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Judgments

CCI begins nosing around fishy Uttarakhand alcohol wholesaling(19.07.2016)

The Competition Commission of India ordered an investigation into claims that the State-owned wholesalers in Uttarakhand are indulging in one-sided a.....

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ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY IN THE STATE OF UTTARAKHAND IS INEVITABLE SINCE THE CONCERNED STATUTE WITH RESPECT TO THE SAME HAS BEEN PROMULGATED AND ENFORCED LONG BEFORE IN THE YEAR 2011(19.06.2018)

In the instant Petition a question of great public importance has been raised for establishment of National Law University. The grievance of the Petit.....

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Notifications & Circulars

Uttarakhand Appropriation (Vote on Account) Ordinance 2016(31.03.2016)

The Central Government passed an ordinance permitting utilisation of funds from Utt.....

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Coal Ministry reviews non-operational captive and commercial coal blocks of Jharkhand(06.09.2022)

The status of 20 non-operational captive and commercial coal blocks of Jharkhand state was reviewed by Additional Secretary & Nominated Authority of t.....

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President’s Rule in Uttarakhand ends(11.05.2016)

An official Proclamation of the President of India brought an end to President’s Rule in the State of Uttarakhand, invoked on 27 March 2016.

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Uttarakhand MLAs not towing party line ‘voluntarily’ gave up membership: HC(09.05.2016)

Dismissing a petition by nine Congress Members of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly, Nainital High Court noted that the conduct of the members had .....

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Uttarakhand Vote of Confidence on 10 May 2016(06.05.2016)

The Supreme Court gave the go ahead for conducting of floor test in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly on 10 May 2016. The only agenda before the As.....

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Top Story

President’s Rule in Uttarakhand to stay for now(22.04.2016)

The Supreme Court put paid to hopes that President’s Rule in the State of Uttarakhand will be a short one. It stayed an order of the Uttarakhand High .....

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News

Delhi HC Orders Information Commissioner M A Khan Yusufi to File Reply Plea Challenging His Decision(11.04.2016)

Delhi HC has sought response of Information Commissioner M A Khan Yusufi on a plea challenging his decision to bar appearance of a lawyer before his b.....

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Uttarakhand HC Denies to Stay Disqualification of Rebel Congress MLAs(13.04.2016)

Uttarakhand HC has refused to grant an interim stay on “disqualification” of nine rebel Congress MLAs who, on March 18, had voted against the Appropri.....

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SC Dismisses PIL Challenging President's Rule in Uttarakhand(18.04.2016)

Supreme Court has dismissed a PIL challenging the Centre's decision to impose President's Rule in Congress-ruled Uttarakhand.

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Uttarakhand HC Slams Centre over Imposition of President’s Rule in the State(19.04.2016)

Uttarakhand HC has slammed Centre and said the “root of the matter is you (Central Government) are cutting at root of democracy”. It said Governor sho.....

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Uttarakhand HC to Centre: President Can Be Wrong(20.04.2016)

Uttarakhand HC, while hearing a petition by deposed chief minister Harish Rawat challenging the President’s Rule, has said, “The President can be an e.....

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Uttarakhand HC: Travesty of Justice if Centre Revokes President's Rule Now(21.04.2016)

Uttarakhand HC has said that it would be a travesty of justice if Centre recalls its order imposing President's rule and allows someone else to form a.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Turns Down President's Rule in Uttarakhand(22.04.2016)

Uttarakhand High Court has set aside the imposition of President's Rule in the State.

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SC Put Stay on Uttarakhand HC Order on President’s Rule(22.04.2016)

Supreme Court has stayed Uttarakhand High Court order that set aside the President’s Rule and allowed Harish Rawat to prove his majority by facing a f.....

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SC Directs Principal Secretary to Act as Observer of Floor Test(09.05.2016)

SC has made appointment of a neutral observer necessary for floor test of Uttarakhand Assembly on May 10 and ordered Principal Secretary, Legal and Pa.....

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SC: Disqualified MLAs Can't Vote on Trust Motion in Uttarakhand(09.05.2016)

Supreme Court has ruled that the nine disqualified Congress MLAs can't vote in trust motion in Uttarakhand Assembly that will decide the fate of Ex-Ch.....

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Government Passes Uttarakhand Budget Bill in Lok Sabha(10.05.2016)

Uttarakhand Budget and Appropriation Bill has been passed in the Lok Sabha, justifying the move on the grounds that it was a "constitutional necessity.....

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SC Announces Harish Rawat as Winner, Centre to Revoke President's Rule in Uttrakhand(11.05.2016)

SC, a day after Uttarakhand Assembly floor test, has announced Harish Rawat as winner and allowed Centre to revoke President's rule in Uttrakhand.

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Delhi HC Grants Bail to Rungta Brothers In Coal Scam(16.05.2016)

Delhi HC has granted interim bail till July 31 to two directors of Jharkhand Ispat Pvt Ltd (JIPL), RS Rungta and RC Rungta, who were convicted and sen.....

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SC Asks Jiah Khan’s Mother to Move Bombay HC for SIT Probe(18.05.2016)

SC has denied to stay trial court proceedings against Bollywood actor Sooraj Pancholi in Jiah Khan suicide case and asked her mother to approach the B.....

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Bombay HC Stays Trial against Sooraj Pancholi(24.05.2016)

Bombay High Court has once again stayed the trial against actor Sooraj Pancholi, accused of abetting the suicide of actress Jiah Khan and posted the m.....

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Rajasthan HC Allows Salman’s Petition Seeking Access to Documents(28.10.2015)

Rajasthan High Court has allowed petition of Salman Khan seeking documents pertaining to prosecution sanctioned against him under Arms Act in a case w.....

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NGT Slams UP, Uttarakhand Pollution Boards over Failure to Suggest Ways to Clean Ganga(29.10.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slammed Pollution Control Boards of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand for failing to take and suggest measures for clean.....

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NGT Seeks Details over Financing of Schemes for Clean Ganga Project(03.11.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Uttarakhand Government and National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) to give details about the financing.....

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MP High Court Appoints Arbitrator for Pataudi's Property Cases(04.11.2015)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has appointed a retired district Judge as arbitrator to resolve cases related to two properties of Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi .....

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P&H HC Rejects Emblem Misuse Petition Against Aamir Khan(04.11.2015)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has rejected a petition filed against actor Aamir Khan for allegedly making improper use of national emblem in his TV sh.....

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Delhi High Court Protects Salman’s 'Prem Ratan Dhan Payo' from Piracy(06.11.2015)

Delhi High Court in order to protect Salman Khan starrer Prem Ratan Dhan Payo from online piracy, has stopped over 100 websites, including popular tor.....

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Uttarakhand HC Directs State to Impose Glacier Tax on Tourists(08.11.2016)

Uttarakhand High Court has asked State Government to impose a ‘glacier tax’ on tourists visiting the Himalayas.

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NGT Issues Summon to Top Officials of U’khand, UP(24.11.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has rapped Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh Governments over increasing pollution in Ganga’s tributary Ramganga and summone.....

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Jharkhand HC Sanctions ABCIL, Grasim Merger(25.11.2015)

Jharkhand HC has sanctioned scheme of amalgamation of Aditya Birla Chemicals (India) Ltd. (ABCIL) with Grasim Industries Ltd, ABCIL.

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Bombay HC Confirms Conviction of Chhota Shakeel’s Shooter for Attempt to Murder(30.11.2015)

Bombay High Court has upheld conviction of Talib Tahir Khan, who allegedly conspired with Chhota Shakeel gangsters in an attempted murder case of Moha.....

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Bombay HC Dismisses Salman Khan’s Application to Bring Kamaal Khan as Witness(01.12.2015)

Bombay High Court has dismissed Salman Khan’s application to summon singer Kamaal Khan as a witness in 2002 hit-and-run case.

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SC Rejects Plea Seeking Cancelation of Salman's Bail(04.12.2015)

Supreme Court has rejected a petition seeking cancellation of bail granted to Bollywood actor Salman Khan in 2002 hit-and-run case by the Bombay High .....

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NGT Issues Notice to Uttarakhand Government on Illegal Brick Kilns in Haridwar(07.12.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) on a plea over brick kilns in Uttarakhand's Haridwar district, alleging illegally excavating of soil, has issued notice .....

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Uttarakhand HC Warns Former Chief Ministers of Stern Measures(06.12.2016)

Uttarakhand HC has set a deadline of February 15, warning Former CMs yet to vacate the bungalows allotted to them, of stern measures, including forced.....

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Uttarakhand HC Directs Centre to Constitute Ganga Management Board(08.12.2016)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed Union Government to constitute a Ganga Management Board for better management of the river, and to make it functio.....

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SC Orders to Extend President’s Rule in Uttarakhand(27.04.2016)

SC has extended President’s rule in Uttarakhand, ruling out a floor test in the State assembly that was scheduled on April 29.

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SC Asks Mukul Rohatgi about Feasibility of Holding Floor Test in Uttarakhand(03.05.2016)

SC has asked Attorney General to take instruction and apprise it about feasibility of holding a floor test in Uttarakhand Assembly under its supervisi.....

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NGT Issues Showcause Notice to U'khand, Himachal over Forest Fires(03.05.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued showcause notice to Governments of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, asking as to what plans they have to dea.....

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NGT Pulls Up Uttarakhand Government Over Camping Activity In Rishikesh(04.05.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has warned the Uttarakhand Government that it would call its Chief Secretary to explain the delay in implementing regula.....

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SC to Centre: Apprise Us By May 6 on Uttarakhand Floor Test(05.05.2016)

SC has accepted plea of Centre that two more days be given to it to respond to its suggestion about the feasibility of holding a floor test in Uttarak.....

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Uttarakhand HC Extends Date of Hearing on Rebel MLAs Disqualification Case(06.05.2016)

Uttarakhand High Court has extended date of hearing in nine rebel Congress MLAs' disqualification case to May 7.

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Uttarakhand HC: Zenith of Civilization Can Only Be Gauged How Clean Cities & Towns Are(17.03.2017)

Uttarakhand High Court, while disposing a petition against pollution in Dhela river, has issued landmark guidelines on solid waste management and said.....

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Uttarakhand HC: Prepare Solid Waste Management Plan For All Towns, Villages(20.03.2017)

Uttarakhand High Court has asked State Government to prepare solid waste management plans for all towns and villages, and ensure land allotment for di.....

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NGT Seeks Details from States over Handling of Toxic Waste(08.08.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand Governments to file an affidavit and inform it abo.....

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Uttarakhand HC Revokes Expulsion of GB Pant University Students(11.08.2016)

Uttarakhand HC has revoked expulsion of eight students of GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, allowing them to enroll for the.....

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Uttarakhand HC Quashes Govt. Order on Guest Teachers Appointment(11.08.2016)

Uttarakhand HC has quashed a Government Order which had paved the way for appointment of 6,214 guest teachers in government intermediate colleges acro.....

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NHRC Notices DGP, Jharkhand Over Mob Lynching of 7 on Suspicion of Being Child Kidnappers(24.05.2017)

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report on mob lynching of seven persons on suspicion of being child k.....

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NHRC Seeks Report From Jharkhand on Abduction, Recruitment of Children By Maoists(24.05.2017)

National Human Rights Commission has issued a notice to Government of Jharkhand, calling for a report after taking suo motu cognizance of a news artic.....

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Bombay HC Restricts Civic Body, Police From Taking Action Against Hawkers at Musafirkhana(30.05.2017)

Bombay High Court has refrained police and civic authorities from taking action against 200 hawkers at Musafirkhana near Crawford Market.

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Patna HC Quashes Complaint Against Farah Khan Ali for Tweet on Salman Khan Hit-And-Run Case(01.06.2017)

Patna High Court has quashed a complaint against jewellery designer Farah Khan Ali for a statement she made supporting Bollywood actor Salman Khan in .....

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Supreme Court Rejects Petition Filed Against Salman Khan's Bail(31.08.2015)

Supreme Court has rejected petition seeking cancellation of bail of film star Salman Khan, convicted in hit and run case.

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NGT to U'khand : Why Are Choppers Flying So Low Over Kedarnath Reserve(03.09.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Uttarakhand Government to furnish explanation before it on why helicopters are flying so low over Kedarnath.....

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Bombay HC Expresses Displeasure Over Prayer of Adjournment in Salman Khan’s 2002 Hit and Run Case(08.09.2015)

Bombay HC has expressed displeasure over prayer of actor Salman Khan's counsel, seeking postponement in hearing of Khan's appeal, challenging his five.....

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NGT Orders Chief Secretaries of UP and U'khand to Attend Meeting for Improving Water Quality(08.09.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered Chief Secretaries of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand to attend a chamber meeting this week for formulating a p.....

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Jharkhand HC Seeks Answer on Patient Served Meal on Floor in Hospital(26.09.2016)

Jharkhand HC has taken suo-moto cognizance after a mentally challenged patient at State's biggest medical college hospital was served meal on the floo.....

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Jharkhand HC Seeks State’s Response On Steps Taken To Check Food Adulteration(18.07.2017)

Jharkhand High Court has directed State Government to file an affidavit elucidating upon the steps taken to check adulteration of edibles in the State.....

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Uttarakhand HC: Application For Child’s Custody Under DVA No Embargo to Application Under GWA(18.07.2017)

Uttarakhand High Court has ruled that pendency of an application for child’s custody under Section 23 of Domestic Violence Act cannot create an embarg.....

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Bombay HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Cancelation of Salman Khan’s Bail Orders(16.09.2015)

Bombay HC has dismissed 2 applications filed by Sushilabai Patil, mother of late Ravindra Patil, complainant in case (Salman’s ex-police bodyguard) .....

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SC to CBI: Serve Notice on Azam Khan for Insensitive Remarks over Bulandshahr Gang-Rape Case(27.09.2016)

SC has asked Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to serve notice to UP Minister and Samajwadi party leader Azam Khan for his alleged statement on Bu.....

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Uttarakhand HC Directs Removal of Shiksha Mitras(28.09.2016)

Uttarakhand HC, while hearing petition related to appointments of Shiksha Mitras in Government Schools of State, has ordered that only those who have .....

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Jharkhand HC to State Government: Make Rehabilitation Scheme for Destitute(29.09.2016)

Jharkhand HC has directed State Government to prepare rehabilitation schemes for destitute people after taking suo motu cognizance of a report about a.....

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Jharkhand HC: Should It Be Made Mandatory For Person Swearing On Affidavit To Mention Aadhaar Number?(06.09.2017)

Jharkhand High Court has directed High Court Rules Committee to examine whether there was a need for amending HC Rules, 2001 to make it compulsory for.....

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Uttarakhand High court Revokes Dissolution of Badri-Kedar Temple Committee(07.09.2017)

Uttarakhand High Court has revoked the dissolution of Badrinath-Kedarnath temple committee. The Court declared as illegal the dissolution of panel bef.....

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Bombay HC Asks Sessions Court to Complete Bail Process for Salman Khan in 3 Weeks(23.12.2015)

Bombay HC has granted Salman Khan three weeks to complete his bail bond formalities before the trial court.

