 2013 Land Acquisition Act are not barred if possession was taken before its commencement and compensation was deposited, even if not paid to landowners.
Seela Vinay Bank v. Collector
The court upheld the Sub-Registrar's refusal to register a disputed sale deed on grounds of fraud and procedural non-compliance, dismissing the appeal and affirming the limited scope of registration authorities under the Registration Act.
Samapan Varishth Jan Parishad v. Rajendra Prasad Agrawal & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that residents of a nursing home under a license have no legal estate and cannot resist eviction after license termination, setting aside the interim injunction protecting them.
Reddy Veerana v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Others
The court upheld the acquisition and compensation awarded for commercial land in NOIDA, affirming market value-based compensation with justified deductions and recognizing the appellant's ownership rights over unacquired land portions.
Reddy Veerana v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Others
The court upheld the validity of land acquisition and compensation based on market value with reasonable development charge deductions, affirming prior binding precedents and dismissing challenges to acquisition notifications.
Mahindra and Mahindra Financial Services Limited v. U.P. State & Ors.
A financier who takes possession of a vehicle under hire-purchase or hypothecation agreement is liable to pay motor vehicle tax from the date of possession under the Uttar Pradesh Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1997, irrespective of vehicle use.
U.P. State v. M/s McDowell and Company Limited
The Supreme Court held that excise duty is not payable on liquor destroyed by fire caused by natural calamity without licensee negligence, upholding the High Court's quashing of the excise department's recovery demand.
Uttar Pradesh State v. Principal Abhay Nandan Inter College
The Supreme Court upheld the State's power to amend service regulations introducing outsourcing in aided educational institutions, rejecting the High Court's declaration of unconstitutionality and affirming the validity of the outsourcing policy under Articles 14 and 30(1).
Satya Prakash Diwedi v. Munna alias Chandra Bhan
The Supreme Court held that a claimant's appeal for enhancement of compensation cannot be used by the High Court to reduce the award without any cross-appeal by the insurance company and restored the original compensation amount.
Uttar Pradesh State v. Vivek Kumar Singh & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that mandatory service eligibility criteria for promotion cannot be bypassed by discretionary exemption under relaxation rules, setting aside the High Court's order granting such exemption.
Rajesh Kumar Singh v. Rajiv Nain Upadhyay
The Supreme Court held that seniority lists must be prepared in accordance with statutory rules and merit, setting aside inconsistent lists and allowing the appeal for fresh seniority preparation.
Wahab Uddin v. Meenakshi Gahlot
The Supreme Court upheld the termination of appellants' temporary appointments for Hindi stenographer posts due to failure in requisite tests and non-compliance with selection rules, dismissing their appeal for regularization.
Sughar Singh v. Harir Singh & Ors.
The Supreme Court upheld the plaintiff's suit for specific performance, clarifying that readiness and willingness must be proved substantively and that procedural non-compliance should not defeat equitable relief.
Uttar Pradesh Jal Apurti Evam Sewerage Nigam v. Pradip Kan
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of water and sewerage taxes under the Uttar Pradesh Jal Aapurti Evam Sewage Ati Niyam as a constitutionally competent property tax, setting aside the High Court's order for refund.
Uttar Pradesh Jal Apurti Evam Sewerage Nigam v. Pradip Kan
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of water and sewerage taxes imposed under the UP Jal Supply and Sewerage Regulation Act, holding them to be constitutionally valid property taxes within the State Legislature's competence.
Neelima Srivastava v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Others
The Supreme Court held that an employee appointed during leave and continuing service only by interim orders is not entitled to regularization unless statutory conditions are met, and restored the appellant's right to regularization under the 2001 Rules.
Saurav Jain v. ABP Jain
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of MDA's auction and possession under ULCRA, dismissed the first respondent's ownership claim based on a void sale deed, and affirmed the civil court's jurisdiction to try the suit.