The Allahabad High Court administration has issued notifications announcing transfers, fresh postings and changes in judicial assignments involving 57 judicial officers across Uttar Pradesh. The reshuffle covers Principal Judges of Family Courts, Presiding Officers of Motor Accident Claims Tribunals (MACT), Special Judges and Additional District and Sessions Judges in several districts.
The notifications, dated October 23, 2026, were issued by Registrar General Manjeet Singh Sheoran. They cover 56 officers under Notification Nos. 2364 to 2419, besides a separate appointment of a judicial officer to a Gram Nyayalaya under Notification No. 2363.
The changes include postings to Family Courts, Motor Accident Claims Tribunals, Commercial Courts and courts dealing with cases under the Essential Commodities Act and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
Major Changes in Family Courts and Motor Accident Claims Tribunals
Manoj Kumar Singh Gautam, Principal Judge of the Family Court at Jalaun (Orai), has been appointed Presiding Officer of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Pilibhit. Rahul Kumar Katyan, Principal Judge of the Family Court, Ayodhya, has been posted as Presiding Officer of the MACT, Amroha.
Ved Prakash Verma, presently Presiding Officer of the Commercial Court, Ayodhya, has been transferred to the MACT, Lucknow (South).
Kunal Vepa, Director of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), New Delhi, has been appointed Presiding Officer of the MACT, Hapur. Unlike the general directions requiring officers to relinquish their existing charges immediately, Vepa has been directed to hand over charge of his present post with effect from October 31, 2026.
Nand Pratap Ojha, Principal Judge of the Family Court, Lalitpur, has been posted as Principal Judge of the Family Court, Jalaun (Orai).
Intakhab Alam, Presiding Officer of the MACT, Mainpuri, has been appointed Principal Judge of the Family Court, Kanpur Nagar, while Rajnish Kumar-I, Presiding Officer of the MACT, Auraiya, has been appointed Principal Judge of the Family Court, Muzaffarnagar.
Arvind Kumar Singh-II, Principal Judge of the Family Court, Firozabad, has been posted as Presiding Officer of the MACT, Bulandshahr.
Shailendra Pandey, Presiding Officer of the MACT, Meerut (North), has been appointed Presiding Officer of the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority, Gorakhpur.
Khaliquzzama, Principal Judge of the Family Court, Muzaffarnagar, has been appointed Presiding Officer of the MACT, Auraiya. Parvendra Kumar Sharma, Presiding Officer of the MACT, Prayagraj (North), has been posted as Principal Judge of the Family Court, Auraiya.
Anand Kumar-I, Principal Judge of the Family Court, Shravasti (Bhinga), has been appointed Presiding Officer of the MACT, Etawah. Ram Chandra Yadav-I, presently Presiding Officer of the MACT, Etawah, has been transferred as Principal Judge of the Family Court, Shravasti (Bhinga).
Manraj Singh, Presiding Officer of the MACT, Jhansi, has been appointed Principal Judge of the Family Court, Lalitpur. Sheo Chand, Presiding Officer of the MACT, Fatehpur, has been transferred to the MACT, Kushinagar (Padrauna).
Judicial Assignments Reshuffled in Ayodhya and Barabanki
The High Court has also changed the assignments of several Additional District and Sessions Judges and Special Judges in Ayodhya and Barabanki.
In Ayodhya, Indra Jeet Singh-I, Additional District and Sessions Judge, has been appointed Additional District and Sessions Judge/Special Judge for cases under the Essential Commodities Act. He replaces Pratibha Narayan, who has been posted as Additional District and Sessions Judge, Ayodhya.
Janardan Prasad Yadav has been appointed Additional District and Sessions Judge/Special Judge for cases under Section 14 of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. Deepak Yadav, who previously held the special judicial assignment, has been posted as Additional District and Sessions Judge.
Surendra Mohan Sahay, Additional District and Sessions Judge, Ayodhya, has been appointed Principal Judge of the Family Court, Ayodhya.
In Barabanki, Vinay Arya has been designated Additional District and Sessions Judge/Special Judge for cases under the Essential Commodities Act. Subash Chandra Tiwari, the outgoing Special Judge, has been posted as Additional District and Sessions Judge.
Asad Ahmad Hashmi has been appointed Special Judge for cases under the SC/ST Act, replacing Rakesh Kumar Singh-I, who has been posted as Additional District and Sessions Judge.
Vinay Kumar Singh-III, Additional District and Sessions Judge, Barabanki, has been appointed Presiding Officer of the MACT, Prayagraj (North).
Fresh Postings in Pilibhit and Agra
In Pilibhit, Sunil Kumar-II, Additional District and Sessions Judge (Fast Track Court), has been assigned to the Fast Track Court dealing with crimes against women.
Anu Saxena has been appointed Additional District and Sessions Judge/Special Judge for cases under the Essential Commodities Act, while Shikha Pradhan has been assigned the Special Court dealing with SC/ST Act cases.
Ram Kishor-IV has been posted as Additional District and Sessions Judge, Pilibhit.