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SC Issues Notice to Maharashtra Government in Lakhan Bhaiya Fake Encounter Case(29.12.2015)

Supreme Court has issued a notice to Maharashtra Government on a special leave petition filed by 11 cops convicted in the Lakhan Bhaiya fake encounter.....

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Bombay HC Accepts Intervention Plea by Sooraj Pancholi in Jiah Khan Case(15.12.2016)

Bombay High Court has permitted actor Sooraj Pancholi, accused of having abetted suicide of his actor girlfriend, Jiah Khan, to intervene in petition .....

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Supreme Court Accepts Azam Khan's Unconditional Apology over Bulandshahr Gangrape Remarks(15.12.2016)

Supreme Court has accepted an "unconditional sincere remorse" by Uttar Pradesh Minister Azam Khan for his controversial remarks that Bulandshahr gangr.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Directs State Government to Grant 180 Days Maternity Leave to Women Employees(16.12.2016)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed State Government to grant 180 days (six months) of maternity leave to women employees working on regular, contract.....

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Uttarakhand HC: Big Cats Cannot Be Killed or Declared “Man-Eaters”(20.12.2016)

Uttarakhand High Court has said that tigers, leopards and panthers posing a threat to human life should be captured alive with tranquilizer guns in pr.....

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Junaid Khan Lynching: Punjab and Haryana High Court Turns Down Plea For CBI Probe(06.12.2017)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has turned down an appeal for a CBI probe into the murder of 15-year-old Junaid Khan, who was killed after a quarrel on .....

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NGT Directs Authorities to Develop Green Zone Around Khan, Saraswati(31.07.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed concerned authorities to develop green belt along Khan and Saraswati rivers and declared 33 metre on both s.....

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Jammu and Kashmir High Court to SIT : Conclude Investigations by Oct 5 on Khanabal Killings(05.08.2015)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing Khanabal twin killings of 2010 to conclude investigation of the cas.....

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NGT Slams Uttarakhand Govt. over Failure to Submit Report on Eco-Sensitive Zone Around Bhagirathi(25.01.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slammed Uttarakhand Government for not submitting a zonal master plan on eco-sensitive zone around Bhagirathi river .....

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SC Gives Back Possession of Mine to Rajasthan Govt from UltraTech(25.01.2016)

SC has held that Rajasthan Government will take back possession of a mine from Gotan Limestone Khanji Udyog Pvt Ltd (GLKUPL), which was transferred to.....

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Delhi HC Directs Centre to Expedite Decision on ArcelorMittal Mining Lease in Jharkhand(10.01.2017)

Delhi High Court has asked Centre to fast-track decision-making process on an application for grant of a mining lease made by European Steel manufactu.....

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Uttarakhand HC to State: Merge Existing Govt. Schools Instead Of Building New Ones(10.01.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has recommended that the State Government may frame a scheme to merge existing Government schools, instead of establishing new .....

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Uttarakhand High Court Asks State Government to Abolish Revenue Police System(15.01.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has ordered the State Government to abolish the “century old practice” of revenue police system which is unique to the hill are.....

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Uttarakhand High Court: Seal, Seize All EVMs Use in Vikasnagar Constituency Polls(28.04.2017)

Uttarakhand High Court, while hearing a petition alleging tampering of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in Vikasnagar constituency, has ordered that .....

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Uttarakhand High Court Orders to Seal EVMs in Six More Constituencies(02.05.2017)

Uttarakhand High Court has ordered sealing of EVMs in six more constituencies of State — Mussoorie, Rajpur Road (Dehradun), BHEL Ranipur, Raipur, Prat.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Stays Construction of Dams, Roads(12.06.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has ordered that all construction activities along river banks, including construction of hydroelectric power projects, and roa.....

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Uttarakhand HC to State Government: Remove Stray Dogs from Roads in 6 Months, Consider Culling(15.06.2018)

Taking strict note of the stray dog menace in the State, the Uttarakhand High Court directed the State Government to remove all stray dogs from the st.....

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Bring in Law to Regulate Fee Structure in Unaided Professional Edu. Institutions: U’khand HC(18.06.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the state government to bring in a law to regulate the admission and fee structure in private unaided schools and .....

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Uttarakhand High Court Says 'No' to Master Plan Notified By State Govt Sans MoEF Approval(19.06.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has quashed Master Plan for Mussoorrie & Dehradun which was notified by the state without seeking approval from the Ministry of.....

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Shift All Stray Dogs from Roads to Shelter Homes Within 6 Months: Uttarakhand HC(19.06.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the State to ensure that all stray dogs are shifted from the streets to shelter homes within a period of six month.....

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Gujarat HC Rejects Plea against Salman Khan’s ‘Raped Woman’ Comment(14.07.2016)

Gujarat HC has rejected plea seeking action against Bollywood star Salman Khan for his 'raped woman' comment.

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Supreme Court Junks Plea Against Salman Khan's Acquittal in the 2002 Hit-And-Run Case(18.07.2016)

Supreme Court has rejected a plea filed by a man, who was injured in the 2002 hit-and-run case involving actor Salman Khan, challenging the star's acq.....

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Jharkhand HC to Govt.: Pay Rs 1 Lakh to Minor Boy’s Family after Alleged Custodial Death(21.07.2016)

Jharkhand HC has directed State Government to pay a compensation of Rs 1 lakh to the family of the minor boy, who died in custody allegedly due to pol.....

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SC Denies Relief to 9 Disqualified Rebels(21.07.2016)

SC has refused to stay disqualification of nine rebel Congress MLAs from Uttarakhand but clarified that the notice, given by them and the BJP members,.....

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Rajasthan HC Acquits Salman Khan(25.07.2016)

Rajasthan HC has acquitted actor Salman Khan in the Blackbuck and chinkara poaching cases.

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Register FIR Against Those Found Misappropriating Toilet Funds: Uttarakhand HC(26.06.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the State to register FIRs against those responsible for misappropriation of funds allocated for toilet constructi.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Sets Max Limit for Loudspeakers, Pvt Sound System at 5dB(29.06.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has silenced the blaring of loudspeakers or public address system in the state by announcing that any person, including religio.....

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Animal Kingdom A Legal Entity, Says Uttarakhand High Court(05.07.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has declared the "entire animal kingdom including avian and aquatic" as legal entities, with a distinct persona and correspondi.....

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NGT Slams Centre and State on Operation of Helicopters in ESZ of Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary(25.08.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slammed Union Environment and Forests Ministry, Uttarakhand Govt National Board of Wildlife over threat to forest de.....

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Bombay High Court Directs Salman Khan's Lawyers to Submit List of 'Missing' Documents(26.08.2015)

Bombay High Court has directed Salman Khan’s lawyers to submit fresh list of documents that they feel are missing from records in 2002 drunken driving.....

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Bombay High Court Orders Registry to Prepare Afresh Paper-Book in Salman Khan Hit-And-Run Case(27.08.2015)

Bombay High Court has ordered its Registry to prepare afresh paper-book on documentary evidence on 2002 hit-and-run case involving Salman Khan, by Sep.....

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Uttarakhand HC asks Centre: Where Did Rs 80,000 Scholarship Go(15.09.2016)

Uttarakhand HC has asked Union Ministry of Science and Technology to submit its reply in case related to a student Pooja Joshi, who claimed that despi.....

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Jharkhand HC Recalls Order Directing Audit Of NUSRL, Ranchi, Others(11.07.2017)

Jharkhand High Court has recalled an order passed by former Chief Justice P.K. Mohanty, wherein the Bench had directed an audit of National Universit.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Bans Night Stay in High Meadows(28.08.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has put a ban on night stay in high meadows in the state.

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Jharkhand High Court Quashes Ban on Popular Front of India(28.08.2018)

Jharkhand High Court has quashed the State Government’s notification passed under section 16 of Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1908 declaring the Popular.....

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR against Sussanne Khan in a Cheating Case(26.08.2016)

Goa Bench of Bombay High Court has quashed the FIR filed against Sussanne Khan in a cheating case, citing lack of evidence.

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Uttarakhand HC Issues Guidelines For Rehabilitation of Acid Attack Victims(14.06.2017)

Uttarakhand High Court has issued several directions for rehabilitation of acid attack victims, and for prevention of such instances which include mea.....

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Uttarakhand HC Restrains State From Buying Cars, Furniture, ACs(23.06.2017)

Uttarakhand High Court has restrained State Government from buying luxurious cars, furniture and air conditioners etc., since, it miserably failed to .....

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Uttarakhand HC: Even Poorest of Poor Has Right to Procure & Shower Love on Child(26.06.2017)

Uttarakhand High Court has allowed a mother’s appeal for custody of her minor son, and lamented sole reliance placed by Additional Family Court on fin.....

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Uttarakhand HC: Proceedings for Judicial Separation Not Barred by Res Judicata(26.06.2017)

Uttarakhand High Court has ruled that proceedings for judicial separation u/s 13-A of HMA, 1955 will not be barred by principle of red judicata, due t.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Bans Commercial Use of Elephants(07.08.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has banned commercial use of elephants in the state and directed the forest department to rescue the pachyderms deployed for co.....

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Justice Aniruddha Bose Sworn In As Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court(13.08.2018)

Justice Aniruddha Bose has sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court.

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Jharkhand High Court Orders Removal of All Unfit Diesel Autos(17.12.2015)

Jharkhand High Court has ordered removal of all unfit diesel autos from Ranchi streets with immediate effect and further restricted the issuance of ne.....

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Bomaby HC Stays State Order to Suspend Life Term of 11 Cops in Lakhan Bhaiyya Encounter Case(22.12.2015)

Bombay HC has granted interim stay on Maharashtra Government’s orders to suspend conviction of 11 policemen sentenced to life imprisonment for fake en.....

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SC Requests CJ of Jharkhand HC to Probe Removal Of Part Of Bail Order From Court’s Site(10.11.2017)

SC has requested Chief Justice of Jharkhand HC to conduct an enquiry or to have it conducted by a suitable independent officer, into two orders of den.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Asks Government to Improve Overall Conditions of Journalists(13.11.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has passed the directions for improving the conditions of service of journalists while noting that journalists/reporters/ corre.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Criticises State’s Arrangement to Employ Ex-Servicemen(15.11.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has criticised state over recruitment of ex-servicemen and their dependants and also others through Uttarakhand Purvsanik Kalya.....

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GST Not to be Deducted from Salary of Employees Sponsored by UPNL: Uttarakhand HC(16.11.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed State Government to not to deduct GST or service tax from salary of the employees sponsored by the Uttarakhand Pur.....

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Uttarakhand HC Slams Centre, State For Giving ‘No Attention’ to River Ganga(20.03.2017)

Uttarakhand High Court slammed Union as and State Government for doing "nothing concrete" to clean Ganga River, while observing that a lot of effort w.....

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Uttarakhand HC Declares River Ganga & Yamuna ‘Living Entities’(21.03.2017)

Uttarakhand High Court has declared Ganga and Yamuna river living entities, bestowing on them same legal rights as a person, a move that could help in.....

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ITAT, Mumbai Directs Shah Rukh Khan to Pay Tax on Notional Rent From Dubai Villa(23.03.2017)

Income-tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai (ITAT) has ruled that actor Shah Rukh Khan has to include notional rent from his Dubai villa in his income-tax r.....

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ITAT, Mumbai Allows Tax Deductions to SRK on Earnings From Kaun Banega Crorepati(23.03.2017)

ITAT, Mumbai has allowed SRK a deduction of Rs 10 crore that was paid to him for Kaun Banega Crorepati and also of Rs 7 crore the actor had charged fr.....

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Supreme Court Stays Proceedings Against Salman Khan Over Caste Remarks(24.04.2018)

Supreme Court has put on hold the proceedings pending against Salman Khan before several courts across the country in cases registered under the SC/ST.....

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Uttarakhand High Court: Abolish Solitary Confinement of Death Convicts(01.05.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has held that the practice to keep the convict in custodial segregation/solitary confinement before the exhaustion of his const.....

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CIVIL - SC: HC Can Only Ask Govt. to Consider 'Framing' a Scheme and Can’t Dictate it(19.03.2019)

While setting aside Uttarakhand HC order, SC has ruled that high court cannot frame a scheme for the government or direct it to frame one but only ask.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Asks CBI Not To Take Coercive Steps Against C.M. Harish Rawat(01.06.2016)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed CBI not to take any coercive steps against C.M. Harish Rawat in the course of its preliminary inquiry into the cas.....

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Supreme Court Stays Uttarakhand High Court Order Banning Mining Activities(11.04.2017)

Supreme Court has stayed a March 28 order of Uttarakhand High Court, which had put a four-month ban on mining in State saying no fresh lease or prospe.....

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U’khand HC Tells Govt to Amend IPC, Frame Rules Under State Police Act 2007(15.05.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has passed a string of directions, including payment of reasonable travel allowance on date of recording of statement, adequate.....

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U’khand HC Tells Govt to Improve Working Conditions for Police(16.05.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the State to improve the working and living conditions of police personnel.

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J’khand HC Quashes Contempt Notice Against Cong Leader Manish Tiwary, Others(17.05.2018)

Jharkhand High Court has quashed the contempt of court notice issued against Congress spokesperson Manish Tiwary, RJD leader and ex-deputy CM of Bihar.....

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Uttarakhand HC Orders Release of EVMs Not Part of 2017 Tampering Petitions(23.05.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has ordered the release of Electronic Voting Machines sealed after an order of the court in May 2017 and which were not part of.....

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SC Cancels Bail Granted to Former Jharkhand Minister Yogendra Sao(08.04.2019)

Supreme Court has cancelled the bail it had granted to former Jharkhand Minister Yogendra Sao who is accused in a 2016 rioting case.

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Jharkhand HC Declares Ad Calling Applications For Graduate Teacher Posts 'Arbitrary'(17.05.2017)

Jharkhand High Court has quashed an advertisement issued by Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission inviting applications to Combined Graduate Trained Te.....

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Jharkhand High Court Rejects Plea Seeking to Ban Media Reporting on Maoist Surrender(17.05.2017)

Jharkhand High Court has refused to ban media reporting related to surrender of Maoist commander Kundan Pahan.

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Remove Designations Like Police, HC, Journalist, Army Etc. from Private Vehicles: Uttarakhand HC(09.07.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has ordered for removal of words such as Police, High Court, Journalist, Army etc. from private vehicles within 72 hours.

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U’khand HC Passes String of Directions to Make School Education Barrier Free(12.07.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the state government to appoint special educators in all government aided and unaided private schools for children.....

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U’khand HC Passes String of Directions to Make School Education Barrier Free(12.07.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the state government to appoint special educators in all government aided and unaided private schools for children.....

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Priests Can't Deny Religious Rights to Dalits, Tribals: Uttarakhand High Court(13.07.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has held that no priest can bar devotees belonging to the scheduled caste or scheduled tribe sections from performing worship a.....

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Uttarakhand HC to State: Can Investigating Officer Determine Sex Of A Transgender By Conducting Tests(15.05.2019)

Can an investigation officer, by conducting DNA tests, determine the sex or gender of a transgender person who underwent gender reassignment surgery a.....

