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ABOUT LIBRARY
Allahabad High Court Library contains significant legal literature to support the need of Hon'ble Courts and Hon'ble Judges which includes Books, Journals, Government publications, Law Commission Reports, Central and State Legislation and other documents. "It subscribes about 50 Indian Law journals, 4 foreign Law journals, 5 magazines, 10 daily Newspapers and Legal databases viz. SCC online Full Text on CD-ROM, Manupatra online Case Finder covering judgments of Supreme Court and all High Court and AIR DVDs covering judgments of Supreme Court and all High Courts". In addition to the main Library, it also maintains workable collection in Hon'ble Chief Justice Library, Court Room library of each Court and Chamber-cum-Home Library of each Hon'ble Judge.
Library Committee
Hon'ble the Chief Justice has entrusted the management of the Judges' Library to a three member Library Committee. The Committee comprises of three Hon'ble Judges nominated by the Hon'ble the Chief Justice. It supervises and considers the matters viz. selection and purchase of new books, journals, payments of bills and all other matters related to the library administration including libraries of the subordinate judiciary of the state.
| Hon'ble Judges of the committee |
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pankaj Mithal, Chairman
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Hon'ble Dr. Justice D. K. Arora, Member
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Hon'ble Mr. Justice P. K. S. Baghel, Member
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Hon'ble Mr. Justice D.K. Upadhyaya, Member
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Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra, Member
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Hon'ble Mr. Justice Yashwant Varma, Member
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Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vivek Chaudhary, Member
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| PRESENTING OFFICER |
| Mr. Nalin Kant Tyagi, H.J.S, Joint Registrar (J)(I) and Incharge Library |
LIBRARY STAFF
The Library is headed by Chief Documentation Officer-cum-Chief Librarian assisted by Deputy Librarians, General cadre staff including Review Officers, Assistant Review Officers and junior staff.
| CHIEF DOCUMENTATION OFFICER CUM- CHIEF LIBRARIAN | |
| Allahabad | Mr. Amitabh Saran |
| Lucknow Bench | Mr. Hemant Kumar Shukla |
| DEPUTY LIBRARIAN | |
| Allahabad |
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| Lucknow Bench | One (Vacant) |
| Officer on Special Duty (Library) | |
| for Subordinate Court Libraries | One (Vacant) |
| GENERAL CADRE (Allahabad) | |
| Post Name | Sanctioned number of post |
| Research Officer | Three (Vacant) |
| Review Officer | Two |
| Asstt. Review Officer | Fourteen |
Services & Sections
The Library provides the following services as may be desired by Hon'ble Judges and the Bench as well as officers the Court :-
| Circulation of legal Books and journals |
| Bibliographic Information |
| Reference |
| Current Awareness |
| Citation Service through legal databases |
| Internet based legal Information |
| Document Delivery |
The management of the Library is divided into sub sections as per day-to-day work and services. The sub-sections are:
| Acquisition including stock management system |
| Technical Processing including Classification and Cataloguing |
| Serial Control covering Loose Parts subscription & Circulation |
| Circulation of Books and Journals |
| Gazette and Legislation |
| Book Section including Bare Acts, Commentaries, Manuals |
| Bound Journal and Law Reports |
| Reference and Research |
| Binding of book and journal |
| News Paper and Magazine |
| Hon'ble Chief Justice's Library at Chamber, Court & Residence |