Mahendra Srivastava, Additional District and Sessions Judge, Pilibhit, has been appointed Principal Judge of the Family Court, Firozabad.
In Agra, Vivek Kumar-I has been appointed Additional District and Sessions Judge/Special Judge under the Essential Commodities Act.
Pawan Kumar Srivastava has been assigned the Special Court constituted under the Uttar Pradesh Dacoity Affected Areas Act, 1983. Vikas Goyal has been appointed Special Judge for cases under the SC/ST Act.
Shiv Kumar-II has been posted as Additional District and Sessions Judge, Agra, while Pushkar Upadhyay, presently an Additional District and Sessions Judge in Agra, has been appointed Presiding Officer of the MACT, Meerut (North).
Changes in Baghpat, Kanpur Nagar and Firozabad
In Baghpat, Shabistan Aquil has been appointed Additional District and Sessions Judge/Special Judge for cases under the SC/ST Act.
Vishnu Prasad Agrawal, previously serving as Special Judge, has been posted as Additional District and Sessions Judge, Baghpat.
Poonam Rajput, Additional District and Sessions Judge, Baghpat, has been appointed Presiding Officer of the MACT, Mainpuri.
In Kanpur Nagar, Nisha Srivastava has been appointed Additional District and Sessions Judge/Special Judge for cases under the Essential Commodities Act. Dev Kant Shukla has been posted as Additional District and Sessions Judge.
Sapna Tripathi-I, Additional District and Sessions Judge, Kanpur Nagar, has been appointed Principal Judge of the Family Court, Gonda.
Veer Bhadra, Secretary of the Uttar Pradesh State Law Commission, Lucknow, has been appointed Presiding Officer of the MACT, Fatehpur.
Ajay Kumar Shahi, Special Judge/Additional District and Sessions Judge, Azamgarh, has been appointed Principal Judge of the Family Court, Banda.
In Firozabad, Archna Gupta has been appointed Additional District and Sessions Judge/Special Judge for SC/ST Act cases. Sakshi Sharma, the outgoing Special Judge, has been posted as Additional District and Sessions Judge.
Neelu Mogha, Additional District and Sessions Judge, Firozabad, has been appointed Principal Judge of the Family Court, Pilibhit.
Lakhimpur Kheri, Jhansi and Muzaffarnagar Postings
In Lakhimpur Kheri, Abhishek Kumar Srivastav has been appointed Additional District and Sessions Judge/Special Judge for Essential Commodities Act cases, replacing Renu Singh, who has been posted as Additional District and Sessions Judge.
Manoj Kumar Singh-II has been assigned the Special Court dealing with SC/ST Act cases. Rajeshwari Toliya, the outgoing Special Judge, has been posted as Additional District and Sessions Judge.
Ashok Kumar Dubey-I, Additional District and Sessions Judge, Lakhimpur Kheri, has been appointed Presiding Officer of the Commercial Court, Ayodhya.
Mita Singh, Additional Principal Judge of the Family Court, Meerut, has been appointed Presiding Officer of the MACT, Jhansi.
Vimal Prakash Arya, Additional Principal Judge of the Family Court, Jaunpur, has been transferred to the Family Court, Maharajganj, in the same capacity.
In Muzaffarnagar, Manjula Bhalotia has been appointed Additional District and Sessions Judge (Fast Track Court) to hear cases involving crimes against women.
Shiv Kumari has been assigned to the Fast Track Court established under the 14th Finance Commission.
Ravi Kumar Diwkar, Additional District and Sessions Judge (Fast Track Court), Muzaffarnagar, has been appointed Additional Principal Judge of the Family Court, Muzaffarnagar.
Civil Judge Posted to Gram Nyayalaya in Lakhimpur Kheri
In a separate notification, the High Court appointed Akash Yadav, Additional Civil Judge (Junior Division), Lakhimpur Kheri, as Nyayadhikari of the Gram Nyayalaya at Dhaurhara tehsil in Lakhimpur Kheri district.
The appointment has been made pursuant to a state government notification dated October 22, 2026, concerning the newly created court.
Directions on Relieving Officers and Pending Cases
The High Court administration has directed the officers covered by the notifications to hand over charge of their existing posts and proceed to their new assignments immediately, or in accordance with the applicable directions issued earlier.
The officers must submit their handing-over and taking-over charge certificates to the Assistant Registrar (Services), Allahabad High Court, both physically and through the official email address of the Services Section. Their personal identification numbers allotted by the Court must also be mentioned in the certificates.
The notifications further state that officers transferred or posted at their own request will not be entitled to travelling allowance under Rule 42 of Chapter IV of the Financial Handbook, Volume III.
Referring to earlier administrative directions issued on November 24, 2021, the High Court has instructed District and Sessions Judges and Principal Judges of Family Courts to ensure that cases do not remain pending in courts that fall vacant because of transfers of Presiding Officers, unless specifically barred.
The directions also require the staff attached to such vacant courts to be transferred to other courts or establishments immediately after the outgoing Presiding Officer relinquishes charge.