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Uttarakhand HC Put Stay on Rakesh Roshan’s Arrest in Krrish 3 Plagiarism Case(01.09.2016)

Uttarakhand HC has stayed arrest of Bollywood producer-director Rakesh Roshan till September 19, concerning alleged copyright violation.

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Uttarakhand HC to State: Fix State of Schools or Declare Financial Emergency(03.07.2017)

Uttarakhand High Court has said financial emergency could be imposed in state if the administration cannot provide even basic amenities to children in.....

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Constitute Permanent SITs For Dealing With 'Sensitive Matters': Uttarakhand High Court(22.08.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed State government to constitute Special Investigation Teams (SIT) in all the Districts of Uttarakhand within 48 hou.....

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Remove Permanent Structures from Meadows, Grasslands: Uttarakhand High Court(22.08.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the state government to remove all permanent structures from the alpine meadows, sub-alpine meadows and grasslands.....

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Uttarakhand High Court: No Nightstay at Meadows(24.08.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court ordered banning of night stay at high-altitude meadows and limiting the number of tourists visiting there.

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Jharkhand High Court Dismisses Lalu’s Bail Plea(24.08.2018)

Jharkhand High Court has rejected the bail plea of ailing Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and asked him to surrender by August 30.

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Jharkhand High Court Declines Lalu Prasad's Bail, Orders Him to Surrender(27.08.2018)

Jharkhand High Court has declined to extend Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's provisional bail anymore and directed him to surrende.....

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Jharkhand High Court Stays Proceeding Against Union Minister for Agriculture(12.06.2019)

Jharkhand High Court has granted a stay in proceeding against Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar in a lower Court thereby providing a hug.....

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Bombay High Court Rejects Plea over ‘Selfie’ Song from Salman Khan’s Movie ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’(12.10.2015)

Bombay High Court has rejected a public interest litigation seeking deletion of famous 'Selfie' song from Salman Khan-starrer 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' as a.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Cancels Conviction of Rape-Murder Accused(12.10.2015)

Uttarakhand High Court has reversed decision of a lower court in a case of rape and murder of a 10-year-old in Lalkuan, Nainital district, in 2012, as.....

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SC: MoEF Free to Clear Hydel Projects in Uttarakhand Except Alaknanda-Bhagirathi River Basins(14.10.2015)

Supreme Court while providing a major relief for Uttarakhand over Hydro Power Projects dispute, has made it clear that Environment Ministry was free t.....

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Jharkhand High Court: Warrants, Notices Issued By Jharkhand Courts to Have Info About Legal Aid(01.08.2017)

Jharkhand High Court has instructed that notices and warrants issued by courts must be tagged with pamphlets regarding legal services available to not.....

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Uttarakhand HC Directs DM To Launch Special Initiatives To Check Sale & Use Of Polythene(10.09.2018)

Uttarakhand HC has directed the State to apprise the Court of the steps taken to implement the Court’s as well as the Chief Minister’s directions to “.....

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U’khand Govt Should Have Set Example By Complying With Environment Laws for Assembly Building: NGT(17.09.2018)

NGT has expressed its disquiet over the “deliberate” non-compliance of environmental laws by the Uttarakhand government in constructing the new Legisl.....

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Jharkhand High Court Directs State Govt to Submit Report on Tabrez Ansari Lynching Case(09.07.2019)

Jharkhand High Court has directed the State Government to submit a report on the lynching of Tabrez Ansari by a mob in Seraikela-Kharswan district. Th.....

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NGT Slams Uttarakhand over Rapid Increase in Number of Unauthorised Industries and Hotels in the City(28.09.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked Uttarakhand Government about rapid increase in number of unauthorised industries, hotels in the city and soug.....

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NGT Denies to Decommission Uttarakhand Project(28.09.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has denied to order decommissioning of 400 MW Vishnu Prayag Hydro Electric Project (world’s largest hydro-power project .....

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Uttarakhand HC Directs Removal of Electrical Fencing(18.10.2016)

Uttarakhand HC while taking suo moto cognizance of a death due to electrocution last year, has ordered removal of illegal electric fences citing threa.....

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SC Dismisses Bail Petition of Ex-Jharkhand Minister in Murder Case(19.10.2016)

Supreme Court has rejected bail plea of Ex-Jharkhand minister Anosh Ekka, an accused in murder of a para-teacher two years ago.

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SC Bars Criminal Complaints/FIR Against Salman Khan in Connection with Movie ‘Love Yatri’(28.09.2018)

Supreme Court has directed that no FIR be registered and no criminal complaint be entertained against actor Salman Khan in connection with the film ‘L.....

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Provide Reservation to Transgenders: Uttarakhand High Court(01.10.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the State Government to provide reservation to transgenders in educational institutions and public appointments.

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Uttarakhand High Court to Doctors: Serve in Remote Areas or Return Fee Subsidy with Interest(02.08.2019)

Uttarakhand High Court has ordered a section of MBBS degree holders from the government medical colleges to either serve in state's remote areas for f.....

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NGT Notices Uttarakhand Government & MoEF over New Legislative Assembly Building(24.10.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notice to Uttarakhand Government and Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) for not taking mandatory clea.....

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Uttarakhand HC Asks Ex-CMs to Vacate Bungalows by Dec 16(25.10.2016)

Uttarakhand High Court has refused to give any more time to Ex-Chief Ministers of State to vacate Government Bungalows occupied by them in city, sayin.....

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ITAT Mumbai: Shah Rukh Khan Gets Tax Relief on Dubai Villa(25.08.2017)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has ruled that a Dubai villa owned by Shah Rukh Khan was out of the tax ambit.

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Jharkhand High Court Rejects Lalu Prasad’s Transfer Petition In Fodder Scam Case(04.09.2017)

Jharkhand High Court has rejected RJD supremo Lalu Prasad’s plea to transfer a case related to fodder scam from a special CBI judge’s court to another.....

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Restore Samadhi of Adi Shankracharya Ji: Uttarakhand High Court to State(11.10.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the State to restore the Samadhi of Adi Shankracharya Ji at Kedarnath within one year.

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Delhi High Court Rejects Plea Challenging Title of Movie ‘Khandaani Shafakhana’(07.08.2019)

Delhi High Court has rejected a plea challenging the title of movie Khandaani Shafakhana, saying it presents a golden opportunity to approach a larger.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Rejects Review Pleas of Former CMs on Overstay in Official Bungalows(08.08.2019)

Uttarakhand High Court has rejected the pleas of former chief ministers Bhagat Singh Koshiyari and Vijay Bahuguna seeking review of its order to the S.....

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NGT Raps U’khand on Rising Pollution in Ramganga(17.11.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has rapped Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh Governments over rising pollution in Ganga’s tributary Ramganga and asked them .....

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Uttarakhand HC Directs State to Ensure Implementation of Measures to Control Sale of Drugs(26.10.2016)

Uttarakhand HC, while taking cognizance of death of a teenager in Bhowali town, allegedly from an overdose of whitener and an adhesive product, has di.....

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Delhi HC Warns Officials for Fire Threat at Khan Market(28.10.2016)

Delhi High Court, while slamming Civic Authorities for forgetting Uphaar Cinema Fire Tragedy, has said, eateries operating from first-floor flats of K.....

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Uttarakhand High Court has rejected a ‘Juvenility’ plea of a tripRejects Triple Murder Convict's Plea(26.08.2019)

Uttarakhand High Court has rejected a ‘Juvenility’ plea of a triple murder convict whose death sentence affirmed by the Supreme Court was later commut.....

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NGT Directs Uttarakhand to Confirm Claims Made Through Photographs of Chaotic Waste Disposal(30.08.2019)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the State to confirm clams made in the photographs and furnish a report after numerous photographs of rampa.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Gives State Govt Six Months to Take Policy Decision on Liquor Ban(30.08.2019)

Uttarakhand High Court has given the State Government six months to formulate a policy to implement provisions of the Excise Act, 1910 which provide f.....

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Uttarakhand HC Imposes Ban on All Constructions Near Major Lakes in Nanital(08.11.2016)

Uttarakhand High Court has imposed a blanket ban on any construction within a radius of 2 km from major lakes in Nainital.

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Uttarakhand HC Orders to Complete Flyovers Work within Six Months(08.11.2016)

Uttarakhand High Court, while taking a strict view of pending work on three flyovers in Dehradun, has ordered work to be completed within six months.

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Supreme Court Notices Actor Salman Khan over Chinkara Poaching Case(11.11.2016)

Supreme Court has admitted appeal filed by Rajasthan Government challenging acquittal of Bollywood actor Salman Khan in a case of Chinkara Poaching in.....

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Uttrakhand High Court Stays Arrest of Umesh Kumar’s Associates(03.11.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has stayed the arrest of Praveen Sahni and Saurabh Sahni, two associates of Samachar Plus CEO Umesh Sharma who is currently in .....

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Provide Changing Rooms and Toilets on Major Ganga Ghats: Uttarakhand High Court(05.11.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the Haridwar Municipal Corporation to provide 100 changing rooms and construct 300 toilets at Har Ki Paudi area an.....

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Uttarakhand High Court: No Maternity Leave for Government Employees in Case of Third Child(19.09.2019)

Uttarakhand High Court has passed an order which makes employees of the State Government ineligible for maternity leave after their second child. The .....

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Uttarakhand High Court Says Parents of More than Two Children can Contest Upcoming Panchayat Polls(19.09.2019)

Uttarakhand High Court has read down a law which disqualified candidates with more than two children from contesting panchayat elections in the State......

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Bombay High Court Permits Shivaji Park Gymkhana to Hold Events at Shivaji Park(09.12.2015)

Bombay High Court has permitted Shivaji Park Gymkhana Club to hold a fund-raising function on December 25 and December 31 at Shivaji Park, subject to .....

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Bombay HC Acquits Salman Khan of All Charges in 2002 Hit-And-Run-Case(10.12.2015)

Bomaby High Court has acquitted Salman Khan in the 2002 hit-and-run case, and quashed his conviction and 5-year sentence.

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Salman Khan acquitted of hit-and-run(10.12.2015)

The Bombay High Court acquitted Salman Khan of wrongdoing in a motor vehicle accident in 2002. It stated that prosecution failed to establish his pres.....

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Uttarakhand HC Asks State to Constitute Special Investigating Team for 2013 Kedarnath Tragedy(21.11.2016)

Uttarakhand High Court has asked State Government to constitute five Special Investigation Teams to trace bodies of those who lost their lives during.....

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Allahabad High Court Stays Arrest of Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan(26.09.2019)

Allahabad High Court has stayed the arrest of senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in 27 cases of alleged grabbing of land. The Court passed the or.....

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Uttarakhand High Court : Advocates' Strikes Illegal, Amounts to Misconduct and Contempt of Court(26.09.2019)

Uttarakhand High Court has noted that strikes and court boycotts by lawyers are illegal. The Court has further warned that strict action would be take.....

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NGT to UP and Uttarakhand: Identify Industries Seriously Polluting Ganga(18.01.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand Governments to identify seriously polluting industries located on banks of Ga.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Bans Civil Construction Around Corbett National Park(21.12.2016)

Uttarakhand High Court has imposed ban on civil construction of any nature within 10 radius of Corbett National Park.

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Bombay HC Upholds No-Liquor Order For Bombay Gymkhana Annual New Year Meet(02.01.2017)

Bombay High Court has refused to entertain a plea filed by Bombay Gymkhana after Collector failed to issue a No Objection Certificate (NOC) for liquor.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Declares National Parks Plastic-Free(21.12.2017)

Uttarakhand High Court has declared all national parks, including tiger reserve, elephant reserve, Jim Corbett and Rajaji National Park, plastic free .....

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Uttarakhand High Court: Seal Hotels, Industries, Ashrams That Are Polluting Ganga(22.12.2017)

Uttarakhand High Court has asked State Government and District Magistrates of all 13 districts to "identify" and "seal" the industries, hotels, ashram.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Bans Use of Chilli Powder to Shoo Away Elephant Herds(17.10.2019)

Uttarakhand High Court has prohibited the use of chilli powder either in the form of wires or balls or any other cruel means to stop elephants from cr.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Issues Guidelines to Curb Pre-Poll Corruption(22.10.2019)

Uttarakhand High Court has issued guidelines and directions to the State Election Commission and the State Government to ensure free and fair election.....

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Uttarakhand HC Grants Interim Stay to Flipkart(17.03.2016)

Uttarakhand HC has granted an interim stay to Flipkart on the levy of an entry tax in the State.

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Jharkhand High Court Puts On Hold Salary Payment to Bureaucrat(15.02.2017)

Jharkhand High Court has stayed salary payment to Food and Civil Supply Secretary and Deputy Secretary for their alleged failure in floating an advert.....

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Uttarakhand HC Asks State to Calculate Rents of Ex-CM Bungalows(17.02.2017)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed State Government to calculate market rent for period when government bungalows were occupied by ex-CMs of State a.....

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Jharkhand High Court Notices State Over Abrupt Hike in Holding Tax(20.02.2017)

Jharkhand High Court has issued a notice to State Government and sought its reply in response to a PIL challenging holding (property) tax hike in urba.....

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Jharkhand High Court: Maintain City’s Cleanliness & Traffic As During Global Summit(20.02.2017)

Jharkhand High Court has asked State Government to keep intact Ranchi’s traffic and cleanliness management as it was during two day global investors’ .....

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CONTEMPT OF COURT - U'khand HC Issues Showcause Notice for Contempt to CAT Chairman in Sanjiv Chaturvedi Case(25.02.2019)

Uttarakhand High Court has issued a notice to chairman of Central Administrative Tribunal to showcause why contempt proceedings be not initiated again.....

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Jharkhand High Court: No Denial of Input Tax Credit if Seller Defaults in Depositing Tax(16.01.2020)

Jharkhand High Court has held that Input Tax Credit cannot be denied for the Petitioner who had discharged all the tax liabilities and where it was no.....

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Consider Formulating Law for Welfare of Advocates’ Clerks: Uttarakhand HC(20.06.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has suggested that the State may frame a suitable legislation for welfare of Advocates’ clerks, noting that there existed no la.....

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Have a Functional National Law University Within 3 Months: Uttarakhand High Court(21.06.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has ordered the State to establish a National Law University (NLU) in Uttarakhand within three months, directing it to run the .....

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Establish Regional Bench of Armed Forces Tribunal in State Within 4 Months: Uttarakhand HC(22.06.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the Centre to establish a Regional Bench of Armed Forces Tribunal in the State of Uttarakhand within four months.

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No Mining Within 10 Km Radius of National Parks Sans Clearance: Uttarakhand HC(22.06.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the State Government to ensure that no mining is being undertaken within 10 km from boundaries of national wildlif.....

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Register FIR Against Those Found Misappropriating Toilet Funds: Uttarakhand HC(25.06.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed State to register FIRs against those responsible for the alleged misappropriation of funds allocated for toilet co.....

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Cancel Licences of Drivers Using Cell Phones: Uttarakhand High Court(25.06.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the State to issue directions authorizing cancellation of licences of drivers found using cellphones while driving.....