| Chamber-cum-Home Libraries of Hon'ble Judges |
| Legal Database Management |
| Bench Libraries at Court Rooms |
| Integrated Library Management & Automation |
| District Court Library |
| Law Clerk Reading cum Reference |
LEGAL DATABASE & COLLECTION
The Library has a rich collection of information resources which include-
The following legal databases are available for Hon'ble Judges'-
List of Law Journals subscribed
| Sl. No. | Name of Journal | No. of Copies |
| 1 | AIR -Supreme Court Weekly | 2 |
| 2 | All India Reporter | 15 |
| 3 | All India Cases | 1 |
| 4 | All India Judicial Interpretation on Crimes | 1 |
| 5 | Allahabad Civil Journal | 5 |
| 6 | Allahabad Criminal Cases | 5 |
| 7 | Allahabad Criminal Rulings | 5 |
| 8 | Allahabad Daily Judgement | 20 |
| 9 | Allahabad Law Journal | 5 |
| 10 | Allahabad Law Reporter | 5 |
| 11 | Allahabad Rent Cases | 2 |
| 12 | Allahabad Weekly Cases | 5 |
| 13 | Arbitration Law Reporter | 1 |
| 14 | Civil & Revenue Cases (U.P.) | 2 |
| 15 | Company Cases | 1 |
| 16 | Company Law Journal | 2 |
| 17 | Crimes | 2 |
| 18 | Criminal Law Journal | 5 |
| 19 | Current Indian Statutes | 1 |
| 20 | Current Tax Reporter | 1 |
| 21 | Education & Societies Management Cases | 2 |
| 22 | Education & Service Cases | 3 |
| 23 | Environmental & Forest Law Times | 1 |
| 24 | Excise Law Times | 2 |
| 25 | Income Tax Reports | 5 |
| 26 | Indian Factory & Labour Reporter | 3 |
| 27 | Judgement Today | 10 |
| 28 | Judicial Civil Law Reports (JCLR) | 1 |
| 29 | Judicial Interpretation on Crimes | 2 |
| 30 | Labour & Industrial Cases | 2 |
| 31 | Lucknow Civil Decision | 1 |
| 32 | Lucknow Law Times | 5 |
| 33 | National Tax News & Views | 3 |
| 34 | Revenue Decision | 3 |
| 35 | Sales Tax (VAT) Journal | 2 |
| 36 | SCC (Civil) | 3 |
| 37 | SCC (Criminal) | 5 |
| 38 | SCC (Labour & Services) | 3 |
| 39 | Service Tax Review | 1 |
| 40 | Services Law Reporter | 3 |
| 41 | Supreme Court Cases (weekly) | 15 |
| 42 | Supreme Court Criminal Rulings | 1 |
| 43 | Supreme Court Journal | 1 |
| 44 | Supreme Court Report | 5 |
| 45 | Taxman | 2 |
| 46 | Transport Accident Cases | 2 |
| 47 | Revenue Judgement | 1 |
| 48 | U.P. Tax Cases | 3 |
| 49 | U.P.Local Bodies & Education Cases | 10 |
| 50 | VAT & Services Tax Cases | 3 |
| Foreign Journals | ||
| 1 | All England Law Report | 2 |
| 2 | Harward Law Review | 1 |
| 3 | Quarterly Law review | 1 |
| 4 | U.S. Supreme Court Report | 1 |
The following daily Newspapers are subscribed
| Sl. No. | Name of Newspaper | No. of Copies |
| 1 | Amar Ujala (Hindi) | 1 |
| 2 | Dainik Jagaran (Hindi) | 1 |
| 3 | Economics Times (English) | 1 |
| 4 | Hindustan (English and Hindi) | 1 |
| 5 | Hindu (English) | 1 |
| 6 | Indian Express (English) | 1 |
| 7 | Pioneer (English) | 1 |
| 8 | Statesman (English) | 1 |
| 9 | Times of India (English) | 1 |
| 10 | N.I.P. (English) | 1 |
The following Magazines are subscribed
| Sl. No. | Name of Journal | No. of Copies |
| 1 | Frontline | 1 |
| 2 | India Today | 1 |
| 3 | Outlook | 1 |
| 4 | Reader's Digest | 1 |
The Allahabad High Court Rules, 1952
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| Allahabad High Court (Right to Information) Rules, 2006 | |
| Service Rules | |
| High Court Judges (Salaries & Conditions of Service) Amendment Act, 2002. | |
| The U.P. Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1975 | |
| The High Court Officers & Staff (Conditions of Service & Conduct) Rules, 1976 | |
| The Allahabad High Court Staff Car Drivers (Conditions of Service and Conduct) Rules, 2000 | |
| The Uttar Pradesh Judicial Service Rules, 2001 | |
| The Allahabad High Court Private Secretaries (Conditions of Service) Rules, 2001 | |
| The Allahabad High Court Bench Secretaries (Conditions of Service) Rules, 2005 | |
| The Allahabad High Court Computer Cadre Service Rules, 2010 | |