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Jurisdiction Over Telegraph Act Compensation Disputes: Analysis of Recent Allahabad High Court Ruling By: Abhishek Jat, Advocate The Allahabad High Court has recently reaffirmed a significant jurisdictional principle concerning compensation disputes under the Telegraph Act, 1885. In a noteworthy judgment delivered on April 2, 2025, the division bench comprising Justices Shekhar B. Saraf and Vipin Chandra Dixit clarified that the District Judge, not the District Magistrate, holds exclusive jurisdiction to adjudicate matters related to the adequacy and sufficiency of compensation under Section 16(3) of the Telegraph Act. The case originated from agricultural landowners in Bareilly district whose properties were affected by the Northern Region System Strengthening Scheme-XXI, a transmission project approved by the Ministry of Power. The Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (PGCIL) had erected transmission towers on the petitioners' lands after exercising powers conferred by Section ...

  Supreme Court Collegium Approves Appointment of Eight Judicial Officers to Allahabad High Court Author: Abhishek Jat, Advocate In a significant development for the judiciary in Uttar Pradesh, the Supreme Court Collegium has approved the appointment of eight Judicial Officers as Judges of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad. The decision was made during the Collegium's meeting held on April 2, 2025. The approved judicial appointments include Shri Jitendra Kumar Sinha, Shri Abdul Shahid, Shri Anil Kumar-X, Shri Tej Pratap Tiwari, Shri Sandeep Jain, Shri Avnish Saxena, Shri Madan Pal Singh, and Shri Harvir Singh. This move comes as part of the ongoing efforts to address judicial vacancies and strengthen the bench of the Allahabad High Court, which is one of the largest high courts in India with jurisdiction over the entire state of Uttar Pradesh. The appointment of these officers is expected to help reduce the pending case backlog and improve the efficiency of judicial pro...