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Uttarakhand HC Directs Govt. to Install Ventilators in Hospitals Dedicated for COVID-19 Treatment(22.04.2020)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the State Government to install ventilators in the hospitals which are dedicated the treatment of COVID-19 patient.....

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Jharkhand High Court Drops Contempt Case Against RJD MLA(29.08.2018)

Jharkhand High Court has agreed to drop contempt proceedings initiated against Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) MLA Bhola Yadav for his comments on the fodde.....

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Uttarakhand HC Bans Allotment of River Lands, Directs State to Cancel All Such Allotments(29.08.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has restrained government agencies from allotting lands comprising the river bed or those covered under water.

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Uttarakhand High Court: Only Women Officers to Probe POCSO Cases(30.08.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has ordered that cases registered under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO) will from now on be inves.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Says, 'PSUs Can’t Take Part in Illegal Strikes'(31.08.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the state to prohibit indiscriminate strikes in the state in certain departments like that of education, public he.....

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Uttarakhand High Court High Court Bans Fatwas, Says It Infringes Upon Fundamental Rights(31.08.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has declared 'fatwas' as unconstitutional and illegal saying that it infringes upon the statutory rights, fundamental rights, d.....

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Uttarakhand HC Dismisses Contempt Petition Against Sitting Judge(06.09.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has held that contempt proceedings cannot be initiated against a Judge of Court of Record.

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Uttarakhand HC: Private Schools Not to Demand Fee from Students Unable to Access Online Classes(15.05.2020)

Uttarakhand High Court has restrained all private unaided schools in the State from demanding tuition fee from parents, in view of the lockdown situat.....

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Supreme Court Paves Way for Release of Film 'Fanney Khan'(02.08.2018)

Supreme Court has paved the way for release of Anil Kapoor and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan starrer Fanney Khan by refusing to stay its scheduled screening .....

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Delhi High Court Restricts Rights Over Fanney Khan(03.08.2018)

Delhi High Court has "confirmed" its interim order restraining producer Vashu Bhagnani's company from publishing any public notices claiming rights in.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Strikes Down Rule Denying Maternity Leave for Third Child(03.08.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has struck down as unconstitutional a State rule denying maternity leave to female government employees for their third child.

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Jharkhand HC Directs State to Approach Centre for Additional Medical Kits(08.04.2020)

Jharkhand High Court has directed the State Government to approach the Centre for meeting its additional requirements of medical equipment to curb the.....

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Jharkhand HC Extends All Interim Orders Passed By It & Courts Subordinate to It Till 30th April(09.04.2020)

Jharkhand High Court has extended the life of all interim orders, including provisional bail orders, passed by it or the Courts subordinate to it, til.....

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Uttarakhand HC Seeks Feasibility Report on Setting Up More Testing Facilities in the State(16.04.2020)

Uttarakhand High Court has sought a feasibility report on setting up three testing facilities in Uttarakhand stating that there was a need for more te.....

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Uttarakhand HC Dismisses Director Rakesh Roshan's Plea Seeking Stay on Arrest(20.07.2017)

Uttarakhand High Court has dismissed a petition filed by Bollywood Director Rakesh Roshan seeking a stay on his arrest in copyright violation case.

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Uttarakhand High Court: 'Damage to Public Property is Damage to Nation'(27.07.2017)

Uttarakhand High Court has reiterated the contours within which a peaceful dharna may be permitted within a democracy and observed, “Nobody is expecte.....

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U’khand HC Bans Firearms At Religious/Marriage Procession,Other Public Assemblage(27.07.2017)

Uttarakhand High Court has ordered that no person shall carry any firearm to a fair, religious procession/ marriage procession or other public assembl.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Orders Sealing of All Illegal Slaughter Houses Across State Within 72 Hours(21.09.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has ordered all illegal slaughter houses running in the state to be sealed within 72 hours.

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Section 438 CrPC (Anticipatory Bail) Applicable in Uttarakhand, Declares Uttarakhand High Court(24.09.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has declared that provision for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is applicable in the Stat.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Seeks Report on Environment Damage During Gupta Family Wedding(19.07.2019)

Uttarakhand High Court has asked for a detailed report from the State Government and the State Pollution Control Board on the damage caused to the env.....

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Uttarakhand HC: Person Employed on Contractual Basis Entitled to Child Care Leave(27.07.2020)

Uttarakhand High Court has held that even a person employed on contractual basis is entitled for Child Care Leave.

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Uttarakhand HC Suggests Enactment of Freedom of Religion Act to Curb “Sham Conversions” for Marriage(21.11.2017)

Uttarakhand High Court has suggested that Freedom of Religion Act be enacted by the State legislature, in order to put an end to sham conversions for .....

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Supreme Court Allows Centre to Withdraw Force from Darjeeling Hills(29.11.2017)

Supreme Court Allows Centre to Withdraw Force from Darjeeling Hills

Tags : A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud agreed to the Centre's plea to relocate half of the remaining paramilitary forces from the state's strife-torn districts to the poll-bound state.

Punjab & Haryana HC Dismisses Plea For CBI Probe Over Junaid Khan Lynching Case(29.11.2017)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition seeking a probe by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the brutal lynching of a 16-year-.....

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Plea by Jiah Khan's Mother to Retrieve BBM Chats of Late actress(06.12.2018)

Bombay High Court has dismissed an application filed by late actor Jiah Khan's mother Rabia, seeking retrieval of messages her daughter and her actor-.....

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Bombay High Court Grants Relief to Sanjay Khan in Property Case(15.10.2019)

Bombay High Court has upheld actor/director Sanjay Khan’s right to use the internal roads on a plot adjoining his bungalow in Juhu. The Court has furt.....

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Pakistan SC Issues Notice to PM for Alleged Use of Public Property for Party's Legal Forum(14.10.2020)

Pakistan Supreme Court has issued suo-motu notice to the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan over his participation in a lawyers' convention organi.....

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Just a Pleading that Husband was Attempting Sodomy is Sufficient to Grant Divorce: Uttarakhand HC(19.11.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has observed that mere pleading by the wife in the divorce petition that husband was making an attempt to have an unnatural sex.....

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Uttarakhand High Court: Every Accused has Right to be Defended(04.09.2019)

Uttarakhand High Court has restrained all bar associations of the State from passing resolutions to prevent advocates from representing a person or pe.....

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Uttarakhand Relaxes Centre’s Strict Traffic Penalties under Amended Motor Vehicles Act(12.09.2019)

Uttarakhand Government has notified and reduced the fines imposed by Centre for traffic violations under the amended Motor Vehicles Act. For example i.....

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Uttarakhand HC Refuses to Quash Criminal Proceedings Against INC Candidate for 2012 State Elections(22.09.2020)

Uttarakhand High Court has refused to quash criminal proceedings under Section 125 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950 against Rajendra Sing.....

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Uttarakhand HC: Any Activity Creating Hatred, Tension Can't Lead to Fair Elections(28.09.2020)

Uttarakhand High Court has observed that for fair and peaceful election, during the election campaign, party or candidate should not indulge in any ac.....

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CCI Approves BNP Paribas' Acquisition of Sharekhan(06.01.2016)

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved BNP Paribas' proposed acquisition of home-grown brokerage firm Sharekhan in an estimated Rs 2,000-c.....

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Bombay High Court Grants Two More Weeks to Salman(13.01.2016)

Bombay High Court has granted two weeks additional time to actor Salman Khan to furnish sureties as directed by it while acquitting him in the 2002 hi.....

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Delhi Based Court Directs Gymkhana Club to Strictly Follow Doctrine of ‘Fairness’(09.01.2017)

A Delhi Court has restrained Delhi Gymkhana Club (DGC) from giving "out of turn" permanent membership to children of sitting members, saying that it i.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Suggests Death Sentence To Child Rapists(08.01.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has suggested that the state government bring in a law which imposes death penalty for raping minors, so that it acts as a stro.....

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No Out-of-Turn Membership by Gymkhana Club, Rules Delhi High Court(08.01.2018)

Delhi High Court has upheld a Trial Court order provisionally restraining Delhi Gymkhana Club from granting out-of-turn permanent memberships to child.....

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Jharkhand High Court Rejects Bail Plea of RJD Chief in Fodder Scam Case(11.01.2019)

Jharkhand High Court has rejected bail plea of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad in a multi-million fodder .....

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Uttarakhand HC Urges Lawyers to Avoid Enclosing Documents Available Electronically(21.12.2020)

Uttarakhand High Court has observed that the practice of enclosing the copies of Act, Rules, notifications, Government Gazettes and Judgments with the.....

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SC Dismisses Petition Seeking Inquiry into Salman’s Case(15.02.2016)

SC has dismissed petition seeking inquiry as to whether Salman Khan used money to secure acquittal.

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NGT Pulls UP Uttarakhand Government for Furnishing False Information(19.02.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has pulled up Uttarakhand Government for furnishing what it said was false information before it in the matter of beach .....

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SC Issues Notice to Salman Khan in Hit-And-Run Case(19.02.2016)

Supreme Court has issued notice to Salman Khan on Maharashtra Govt’s plea challenging his acquittal by Bombay HC in 2002 hit and run case.

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Bombay HC Rejects Plea For SIT to Probe Actor Jiah Khan Death Mystery(09.02.2017)

Bombay High Court has rejected plea filed by Rabia Khan, mother of late actor Jiah Khan, seeking that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) be constitute.....

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Allahabad High Court Sets Aside Azam Khan's Son's Election(17.12.2019)

Allahabad High Court has set aside the election of Samajwadi Party MP Mohd Azam Khan son, Abdullah Azam, to the Uttar Pradesh Assembly. The Court rule.....

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Delhi High Court Allows Gymkhana Club to Hold Special Meet(24.12.2019)

Delhi High Court has lifted a stay imposed in July this year on holding of extraordinary general meeting of Delhi Gymkhana Club saying such a meeting .....

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Jharkhand HC Directs Sending of Copy of Order to CM in Case of Threatened Inter-Caste Couple(31.12.2020)

Jharkhand High Court has directed that a copy of its order along with the copy of the statement of the woman, be communicated to the Chief Minister of.....

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Uttarakhand HC Orders Abolishment of Revenue Police System In 6 Months(16.01.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the state government to abolish within six months the Revenue Police System in vogue in many parts of the hilly st.....

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Appoint Person Of Eminence As State CIC In Future: Uttarakhand High Court(17.01.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court, while noting that all the Chief Information Commissioners appointed were former Chief Secretaries, has observed that there is .....

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Jharkhand HC Stays Summons Against Rahul Gandhi in a Defamation Complaint(22.01.2019)

Jharkhand High Court has stayed the summons issued by a lower court against Congress president Rahul Gandhi on a defamation complaint filed by a BJP y.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Orders DM Chamoli to Return Rs 2.5 Crore to Gupta Brothers(05.12.2019)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the District Magistrate of Chamoli to return Rs 2.5 crore of the total Rs 3 crore deposited by the South Africa-ba.....

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Bombay HC Dismisses Plea Against Construction of Lokhandwala-Andheri Link Roads(08.12.2020)

Bombay High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation filed by a group of residents from Versova questioning the construction of Lokhandwala An.....

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Allahabad HC Grants Bail to Kamran Ameen Khan Who Threatened Yogi Adityanath(11.12.2020)

Allahabad High Court has granted bail to a 25-year-old youth named Kamran Ameen Khan who allegedly sent a WhatsApp message threatening to kill Uttar P.....

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Bombay High Court Stays I-T Notices to SRK, Juhi(07.02.2018)

Bombay High Court has stayed the showcause notices issued to actors Shahrukh Khan and Juhi Chawla by the I-T department over alleged undervaluation of.....

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CRIMINAL - Calcutta HC Grants Interim Protection to MP Who has Joined BJP(19.02.2019)

Calcutta High Court has given MP Soumitra Khan, who had recently joined the BJP after quitting Trinamool Congress, interim protection from arrest for .....

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Allahabad HC: Writ of Mandamus Cannot be Issued to a Private Body(14.01.2021)

Allahabad High Court in Arif Khan v. Branch Manager Mahindra Finance Sultanpur & Another, observed that writ of Mandamus cannot be issued to a private.....

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Uttarakhand HC Directs CBDT to Consider Representations Seeking Extension on Due Date of Filing ITR(18.01.2021)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to consider representations seeking extension of due date of filing the T.....

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Jharkhand HC Directs GST Authority to Open GSTN portal Enabling Form in GST RFD-01(21.01.2021)

Jharkhand High Court has directed the Goods and Services Tax Authority either to open a GSTN portal enabling the application for refund in GST RFD-01 .....

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SC Dismisses Pleas of UP Govt Challenging Bail Granted to Azam Khan(22.01.2021)

Supreme Court has dismissed three separate pleas of Uttar Pradesh government challenging the bail granted to Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan, his wife an.....

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Uttarakhand HC to State: Frame Rules for Facilities to Ex-CMs(25.04.2016)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the Uttarakhand Government to frame rules for providing facilities to Ex-Chief Ministers of the state.

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Uttarakhand High Court Directs State to Seek NEERI’s Report on Naini Lake(07.03.2017)

Uttarakhand High Court has asked State Government to get a report from Nagpur's National Environmental Engineering Institute (NEERI) on reasons of rec.....

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Supreme Court Directs Azam Khan to Appear Before Allahabad HC in Contempt Case(08.03.2017)

Supreme Court has denied any relief to senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan and directed him to appear before Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High .....

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Uttarakhand High Court Rejects Plea For More Time to Constitute Ganga Panel(08.03.2017)

Uttarakhand High Court has rejected Centre's prayer seeking more time to constitute a Ganga Management Board and asked Union Water Resources secretary.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Asks Why NCERT Books Should Be Mandatory(04.04.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has asked the chief secretary to file an affidavit explaining why NCERT books should be compulsory in CBSE schools.

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Blackbuck Poaching Case Verdict: Salman Khan Convicted, Others Acquitted(05.04.2018)

A Jodhpur Court has pronounced verdict in the 19-year-old blackbuck poaching case and convicted Salman Khan while acquitting Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Ben.....

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Exemption Under IT Act Available Only to Institutions That Impart Education: Uttarakhand HC(13.04.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has held that education institutions can avail exemption under Section 10(23C) (vi) of the Income Tax Act only if they exist so.....

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Jharkhand HC: Dowry Case Against Former DGP DK Pandey Quashed(12.02.2021)

Jharkhand High Court has quashed a dowry harassment case against former state Director General of Police DK Pandey and his family which was filed by h.....

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Uttarakhand HC Put Stay on Action in Nainisar Land Allotment Case(29.06.2016)

Uttarakhand HC has stayed proceedings of a lower court against 381 persons, booked in November 2015 by State Government for opposing land allotment to.....

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Formulate Policy for Mentally Ill Children: Uttarakhand HC(04.06.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the State to formulate a comprehensive policy for rehabilitation of mentally ill children and patients.

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Allahabad High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Abdullah Azam Khan(24.02.2020)

Allahabad High Court has quashed the charge sheet and consequential proceedings initiated against Abdullah Azam Khan for making false statements durin.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Launches Software App to Monitor Performance of Judicial Officers(05.03.2021)

Uttarakhand High Court has inaugurated an Application Software (District Court Performance Monitoring Tool- DCPMT) for monitoring the performance of j.....

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Supreme Court Stays Demolition of Dargah Mubarak Khan Saheed, Gorakhpur(09.03.2021)

Supreme Court has ordered stay on any further demolition of any structure at Dargah Mubarak Khan Shaheed at Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Court has re.....

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Uttarakhand HC Directs State to Maintain Strict Vigilance During Kumbh Mela(09.03.2021)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the state administration to maintain strict vigilance during the Kumbh Mela and even prior thereto, so as to reduc.....

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Jharkhand HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Murder of a Family as Part of 'Witch-Hunt'(09.03.2021)

Jharkhand High Court has taken suo moto cognizance of the 'disturbing' killings of five members of a family in the State, including a five years old c.....

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Jharkhand High Court Provides Relief to Old Man From Starvation(14.06.2019)

Jharkhand High Court has taken cognizance of the plight of old man and ordered the Deputy Commissioner of Dhanbad to submit a report on the issue. Fol.....

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Allahabad High Court Rejects Jayaprada's Petition Challenging Azam Khan's Election(17.06.2019)

Allahabad High Court has rejected a writ petition of BJP leader Jayaprada challenging the election of Azam Khan from the Rampur parliamentary constitu.....

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Poaching Case: Salman Khan Acquitted for Giving Fake Affidavit(18.06.2019)

Jodhpur Court has acquitted actor Salman Khan in a case related to submitting a false affidavit in court in the Poaching Case. The State Government ha.....

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Jharkhand High Court Asks to Maintain Status-Quo on Post GST Service Tax Enquiry/Audit(18.06.2019)

Jharkhand High Court has asked to maintain status quo on Service Tax Enquiry / Audit against the Assessee post implementation of Goods and Services Ta.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Declines to Stop Gupta Weddings in Ecologically Fragile Auli(18.06.2019)

Uttarakhand High Court has declined to stop the weddings of two sons of controversial South African businessmen Ajay Gupta and Atul Gupta in ecologica.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Issues Directions to Prevent Spread of Covid-19(23.04.2021)

Uttarakhand High Court has issued a slew of directions to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in the state and to strengthen the existing medical infrastru.....

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Uttarakhand HC Forms Panel to Examine Mining Activities in State(28.03.2017)

Uttarakhand High Court has constituted a high-powered committee to examine issues relating to mining in State.

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Gujarat HC Stays GRP Summons to Shah Rukh Over Fan's Death at Vadodara Railway Station(31.03.2017)

Gujarat High Court has stayed summons issued to Shah Rukh Khan by the Government Railway Police (GRP) over the fan’s death at Vadodara railway station.....

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Uttarakhand HC to UEPPCB: Shut Units Polluting Ganga(31.03.2017)

Uttarakhand HC has ordered Uttarakhand Environment Protection & Pollution Control Board (UEPPCB) to "close down all hotels, ashrams and industries whi.....

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Supreme Court Stays High Court's Order Banning Alcohol Sale in Three Districts of Uttarakhand(03.04.2017)

Supreme Court has stayed a Uttarakhand HC order directing closure of all liquor shops and consumption of intoxicants in Rudraprayag, Chamoli and Uttar.....

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Jharkhand HC Advises State to Refrain from Coercive Actions Against Individuals(23.03.2020)

Jharkhand High Court has advised the State authorities not to take any coercive actions against any individual to cut down litigation and consequent c.....

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Bombay HC Restrains Kamal R Khan from Making Defamatory Statements Against Producer Vashu Bhagnani(09.04.2021)

Bombay High Court has restrained 'film critique' Kamal K Khan from making defamatory statements or videos on social media platforms against Bollywood .....

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Jharkhand HC Allows Plea for Anticipatory Bail on Precondition of Contribution to PM CARES Fund(16.04.2020)

Jharkhand High Court has allowed an anticipatory bail application subject to payment of Rs. 10,000 towards the Prime Minister Citizens Assistant Relie.....

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Jharkhand HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Non-Implementation of Lockdown Measures(16.04.2020)

Jharkhand High Court has taken suo moto cognizance of certain news reports on non-implementation of the lockdown measures in the State.

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Jharkhand High Court Grants Bail to Former MP and 5 Others(17.04.2020)

Jharkhand High Court has allowed bail to a former Member of Parliament and five others on the condition that they shall deposit an amount of Rs 35,000.....

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Uttarakhand HC to Take Up Bail Applications Besides Matters of Extreme Urgency(20.04.2020)

Uttarakhand High Court has issued a notification stating that Bail Applications will also be taken up, besides fresh matters of extreme urgency during.....

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Uttarakhand HC Directs Govt to Ensure Safety and Welfare of All Health Workers(20.04.2020)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed all the District Magistrates of the State of Uttarakhand to look into the grievances of Health Care Workers in the.....

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Jharkhand HC Directs State Govt. to Ensure Basic Necessities for Transgenders(20.04.2020)

Jharkhand High Court has directed the State Government to ensure that the basic necessities such as food and shelter are provided to transgender peopl.....

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Uttarakhand HC: Fundamental Right to Life of Van Gujjars Families Being Violated(26.05.2021)

Uttarakhand High Court has ruled that the fundamental right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, 1949 of Van Gujjars families was be.....

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Jharkhand HC Temporarily Allows Affidavits to be Sworn in Before Notaries(18.05.2020)

Jharkhand High Court has temporarily suspended the operation of the Note appended to Rule 48(3) of the High Court of Jharkhand Rules, 2001, prescribin.....

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Uttarakhand HC: Leaving Migrants Stranded Violates Rights(19.05.2020)

Uttarakhand High Court has held that both the State and the Central Governments are obligated to bring back the migrants to Uttarakhand because their .....

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Jharkhand High Court Warns Agency Investigating Black Marketing of Life Saving Drugs(10.05.2021)

Jharkhand High Court has warned the concerned officers, entrusted with curbing black marketing of medicines during Covid-19, from protecting any influ.....

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Jharkhand HC Issues Directions for Release of Oxygen Cylinders Lying in Judicial Custody(10.05.2021)

Jharkhand High Court has issued an order for utilization of Oxygen cylinders which are lying in judicial custody in different districts in connection .....

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Uttarakhand HC Observes State Government to Establish More Centres for Plasma Donation(12.05.2021)

Uttarakhand High Court has observed in a Public Interest Litigation filed in connection with the issue of bed availability in the COVID hospitals that.....

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Uttarakhand High Court: Don't Criticize Use of Electronic Voting Machines in Elections(05.06.2017)

Uttarakhand High Court has barred all political parties, non-government organisations and individuals from “criticising the use of Electronic Voting M.....

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Centre Duty Bound to Provide Special Health Packages to All Hilly States: Uttarakhand HC(23.07.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court, while issuing a slew of directions for improvement of medical facilities in the State, has said that it is the Centre’s duty t.....

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Jharkhand High Court Orders CBI Probe in Ranchi-Tata Highway(27.07.2018)

Jharkhand High Court has directed the CBI to start an initial investigation. The CBI has to file the preliminary inquiry report in the High Court with.....

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Evolve Process to File Replies/Affidavits Through E-Vetting: Uttarakhand High Court(30.07.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has lamented the hampering of legal proceedings caused by delay on State’s part to file its replies and affidavits and issued d.....

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Uttarakhand High Court: Grandchildren from Daughter Will Not be Denied Advantages of Welfare Scheme(07.06.2019)

Uttarakhand High Court has noted that grandchildren from a daughter of a freedom fighter cannot be denied the advantages of welfare schemes available .....

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Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt to Take Decision on Zafarul Islam Khan's Removal(25.05.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to conclude the process under Section 4(4)(f) of the Delhi Minorities Commission Act, 1999 against .....

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Jharkhand HC: Family Courts Cannot Turn Away Parties Seeking Divorce Under Customary Laws(04.05.2021)

Jharkhand High Court has held that Family Courts cannot turn away parties seeking divorce under their customary laws. The Court has held that the Fami.....

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Uttarakhand High Court: Wife Expected to be With Husband's Family(24.05.2019)

Uttarakhand High Court has observed that the persistent efforts of a wife to compel her husband to get separated from his mother constitute an act of .....

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Jharkhand HC: No Interest Recovery Without Show Cause Notice and Adjudication(04.05.2020)

Jharkhand High Court has held that the process of recovery of interest cannot be initiated against an assessee under the Central Goods and Services Ta.....

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Jharkhand HC Cancels Summer Vacation 2020(08.05.2020)

Jharkhand High Court has cancelled summer vacation scheduled between 18th May, 2020 and 6th June, 2020 to compensate for loss of Court work due to the.....

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Uttarakhand HC Issues notice on PIL Seeking Compensation for Victims of Glacial Disaster(07.06.2021)

Uttarakhand High Court has issued notice to the Central and State Government on a Public Interest Litigation seeking compensation for families affecte.....

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Jharkhand HC Quashes Merit List of 6th Combined Civil Service Examination 2016(08.06.2021)

Jharkhand High Court has quashed the merit list of the 6th Combined Civil service Examination, 2016 which was conducted by the State Public Service Co.....

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Uttarakhand HC Orders State to Conduct Door-to-Door Surveillance of Covid-19 Cases(10.06.2021)

Uttarakhand High Court has ordered the State Government to conduct door-to-door surveillance across 13 districts of the state, especially in remote vi.....

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Allahabad HC Seeks State's Response in Plea for Release of Dr. Kafeel Khan(07.08.2020)

Allahabad High Court has asked the Uttar Pradesh Government to "positively file" its reply in the habeas corpus plea filed against alleged illegal det.....

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Uttarakhand HC Asks Government to Review Decision to Commence Char Dham Yatra(25.06.2021)

Uttarakhand High Court has observed that the COVID-19 pandemic should not be re-invited by holding and permitting large gathering at religious shrines.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Orders Online Tuition Course for Juvenile in Children's Home(25.06.2021)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the Superintendent of the Children's Home in Haridwar to make arrangements for online tuition of a juvenile, willi.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Stays Government Decision to Hold Chardham Yatra(29.06.2021)

Uttarakhand High Court has stayed the decision of the Uttarakhand State Cabinet to hold Chardham Yatra by taking a prima facie view that the decision .....

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Uttarakhand HC Directs Immediate Transfer to Transport Corporation for Payment of Salaries(01.07.2021)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed that an amount of Rs. 23 Crores be immediately transferred to the State Transport Corporation for the purpose of p.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Gives Approval to CBI to File FIR Against Harish Rawat in Sting Video Case(01.10.2019)

Uttarakhand High Court has allowed the CBI to register an FIR against the Chief Minister Harish Rawat in connection with a 2016 sting video that purpo.....

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Uttarakhand HC Directs CBI to Register FIR Against CM Trivendra Singh Rawat(28.10.2020)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file a First Information Report and investigate the allegations of co.....

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Uttarakhand HC Directs CBI to File FIR Against Trivendra Singh Rawat on Corruption Allegations(29.10.2020)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file a First Information Report and investigate the allegations of co.....

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Uttarakhand HC Seeks Response on Steps Taken by ICMR for Providing Bar Code on RTPCR Reports(24.08.2021)

Uttarakhand High Court has sought response of the State Government on the steps taken by Indian Medical Research Council (ICMR) in issuing directions .....

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Allahabad HC Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Dr. Kafeel Khan Over Anti-CAA Speech at AMU(27.08.2021)

Allahabad High Court has quashed the entire criminal proceedings arising out of an FIR & pending against Dr. Kafeel Khan over his speech given about C.....

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Jharkhand HC Issues Notice in Contempt Plea Against Advocate General & Additional Advocate General(02.09.2021)

Jharkhand High Court has issued notice to the Advocate General Rajiv Ranjan Mishra and Additional Advocate General Sachin Kumar in a petition seeking .....

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NGT Slams Rs 30 Lac Fine on U'khand Industrial Unit for Polluting Ganga(10.02.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a penalty of Rs 30 lakh on an industrial unit in Uttarakhand for discharging effluent directly into the drai.....

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Jodhpur Based Court Acquits Salman Khan of All Charges Under Arms Act in Black Buck Poaching Case(18.01.2017)

A Jodhpur based Court has acquitted Bollywood Actor Salman Khan of all charges in Arms Act case against him in alleged poaching of two black bucks, af.....

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Supreme Court Stays Uttarakhand HC Eviction Order to Vacate Land Near Haldwani Railway Station(19.01.2017)

Supreme Court has stayed order of Uttarakhand High Court ordering eviction of encroachment from 23 acres of land near Haldwani railway station.

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Jharkhand High Court Rejects Lalu Prasad's Bail Plea in Fodder Scam Case(09.12.2019)

Jharkhand High Court has rejected bail to incarcerated RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav in a fodder scam case pertaining to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 3.9.....

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Jharkhand High Court Grants Bail to 6 Arrested In Tabrez Ansari's Killing(11.12.2019)

Jharkhand High Court has granted bail to six people arrested in connection with the killing of Tabrez Ansari in June. The Court granted bail to the si.....

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Supreme Court Directs Preservation of CCTV Records in Delhi Gymkhana Club Case(24.09.2021)

Supreme Court, while taking serious note of the allegations that records of Delhi Gymkhana club were being destroyed, has directed the Administrator o.....

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Apex Court Stays Criminal Proceedings Against Uttarakhand Journalist(24.10.2019)

Apex Court has stayed the criminal proceedings in three cases lodged against an Uttarakhand TV journalist and others by the state police after the cha.....

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Uttarakhand HC Ordrs Enquiry of Non-Intimation of Conversion by Religious Priest(25.11.2020)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the District Magistrate, Dehradun to conduct a detail inquiry about non compliance of Section 8(2) of the Uttarakh.....

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Chhattisgarh High Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Criminal Action Against Aamir Khan(27.11.2020)

Chhattisgarh High Court has dismissed a petition which sought criminal action against Aamir Khan for his remarks that intolerance was rising in India.

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Allahabad High Court Denies Bail to SP Leader Mohd Azam Khan(27.11.2020)

Allahabad High Court has denied bail to SP Leader Mohammad Azam Khan and his son Abdullah Azam Khan in an alleged case of forging a PAN card and a Pas.....

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Jharkhand HC Extends No Coercive Action Order in Defamation Case Against Rahul Gandhi(21.10.2021)

Jharkhand High Court has extended the order of no coercive steps against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi till 7th December, 2021, in connection with a de.....

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Uttarakhand HC Quashes Order of Cancellation of GST Registration Due to Improper Procedure(22.10.2021)

Uttarakhand High Court has quashed the Order of cancellation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) Registration due to the non-providing of opportunity of .....

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Uttarakhand HC: Animals' 'Legal Rights, Duties & Liabilities' Same As That of a Living Person(06.07.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has declared that all animals, whether avian or aquatic species, fall under the purview of law with the same 'rights, duties an.....

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Jharkhand HC Seeks Detailed Report on Availability of PPE for Health Workers(06.04.2020)

Jharkhand High Court has sought a detailed report from the State Government regarding the steps being taken to ensure the availability of medical equi.....

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Jharkhand HC Seeks Detailed Report on Availability of PPE for Health Workers(06.04.2020)

Jharkhand High Court has sought a detailed report from the State Government regarding the steps being taken to ensure the availability of medical equi.....

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Allahabad HC Issues Notice on Plea to Quash Criminal Proceedings Against Dr. Kafeel Khan(24.03.2021)

Allahabad High Court has issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh Government on a petition moved by Dr. Kafeel Khan seeking to quash the criminal proceeding.....

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Uttarakhand HC Directs State to Increase Number of Daily Testing About Kumbh Mela(02.04.2021)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the State Government to increase the number of daily testing to at least 50,000 persons per day, in view of the fa.....

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Jharkhand HC: Defence Of Accused Cannot Be Put Forth At The Stage Of Framing Of Charges(28.01.2022)

Jharkhand High Court declined to quash criminal proceedings against a public servant, where the trial has already begun noting that at the stage of fr.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Asks State to Fill All Vacancies in Forest Department Within 6 Months(12.04.2021)

Uttarakhand High Court has asked the State Government to take steps for filling up vacancies in its Forest Department, preferably within six months, s.....

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Uttarakhand HC: Police Personnel Cannot be Appointed as Jail Superintendents(13.04.2021)

Uttarakhand High Court has held that Police personnel cannot be appointed as Jail Superintendents. The Court has held that the purpose of Police is ve.....

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Jharkhand High Court Grants Bail to Lalu Prasad in Dumka Treasury Case(19.04.2021)

Jharkhand High Court has granted bail to RJD president Lalu Prasad in Dumka treasury case of the multi-crore rupees fodder scam, paving way for his re.....

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Jharkhand HC: Writ Court Does Not Sit in Appeal Against Orders in Departmental Proceedings(09.02.2022)

Jharkhand High Court has reiterated that the writ Court does not sit in appeal against the orders passed in departmental proceedings, particularly whe.....

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Uttarakhand HC: Inherent Jurisdiction Must Not be Exercised Arbitrarily(09.02.2022)

Uttarakhand High Court has reiterated that inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 must not be exercised arbitrari.....

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P&H HC Grants Interim Protection to Raveena Tandon, Farah Khan and Bharti Singh(13.03.2020)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the State of Punjab not to take "coercive steps" against Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon, filmmaker Farah .....

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Jharkhand Court Refuses Bail to Accused who Assaulted a Mentally Ill Muslim Man(19.01.2022)

Jharkhand Court has refused bail to two men accused of assaulting a mentally ill Muslim man in Dhanbad and forcing him to chant, Jai Shri Ram. It is a.....

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Jharkhand HC: Murder of Driver on Duty Not Proximate to Nature of Employment(24.01.2022)

Jharkhand High Court has set aside a decision of the Commissioner which awarded compensation for the murder of a truck driver on duty under the under .....

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Uttarakhand HC Seeks State's Reply on Swami Prabodhanand's Plea to Quash FIR(24.01.2022)

Uttarakhand High Court has sought the response of the Uttarakhand State Government on a plea moved by Swami Prabodhanand Giri seeking quashing of the .....

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Uttarakhand HC Stays Operation of Circular Inhibiting Refund Claims(24.01.2022)

Uttarakhand High Court has stayed the operation of a Circular issued by the Revenue Authorities, to the extent it inhibits refund claims for a period .....

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Jharkhand HC: Scope Of Judicial Review In Matters Concerning Re-Evaluation Of Answer Key Is Narrow(28.01.2022)

Jharkhand High Court negating to interfere with the decision of Jharkhand Public Service Commission on disputed answers of the Preliminary Test, state.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Orders Government to Conduct Audit of Covid-19 Deaths in State(10.06.2021)

Uttarakhand High Court has ordered the Government to conduct an audit of Covid-19 deaths in the state and submit its report by 21st June, 2021 in plea.....

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Jharkhand HC Seeks Response on Controlling Price of Critical Medical Equipments(11.06.2021)

Jharkhand High Court has sought Centre's response on the action taken by its competent authority for controlling the price of critical medical equipme.....

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Uttarakhand HC Seeks Response on Priority Vaccination for Persons with Disability(14.06.2021)

Uttarakhand High Court has issued notice on a petition seeking priority Covid-19 vaccination for persons with Disabilities from the age of 18 and upwa.....

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Allahabad HC Rejects Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan's Pre Arrest Bail Application(14.06.2021)

Allahabad High Court has rejected the pre-arrest bail application filed by Member of Parliament from Samajwadi Party, Azam Khan in connection with the.....

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Gujarat HC Quashes Criminal Case Against Actor Shah Rukh Khan in Raees Promotion Stampede Case(28.04.2022)

Gujarat High Court has quashed a case against actor Actor Shah Rukh Khan registered against him in association with a stampede that happened at Vadoda.....

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Special Squad, Police Patrolling Every 24 Hours to Prevent Slaughter: Uttarakhand HC(14.08.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed Circle Officer of all the Districts throughout the State of Uttarakhand to patrol the rural areas once in 24 hours.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Warns of Referring Tiger Poaching Case to CBI(17.08.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has stated its dissatisfaction with the inaction of state government on the case where forest department officials have been ac.....

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Uttarakhand HC Upholds Constitutional Validity of Uttarakhand Char Dham Devasthanam Management Act(21.07.2020)

Uttarakhand High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation challenging the constitutional validity of Uttarakhand Char Dham Devasthanam Managem.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Refuses to Stay Release of Movie, ‘Sherni’(17.06.2021)

Uttarakhand High Court has refused to stay the streaming of ‘Sherni’ – a movie which is scheduled to be released on 18th June, 2021 on an OTT platform.....

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Uttarakhand HC Seeks SOPs for Char Dham Yatra(21.06.2021)

Uttarakhand High Court has asked the State Government to frame a Standard Operating Procedure(SOP) for the Char Dham Yatra. The court has warned that .....

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Calcutta HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Youth Leader iIn Case of Alleged Violence During Protest(20.04.2022)

Calcutta High Court has granted anticipatory bail to prominent youth leader and president of West Bengal Demorcatic Youth Federation of India, Meenaks.....

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Uttarakhand HC Quashes Centre’s Decision to Establish Permanent NIT Campus in Landslide Prone Area(28.07.2020)

Uttarakhand High Court has quashed the Centre’s decision to establish a permanent campus of the National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand at Sumar.....

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Uttarakhand HC Directs Govt to Constitute Committee to Identify Biodiversity Heritage Sites(30.07.2020)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the State Government to constitute an Expert Committee within four weeks, to examine whether there is a need to id.....

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Delhi HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Delhi Minorities Commission Chief Zafarul Islam(31.07.2020)

Delhi High Court has granted anticipatory bail to the Delhi Minorities Commission Chief Zafarul Islam Khan in a First Information Report registered ag.....

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Uttarakhand HC Directs State to Take Concrete Steps to Control Inflow of Tourists(08.07.2021)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the State government to take concrete steps to control the inflow of tourists in the State. The Court has stressed.....

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Uttarakhand HC Issues Notice to State on Plea Seeking Direction to Notify Rules for Sikh Marriages(09.07.2021)

Uttarakhand High Court has issued a notice to the state government on a plea urging that State Government should notify the rules under the Anand Marr.....

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Jharkhand HC: Registrar of Jharkhand Cooperative Society Not Barred to Act as Arbitrator(23.05.2022)

Jharkhand High Court has held that appointment of arbitrator who is the Registrar of the Jharkhand Cooperative Society, and also The Ex-Officio Direct.....

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Allahabad HC Says Disqualification of Azam Khan Not Conclusive for Bail Application(15.10.2020)

Allahabad High Court has held that its verdict disqualifying Mohd. Abdullah Azam Khan from the membership of the State Legislative Assembly for falsif.....

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Jharkhand HC Grants Pre-Arrest Bail to Mosque-Coordinators(21.10.2020)

Jharkhand High Court has granted anticipatory bail to mosque-coordinators accused of providing shelter to Tablighi Jamaat members without informing th.....

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Jharkhand HC: "Equal Pay for Equal Work" Has Assumed Status of Fundamental Right in Service(23.10.2020)

Jharkhand High Court has observed that “equal pay for equal work" has assumed the status of fundamental right in service jurisprudence.

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Uttarakhand HC: Subsequent FIR May Not Always be Termed as Counter Blast(26.10.2020)

Uttarakhand High Court has told Bharatiya Janta Party Member of Legislative Assembly, Mahesh Negi that subsequent FIR may not always be termed as coun.....

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Supreme Court Stays TV Actor Chahatt Khanna's Ex-husband Farhan Mirza's Arrest(01.10.2021)

Supreme Court has granted protection from arrest to TV Actress Chahat Khanna's husband Farhan Shahrukh Mirza in relation to the FIR registered accusin.....

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Uttarakhand HC Continues Stay on Tree Felling in Sahastradhara(22.08.2022)

Uttarakhand High Court has extended the stay on the proposal to cut thousands of trees to widen the road connecting an important tourist destination i.....

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Uttarakhand HC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of De-notification of Shivalik Elephant Reserve(06.01.2021)

Uttarakhand High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of denotification of the Shivalik Elephant Reserve, the only elephant reserve in the State, for t.....

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Uttarakhand HC Dismisses Plea Against Refusal to Stay Construction of Crematoria(06.01.2021)

Uttarakhand High Court has dismissed an appeal challenging an order denying interim relief against construction of a crematorium over alleged land of .....

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Uttarakhand HC: State Information Commission Has No Power to Direct Removal of Encroachment(08.01.2021)

Uttarakhand High Court has observed that the State Information Commission has got no power to direct for the removal of encroachment under the Right T.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Stays Denotification of the Only Elephant Reserve of State(11.01.2021)

Uttarakhand High Court has stayed the denotification of the Shivalik Elephant Reserve, the only elephant reserve in the State.

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Kumbh Mela: Uttarakhand High Court Directs Authorities to Frame SOP(13.01.2021)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the State Authorities to discuss the ways and means which need to be utilized for resolving the logistical problem.....

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Jharkhand HC Dismisses PIL Filed Against Organising Ranchi Match with Full Audience Capacity(22.11.2021)

Jharkhand High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition filed challenging the decision of the Jharkhand State Cricket Associati.....

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Jharkhand High Court Quashes Case Against CM Hemant Soren(14.11.2022)

Jharkhand High Court has quashed criminal proceedings instituted against Chief Minister Hemant Soren for allegedly violating the model code of conduct.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Stays Order De-Notifying Shivalik Elephant Reserve(23.02.2021)

Uttarakhand High Court has held that if the proposed area of the Shivalik Elephant Reserve is diverted for expansion of Dehradun's Jolly Grant Airport.....

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Madhya Pradesh High Court Grants Ad-Interim Bail to Nalin Yadav and Sadakat Khan(01.03.2021)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted ad-interim Bail to Nalin Yadav And Sadakat Khan, who were arrested in the case registered against comedian Munaw.....

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Bombay HC Allows Application of Aryan Khan Seeking Modification in Bail Condition(15.12.2021)

Bombay High Court has allowed an application filed by Aryan Shah Rukh Khan seeking modification of his bail condition to appear before the Narcotics C.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Grants Protection to Gay Couple in Live-In Relationship(20.12.2021)

Uttarakhand High Court has granted protection to a Gay couple in a live-in relationship by directing the Police to provide them immediate protection a.....

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Jharkhand Assembly Passes Anti-Lynching Bill Providing For Punishment for Culprits(22.12.2021)

Jharkhand State Assembly has passed a law to prevent Mob Lynching in the state, The Jharkhand (Prevention of Mob Violence and Mob Lynching) Bill, 2021.....

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Delhi HC Orders Status Quo on Demolition Action in Khanpur Market(03.01.2023)

Delhi High Court has ordered status quo on Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board’s (DUSIB) decision to demolish about 34 shops in possession of member.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Tells Election Commission to Consider Virtual Rally Amid Covid-19 Cases(06.01.2022)

Uttarakhand High Court has asked the Election Commission to consider virtual rallies and online voting as an alternative, with upcoming assembly elect.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Finds Prima Facie Violations in Corbett Tiger Reserve(14.01.2022)

Uttarakhand High Court has observed that there are prima facie violations of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 and .....

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Jharkhand HC: Delinquent Juvenile to be Prevented from Reoffending, Sentence Part of Reintegration(14.01.2022)

Jharkhand High Court has observed that one of the prime concerns of the juvenile justice system is to ensure that the delinquent juvenile is also prev.....

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Uttarakhand HC Imposes Rs. 50K Costs on FB for Not Filing Reply in PIL(09.12.2022)

Uttarakhand High Court while observing that prima facie it appears that the Meta-owned platform Facebook is not complying with Information Technology .....

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Uttarakhand HC: Not Obligatory to Implead 'All Eligible Persons' in Proceedings for Maintenance(09.12.2022)

Uttarakhand High Court has observed that it is not mandatory for a person claiming maintenance under Section 125 Cr.P.C. to implead all the persons re.....

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Uttarakhand HC Directs State Govt. to Consider Paying 50% Minimum Support Price to Farmers(23.04.2020)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the State Government to consider paying 50% Minimum Support Price for wheat to the farmers so as to address their .....

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Jharkhand HC Seeks Response on Steps Taken by State Govt. & Bar Councils to Aid Legal Fraternity(23.04.2020)

Jharkhand High Court has taken up the common cause pertaining to the grant of financial aid to Advocates and Advocate Clerks across Courts in light of.....

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Jharkhand HC: Payment of Fine is Mode of Punishment; Cannot Be Condition for Bail(23.04.2020)

Jharkhand High Court has held that the Court cannot impose 'any condition' that it likes while granting bail and that the conditions laid down in a ba.....

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Jharkhand HC Seeks State's Reply on Incidents of COVID-19 Suspects Escaping Quarantine Centers(27.04.2020)

Jharkhand High Court has sought the State's response on the stray incidents of COVID-19 suspects/ patients escaping the containment centers in the Sta.....

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Jharkhand HC Seeks Action Taken Report for Implementation of Lockdown Measures(29.04.2020)

Jharkhand High Court has sought a reply from the State Government, delineating the measures being taken for strict implementation of the lockdown.

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Uttarakhand High Court Says State Govt Careless About COVID Protocols(20.05.2021)

Uttarakhand High Court has made critical observations against the State Government for allowing the 'Kumbh Mela', in which over 10 million devotees co.....

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UC HC: Evict And Collect Penal Rent from Employees Unauthorisedly Occupying Govt Accommodations(24.02.2023)

Uttarakhand (UC) High Court while ordering eviction of retired/transferred government servants who are in unauthorized occupation of government accomm.....

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Jharkhand HC: Interest Liability Can't Be Raised Under GST Without Initiating Adjudication Process(30.03.2022)

Jharkhand High Court has observed that if an assessee disputes the liability of interest, either its calculation or the leviability, then the only alt.....

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Jharkhand HC: ITC Can be Denied on Inter-State Sale or Transfer of Stock(30.03.2022)

Jharkhand High Court has observed that Input Tax Credit can be denied under Section 18(8)(ix) of the Jharkhand Value Added Tax Act, 2005 on Inter-Stat.....

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Special NDPS Court Grants Additional Time to File Charge Sheet in Cordelia Cruise Ship Drugs Case(01.04.2022)

Special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Court granted the Narcotics Control Bureau's Special Investigation Team an additional 60 days to fi.....

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Jharkhand HC Rejects Plea to Seek Regularization of Persons Engaged Under MNREGA(04.04.2022)

Jharkhand High Court has rejected a writ plea filed by 39 persons working on the sanctioned post of Gram Rojgar Sewak under the Mahatma Gandhi Nationa.....

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Bom. HC Quashes Criminal Intimidation Complaint Against Actor Salman Khan(30.03.2023)

Bombay High Court has quashed criminal intimidation complaint against actor Salman Khan filed by a journalist in 2019.

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Uttarakhand HC: Reinstate Rajiv Bhartari as Principal Chief Conservator of Forest(04.04.2023)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed government to allow senior IFS officer Rajiv Bhartari to take over as the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest/ H.....

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Uttarakhand HC Directs Floor Test, Allows Disqualified MLAs to Take Part(30.03.2016)

Uttarakhand HC, while granting Ex- Uttarakhand CM, Harish Rawat, a chance to prove his majority in Assembly, has ruled that fresh voting must take pla.....

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Uttarakhand HC Put Stay on Uttarakhand Assembly Floor Test Till April 7(31.03.2016)

Uttarakhand High Court has stayed until April 7 floor test in assembly slated for today.

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Cabinet Introduces The Uttarakhand Appropriation (Vote on Account) Ordinance, 2016(01.04.2016)

Ministry of Law and Justice has introduced the Uttarakhand Appropriation (Vote on Account) Ordinance, 2016.

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Uttarakhand HC Ask Centre to Not to Take Any Action Regarding Uttarakhand Political Crisis(07.04.2016)

Uttarakhand High Court has asked Centre to not to take any action regarding the political crisis in the State, otherwise it would be forced to pass an.....

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'Samosa' is Cooked Food, Higher Tax Applicable: Uttarakhand HC(27.03.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has ruled that samosa is considered to be cooked food, hence it would attract higher tax rate.

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National Company Law Tribunal Suspends Delhi Gymkhana Club's Board(15.02.2021)

National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has ordered the suspension of the Delhi Gymkhana Club's board. The Tribunal has also asked the Ministry of Corpor.....

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Jharkhand HC Dismisses Petition Seeking Re-Investigation of Assault on Swami Agnivesh(22.02.2021)

Jharkhand High Court has dismissed a writ petition seeking reinvestigation of the case pertaining to assault on social activist late Swami Agnivesh, i.....

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JH HC: Maintenance Obligation Should not Make Husband Feel Like a Punishment(18.10.2023)

Jharkhand High Court has held that although it is moral duty of the husband to pay maintenance to her wife so that she may also reside in the same sta.....

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Jharkhand HC to Hear Only Extremely Urgent Cases Only Through Video Conferencing(26.04.2021)

Jharkhand High Court has ordered that all the Benches of the Court shall, with effect from 26th April 2021, take up extremely urgent matters filed in .....

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Allahabad HC Grants Bail to Senior Samajwadi Party Leader and Member of Parliament Azam Khan(10.03.2022)

Allahabad High Court has granted bail to the Senior Samajwadi Party leader and a Member Of Parliament, Azam Khan in connection with a case registered .....

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Uttarakhand HC Dismisses Challenge to Land Acquisition for ITBP Near LAC(14.03.2022)

Uttarakhand High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed, challenging a notification issued under Section 11(1) of the Right to Fair Compensation an.....

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Calcutta High Court Orders SIT to Complete Investigation Within 1 Month(14.03.2022)

Calcutta High Court has directed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to complete investigation into the death of student activist Anis Khan within 1 .....

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Jh. HC: Process of Constituting Transgender Welfare Board Must be Expedited(30.04.2024)

Jharkhand High Court while focusing on the importance of addressing the needs of the transgender community has directed the State Government to speed .....

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Jharkhand HC: Pending Litigations Can't be Sole Ground to Quash Criminal Proceedings U/S 482 CrPC(09.05.2022)

Jharkhand High Court has ruled that simply because there is a case and a counter case between the parties or merely because there has been a title sui.....

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Allahabad HC Grants Bail to Samajwadi Party MLA in Enemy Property Case(11.05.2022)

Allahabad High Court has granted bail to Samajwadi Party Leader and UP MLA Azam Khan in an alleged case of stealing enemy property and exploiting it f.....

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Bom. HC to Sameer Wankhede: Don’t Publish WhatsApp Chats Or Make Press Statements In Extortion Case(23.05.2023)

Bombay High Court while extending interim protection to former NCB officer Sameer Wankhede in extortion case regarding arrest of Aryan Khan in 2021, h.....

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SC to Jharkhand HC: Communicate the Marks Obtained By Candidates in Viva Voce Within 4 Weeks(29.05.2023)

Supreme Court has directed the Jharkhand High Court to communicate to petitioners and impleaders, who are candidates for the post of District Judge in.....

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Telangana HC: Right of Shia Women to Conduct Prayers in Ibadat Khana, Upheld(30.07.2024)

Telangana High Court has held that women belonging to the Akbhari Sect of Shia Muslims have a right to conduct religious activities in the Ibadat Khan.....

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Jh. HC: Provisions to File Written Statements Within 90 Periods is Directory Not Mandatory(30.07.2024)

Jh. HC has observed that in Order VIII Rule 1 r/w S. 151 of C.P.C. time prescribed for filing WS from date of service of notice is 30 days. Further, 6.....

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Allahabad HC Stays Demolition of Azam Khan's Resort Allegedly Built on Govt Land(11.09.2020)

Allahabad High Court has stayed the orders on demolition of Azam Khan’s "Hamsafar Resort", situated in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur District, which is alleg.....

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Jharkhand HC: Premises Can't Be Sealed by Authorities for Unreasonably Long Period(21.09.2020)

Jharkhand High Court has observed that in the case of an order of sealing, the authorities cannot be allowed to keep the premises locked for an unreas.....

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UK HC: Academic Council Can’t Delegate Their Core Function to Another Committee(07.08.2023)

Uttarakhand High Court has observed that academic policies including determination of eligibility, qualifications, and equivalence of a particular sub.....

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Jharkhand HC Grants Bail to Lalu Prasad Yadav in Chaibasa Treasury Scam Case(09.10.2020)

Jharkhand High Court has granted bail to Lalu Prasad Yadav in a fodder scam case related to fraudulent withdrawal of money from the Chaibasa treasury .....

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Uttarakhand HC Issues Notice on PIL Challenging Validity of Bar Council of Uttarakhand Rules(30.07.2021)

Uttarakhand High Court has issued notice to the Bar Council of Uttarakhand, the Bar Council of India, the Union and the State government on a Public I.....

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Allahabad HC Seeks Response of UP Government on Suspension of Doctor Kafeel Khan(03.08.2021)

Allahabad High Court has sought the response of the Uttar Pradesh Government regarding the reason behind the continuing suspension of Doctor Kafeel Kh.....

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Jharkhand HC Directs CBI to Take Over Probe into Death of District Judge Uttam Anand(04.08.2021)

Jharkhand High Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to take over the probe into the death case of Dhanbad district judge Uttam.....

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Calcutta HC Refuses to Transfer Probe of Anis Khan Death to CBI(21.06.2022)

Calcutta High Court has refused to transfer to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) the investigation into the death of student activist Anis Kha.....

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Uttarakhand HC Suspends District Judge Who Used Audi Car of Accused for Official Travel(24.12.2020)

Uttarakhand High Court has suspended Prashant Joshi, District Judge, Dehradun who fixed the official board of District Judge, Dehradun on a private Au.....

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Jharkhand HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance to Monitor Dumka School Girl Killing Case(02.09.2022)

Jharkhand High Court while taking suo moto cognizance of Dumka girl death case wherein school girl was reportedly killed after a man allegedly poured .....

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UK HC: Consider Declaring Elephant Corridors in Jim Corbett National Park as Eco-Sensitive Zones(02.09.2022)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the Central Government to consider declaring elephant corridors in the Jim Corbett National Park as 'Eco-sensitive.....

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Jh. HC: Married Woman Can’t Claim that Consent was Obtained on False Promise to Marry(18.09.2023)

Jharkhand High Court has held that a married woman cannot claim that her consent for entering into physical relationship outside marriage was obtained.....

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JH. HC: Criminal Liability Can’t be Levied in Every Case of Breach of Contract(20.09.2023)

Jharkhand High Court has held that criminality cannot be fastened upon the accused persons on mere breach of contract in every case, and parties shoul.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Orders Ramdev Company to Share Profits with Locals(29.12.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed a company run by yoga guru Ramdev to share a percentage of its profits with local farmers and communities.

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Supreme Court Makes Jharkhand Coal Block Auction Provisional And Subject to Orders(09.11.2020)

Supreme Court has directed that any action in connection with the opening of commercial coal mining in Jharkhand and the coal block auction would be p.....

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Jharkhand HC Dismisses Rahul Gandhi's Plea To Quash Defamation Case Against Him(14.07.2022)

Jharkhand High Court has dismissed the plea moved by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi seeking to quash the defamation case filed against him for his alleg.....

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Uttarakhand HC Orders Removal of Aggressive Stray Dogs Across State Through Municipalities(19.07.2022)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the Municipalities across the state to identify and remove the aggressive stray dogs within the areas under their .....

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JH HC Issues Directions to Ensure Strict Implementation of Fire Safety Measures Across State(21.08.2023)

Jharkhand High Court has issued directions to ensure stringent implementation of fire safety measures across the State. This came in response to the t.....

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Uttarakhand HC Stays 30% Quota to Women With Domicile in State Civil Services(29.08.2022)

Uttarakhand High Court has stayed a government order of the year 2006 that sought to provide 30 percent horizontal reservation only to the women candi.....

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Jharkhand HC Directs to Constitute Review Boards & Appoint Non Official Members(06.09.2021)

Jharkhand High Court has directed the State to constitute the Mental Health Review Boards (MHRB) under Section 46 and 73 of the Mental Healthcare Act,.....

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Jhar. HC: Standard of Proof to Rebut Presumption Under NI Act is of Preponderance of Probabilities(16.08.2022)

Jharkhand High Court has held that when an accused under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments (NI) Act has to rebut the presumption in favour of .....

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Uttarakhand HC: Anticipatory Bail Pleas Allowed for Category A Offences as per Satender Antil Case(28.08.2023)

Uttarakhand High Court has by 2:1 majority held that Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI (MANU/SC/0851/2022) doesn’t mention that anticipatory bail applicatio.....

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Uttarakhand HC to State: Formulate the Tourism Development Plan(11.09.2023)

Uttarakhand High Court while observing that the policy of the State, in practice, appears to be only to commercialise the hills, without any emphasis .....

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JH HC Bans Use of Loudspeakers from 10 PM to 6 AM(18.10.2023)

Jharkhand High Court while issuing various directions to curb the issue of noise pollution in the city, has directed that from 10.00 p.m. to 06.00 a.m.....

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JH HC: Person Not Being Railway Servant Travelling In Goods Train Not Entitled To Compensation(26.07.2022)

Jharkhand High Court has held that if a person, not being a railway employee, is traveling in a goods train and falls down from such a train, then he .....

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Uttarakhand HC: PwD Entitled to Horizontal Reservation Cutting Across All Categories(02.08.2022)

Uttarakhand High Court while quashing advertisement issued by UKPSC, finding it to be violative of Rule 11(4) of Rights of Persons with Disability Rul.....

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JH HC: Difficult to Get Documentary Evidence for Money Exchanged at Time of Marriage(06.10.2023)

Jharkhand High Court has held that even in the absence of documentary evidence to prove payment of money and gold, oral evidence of the parties if fou.....

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JH HC: Delay in Filing FIR in Rape Cases Not Fatal, if Proper Explanation Given(09.10.2023)

Jharkhand High Court has held that in case of a rape wherein dignity and prestige of family is at stake, the time is also taken in deciding whether to.....

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JH HC: Denial of Medical Reimbursement by Categorizing it as Outdoor Patient is Not Justifiable(16.10.2023)

Jharkhand High Court has held that on the basis of applicability of principle of purposive construction, denying the benefit of medical reimbursement .....

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Uttarakhand HC Partially Allows Felling of Trees for Widening Sahastradhara Road(24.06.2022)

Uttarakhand High Court has partially allowed the proposal to cut thousands of trees to widen the road connecting an important tourist destination in U.....

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Uttarakhand HC Dismisses Bail Application of Haldwani Violence Accused, Abdul Malik(03.09.2024)

Uttarakhand HC Court while dismissing the bail application of Abdul Malik, main accused in the Haldwani Violence case has observed that an appeal agai.....

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Jharkhand Govt. Approves Medical Insurance, Monthly Stipend for Lawyers(09.09.2024)

Jharkhand Government has approved medical insurance of Rs. 5 Lakh for over 30,000 lawyers across the State. In addition to this, advocates aged 65 yea.....

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SC: 2 Months Given to Uttarakhand for Rehabilitation Scheme for People to be Evicted by Railways(12.09.2024)

Supreme Court has given two months time to the State of Uttarakhand to come up with a rehabilitation scheme for all the people who are to be evicted b.....

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Supreme Court: State of Jharkhand Files Contempt Petition Against Central Government(18.09.2024)

State of Jharkhand has filed a contempt petition against Centre for delay in appointment of Chief Justice of the Jharkhand HC. It was stated that unre.....

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Jh. HC: No Internet Facility to be Suspended on Ground of Conducting Examination(24.09.2024)

Jharkhand HC has held that no internet facility, will be suspended within the State of Jharkhand on the ground of conducting any examination as it is .....

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Delhi HC Grants Bail to Mohd. Saleem Khan in Connection with murder of Constable Ratan Lal(27.09.2021)

Delhi High Court has granted bail to Mohd. Saleem Khan while denying it to Mohd. Ibrahim in connection with murder of Head Constable Ratan Lal and cau.....

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2022 Minor's Mob-Lynching Case: Jharkhand High Court Transferred Probe To CBI(07.09.2022)

Jharkhand High Court has transferred the probe into the 2022 mob lynching case of a minor boy to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The court .....

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Uttarakhand HC: Court Where Minor Ordinarily Resides, Has Jurisdiction Under Guardians & Wards Act(12.09.2022)

Uttarakhand High Court has held that an application with respect to the guardianship of a minor has to be made to the District Court having jurisdicti.....

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Jharkhand HC Orders Rs. 10 Lakhs Compensation to Blind Minor Girl Gang-Raped by Family Members(15.09.2022)

Jharkhand High Court while ordering Rs. 10 lakhs compensation for blind minor girl who was subjected to gang-rape by her own family members, including.....

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Uttarakhand HC Vacates Stay on Cutting of Trees for Construction of Sahastradhara Road(19.09.2022)

Uttarakhand High Court while allowing proposed cutting of 2057 trees for road-widening project in the Sahastradhara passage leading to Mussoorie, has .....

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Sessions Court Rejects Rajasthan Government’s Plea Against Salman Khan in Arms License Case(12.02.2021)

Sessions Court has rejected the Rajasthan Government's plea against the actor and acquitted him of the charge for the allegations of submitting a fals.....

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JH HC: Accused Must be Granted Time to Show Mitigating Factors in Hearing Related to Death Penalty(02.11.2023)

Jharkhand High Court has held that in every case where the statute provides death penalty the Court must adjourn “further” hearing on sentence after c.....

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Bombay High Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail to Actor Sahil Khan in Abetment to Suicide Case(08.12.2021)

Bombay High Court has granted pre-arrest bail to actor and fitness entrepreneur Sahil Khan in an abetment to suicide and defamation case.

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Uttarakhand High Court Dismisses PIL Filed Against Use of Siren by An MLA(13.12.2021)

Uttarakhand High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition filed against the use of siren by a Member of Legislative Assembly of.....

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Jharkhand HC Sets Aside 2019 Advertisement Giving Retrospective Application to EWS Reservation(25.01.2021)

Jharkhand High Court has set aside a 2019 advertisement published by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission giving retrospective application to the 1.....

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Uttarakhand HC Stays All Development Activities in Nainital's Jilling Estate(28.11.2022)

Uttarakhand High Court has stayed all development activities in Nainital’s Jilling Estate till December 15, after Google Map imagery prima facie depic.....

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Jharkhand HC: Muslim Woman Can Marry Person of Her Choice After Attaining Puberty(30.11.2022)

Jharkhand High Court has held that under Muslim personal law people attain puberty at the age of 15 years and upon attaining the same, they are at lib.....

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Uttarakhand HC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Ban on Private Shooters to Kill ‘Man-Eaters’(11.12.2020)

Uttarakhand High Court has issued notices to the State Government, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (wildlife), chief wildlife warden and direct.....

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Maharashtra RERA Directs Developer To Hand Over Two Properties With Interest For Delayed Possession(17.10.2022)

Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) has directed Orbit Enterprises to hand over possession of two units at BKC, Mumbai, to actor S.....

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Uttarakhand HC Stays Termination of Ad hoc Employees In Vidhan Sabha(18.10.2022)

Uttarakhand High Court has stayed termination of several ad hoc employees of the legislative assembly and directed the Vidhan Sabha Secretariat to per.....

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UK. HC Bans Storage, Sale Of Fire Crackers In Haldwani's Ramlila Maidan For Safety Of Residents(21.10.2022)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the state authorities to forthwith stop the storage or retail sale of firecrackers in the Ramlila maidan area of H.....

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UP Court Convicts Samajwadi Party Leader And UP MLA Azam Khan in 2019 Hate Speech Case(28.10.2022)

UP Court has held Samajwadi Party leader and former Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan guilty in 2019 Hate Speech case for making provocative remarks ag.....

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Jharkhand HC: DNA Tests Can't be Directed as a Matter of Course(23.12.2022)

Jharkhand High Court while observing that DNA tests can encroach upon privacy and physical autonomy of an individual, has held that order to conduct D.....

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Uttarakhand Becomes The First State to Pass The Uniform Civil Code Bill(08.02.2024)

The Uttarakhand State Legislative Assembly on 07.02.2024 passed the Uniform Civil Code, Uttarakhand, 2024 Bill and with this Uttarakhand becomes the f.....

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Jharkhand HC: Married Woman Can't Prosecute Another Man for Sex on False Pretext of Marriage(09.12.2022)

Jharkhand High Court has held that a married woman, who enters into a consensual sexual relationship with another man cannot later on prosecute him fo.....

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Rajasthan HC Extends Stay in Appeals in Relation to Salman Khan Blackbuck Poaching Case(12.04.2021)

Rajasthan High Court has extended stay in hearing the appeals in relation to the Blackbuck Poaching case against Salman Khan which are under considera.....

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Jharkhand HC: Section 19 (2) Bars Appeal from Decree Passed with Consent of Parties(16.02.2022)

Jharkhand High Court recently held that Section 19(2) of the Family Courts Act, 1984 is akin to the provision under Section 96(3) of the Code of Civil.....

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Calcutta HC Takes Suo Moto Cognisance of Alleged Murder of Social Activist Anis Khan in Amta(22.02.2022)

Calcutta High Court has taken suo moto cognisance of the alleged murder of social activist Anis Khan in Amta in Howrah district. The incident led to w.....

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Jharkhand HC: Rashness and Negligence in Driving is Subjective Determination(22.02.2022)

Jharkhand High Court has held that rashness and negligence in driving is a subjective determination depending on different factors like road condition.....

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Utt. HC: Joining in Service Cannot Be Denied to Woman on The Ground of Her Pregnancy(27.02.2024)

Uttarakhand High Court has held that a woman who has been selected for a service, cannot be denied joing for the reason that she is pregnant.

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UttaraKhand HC: Owner Must Follow Manner Provided by Law to Dispossess Even an Unauthorized Occupant(04.01.2023)

Uttarakhand High Court has held that although it is settled position in law that injunction cannot be granted against true owner of the property, even.....

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SC Rejects Azam Khan’s Plea to Transfer Case to Another State(04.01.2023)

Supreme Court while observing that a wrong order is not a ground to infer bias and transfer the trial from the state has refused to entertain the plea.....

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President Assents Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code Bill, 2024(14.03.2024)

The Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code Bill, 2024 has received assent by the President of India Droupadi Murmu. The bill was tabled in the Uttarakhand Leg.....

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Utt. HC: State to Come Up With Directions for Live-in/Married Couples to Approach SSP Directly(19.03.2024)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the State Government to issue general instructions whereby Live-in/Married couples can approach the Senior Superin.....

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Jharkhand HC Upholds Fine Imposed on State Govt for Providing Late Information Under RTI Act(11.02.2022)

Jharkhand High Court has upheld the fine of INR 60,000 imposed by the State Information Commissioner on the concerned department of the State governme.....

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Uttarakhand HC to State: Strictly Enforce Construction Ban in Joshimath(16.01.2023)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed State to strictly enforce ban on construction in subsidence-hit Joshimath town in Chamoli district, and asked auth.....

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All. HC Grants Bail To Nizamuddin Khan Booked Under UAPA For Alleged PFI Connection(23.01.2023)

Allahabad High Court has granted bail to Nizamuddin Khan, the State President of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) in the UAPA case over his.....

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Jharkhand HC Asks State to Apprise on Method Adopted to Deal with Black Fungus Patients(01.02.2022)

Jharkhand High Court has asked the State to apprise it with the method that has been adopted to monitor the functioning of private hospitals, which ha.....

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Allahabad HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Termination of Services of Dr. Kafeel Khan(03.02.2022)

Allahabad High Court has issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh Government on the plea filed by Dr. Kafeel Khan challenging the termination of his service.....

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Jharkhand HC: Wages to Include Privileges or Benefits that Can be Measured in Terms of Money(07.02.2022)

Jharkhand High Court has held that wages under the Employees Compensation Act, 1923 include privileges or benefits that can be measured in terms of mo.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Allows Termination of Foetus of Rape Victim(07.02.2022)

Uttarakhand High Court has allowed the termination of a 28 weeks foetus of a rape victim, granting relief to the victim. The Court has held that there.....

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SC Disapproves Uttarakhand HC’s Approach of Disposing Matters in Same Format(20.02.2023)

Supreme Court has disapproved the practice of Uttarakhand High Court of disposing of various criminal writ petitions by passing same-format orders and.....

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Uttarakhand HC: More Than Prima Facie Case Needed to Summon Person(21.03.2022)

Uttarakhand High Court has reiterated that a more than prima facie case is needed to be presented to summon a person under Section 319 of the Code of .....

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Jharkhand HC: Adjudication Proceedings Initiated Without SCN is Void Ab-Initio(29.04.2022)

Jharkhand High Court has quashed an adjudication order on the ground that a proper show cause notice was not served by concluding the proceedings.

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Allahabad HC Dismisses Actress Jaya Prada's Plea Challenging Mohd Azam Khan's Win(02.05.2022)

Allahabad High Court has dismissed an election petition filed by actress Jaya Prada challenging the election of Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan from .....

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CBI Court Acquits Sooraj Pancholi in Jia Khan Abetment of Suicide Case(28.04.2023)

CBI Court, Mumbai while citing paucity of evidence in the Jia Khan abetment of suicide case, has acquitted actor Sooraj Pancholi.

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Uttarakhand High Court’s Order for its Relocation Outside Nainital, Stayed by Supreme Court(27.05.2024)

Supreme Court has stayed Uttarakhand High Court’s order asking the State to look for a suitable place outside Nainital, to shift their premises. High .....

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Jh. HC: Can’t Cancel Bail Unless There is Violation of Bail Conditions or Accused Impedes Fair Trial(29.05.2024)

Jharkhand High Court has held that bail once granted to an accused person cannot be cancelled unless he violates the condition of the bail or does any.....

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Centre Starts Granting Citizenship Under CAA in West Bengal, Haryana and Uttarakhand(30.05.2024)

Central Government has started granting citizenship under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) in West Bengal, Haryana and Uttarakhand. Ministr.....

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Calcutta HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Youth Leader iIn Case of Alleged Violence During Protest(20.04.2022)

Calcutta High Court has granted anticipatory bail to prominent youth leader and president of West Bengal Democratic Youth Federation of India, Meenaks.....

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Uttarakhand HC: Non-Compliance of Section 50 NDPS Act is Sufficient for Acquittal(13.04.2023)

Uttarakhand High Court while observing that non-complaince with Section 50 of NDPS Act makes sufficient case for acquittal, has acquitting a person w.....

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Utt. HC: While Exercising Inherent Jurisdiction, HC Does Not Function As Court of Appeal or Revision(21.06.2024)

Utt. HC has held that inherent jurisdiction though wide should not be capriciously or arbitrarily exercised, but should be exercised in appropriate ca.....

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Utt. HC: Conditional Liberty Must Override Statutory Embargo Under NDPS Act(21.06.2024)

Utt. HC has observed that prolonged incarceration, generally militates against the most precious fundamental right guaranteed under Article 21 of the .....

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Money Laundering Case: Jharkhand’s Former Chief Minister Heman Soren Granted Bail(28.06.2024)

Jharkhand High Court has granted bail to former Chief Minister Hemant Soren in a money laundering case that involves illegal possession of 8.36 acres .....

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Jhar. HC: Resolution Professional Under IBC Falls Within Ambit of 'Public Servant' Under POCA(07.04.2023)

Jharkhand High Court has held that Resolution Professional under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) will be considered a public servant under both s.....

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Jh. HC: Deliberate Departure from Terms of Contract May Amount to Malafide Action by Arbitrator(10.04.2023)

Jharkhand High Court has observed that deliberate departure from the contract amounts not only to manifest disregard of its authority or misconduct on.....

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Uttarakhand HC Seeks Report on Prison Conditions, Availability of Medical Facilities for Inmates(04.05.2021)

Uttarakhand High Court has sought a response from the State Government regarding the state of prisoners amid the Covid-19 pandemic, availability of me.....

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Uttarakhand HC Dismisses Plea Challenging UKSSSC LT Assistant Teacher Recruitment Process 2020(06.04.2022)

Uttarakhand High Court has dismissed a plea that challenges the Uttarakhand Subordinate Service Selection Commission LT Grade Teacher (Arts) Recruitme.....

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Uttarakhand HC Upholds Amendment to Recruitment Rules During Selection Process(13.04.2022)

Uttarakhand High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the decision of the Uttarakhand Subordinate Service Selection Commission to permit non B.E.....

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Jharkhand HC: S. 202 CrPC is Mandatory Even if Government is the Complainant(08.05.2023)

Jharkhand High Court while observing that there is no exception to Section 202 CrPC even if government is complainant, has held that magistrate is req.....

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Jh. HC: Unless Execution of Sale Deed is Proved, Exhibit on the Same Cannot be Marked(30.07.2024)

Jh. HC has observed that sale deed is private document though after registration in the office of Registrar it becomes public document. But unless and.....

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Uttarakhand HC Expunges Remark on Mandatory Registration for Live-in couples(01.08.2024)

Uttarakhand High Court expunged its order asking a couple to register their relationship under the Uniform Civil Code, Uttarakhand, 2024, within 48 ho.....

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SC Directs Allahabad HC to Dispose Of Dr Khafeel Khan's Plea Against His Detention(13.08.2020)

Supreme Court has directed Allahabad High Court to expeditiously dispose of the habeas corpus plea filed by Dr. Kafeel Ahmad Khan who has been in dete.....

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SC Grants Time for Vijay Kurle, Nilesh Ojha & Rashid Khan Pathan to Surrender(19.08.2020)

Supreme Court has allowed 16 weeks time for surrendering for Vijay Kurle, Nilesh Ojha and Rashid Khan Pathan who were convicted for contempt.

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Jharkhand HC: Merely Breach of Undertaking to Repay Loan Cannot be Basis of Conviction(16.07.2021)

Jharkhand High Court has held that in the absence of any allegation of deception, false promise, or inducement at the time of the transaction, merely .....

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Uttarakhand HC Denies Bail to Man Booked for Abetting Wife's Suicide(16.07.2021)

Uttarakhand High Court has denied bail to a man who has been booked for abetting the suicide of his wife as he would allegedly pressurize his wife to .....

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SC: Courts Can Delete Unnecessary Parties In PILs(01.06.2023)

Supreme Court has dismissed a plea challenging interim order of Uttarakhand High Court by which it deleted some respondents from the array of parties.

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Uttarakhand HC: Can’t Hold Husband Guilty for Unnatural Sex Under Section 377 of IPC(22.07.2024)

Utt. HC has held that Exception 2 to Section 375 IPC cannot be taken out from it while reading Section 377 IPC in relation to husband and wife. If an .....

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Uttarakhand HC Directs State to Maintain Law & Order Amid Communal Tensions in the State(16.06.2023)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed State to ensure that law and order is maintained in all parts of the state amid spike in communal tension and also.....

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Uttarakhand HC to State: Explain Inaction in Preparing Tourism Development Plan for Doon Valley(16.06.2023)

Uttarakhand High Court while observing failure on the part of the State Department for Tourism in preparing Tourism Development Plan for Doon Valley, .....

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Delhi HC Stays Gymkhana’s Move to Act Against ‘Whistleblowers’(15.10.2018)

Delhi High Court has put on hold all proceedings started by Delhi Gymkhana Club against nine of its members who claim to be whistleblowers and had fil.....

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Junaid Khan Lynching Case: Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail to Main Accused(18.10.2018)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted bail to Naresh Kumar, the main accused in the case concerning the brutal lynching of a 16-year-old boy, Juna.....

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Alwar Court Acquits Six Men Accused of Lynching Pehlu Khan(16.08.2019)

Alwar Court has acquitted six people accused of lynching dairy farmer Pehlu Khan while he was transporting cows in Rajasthan two years ago. The Court .....

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