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Sikkim HC Dismisses Plea Against Setting Up of State Museum(29.05.2018)
Sikkim High Court has dismissed a plea filed against setting up of a state museum, which according to him, is not in public interest and that the fund.....
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Sikkim HC Rejects Plea Challenging State's "One Family One Job" Policy(20.05.2022)
Sikkim High Court has refused to interfere with the State Government's 'One Family One Job' scheme and observed that the beneficial nature of the Sche.....
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CIVIL - Sikkim HC Stays Bandh Called by Sikkim Krantikari Morcha(27.02.2019)
Sikkim High Court has barred, in an interim order, state's opposition party, Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM), from going ahead with its proposed bandh .....
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Sikkim HC: Court Can't Travel Beyond Pleadings in a Suit to Frame Issues(12.09.2022)
Sikkim High Court has held that trial courts can frame issues with regard to only those pleadings which are asserted by one party and denied by other......
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Sikkim High Court Upholds Constitutional Vires of Levy of Service Tax on Lottery Tickets(28.03.2017)
Sikkim High Court has upheld constitutionality of amendments brought through Finance Act, 2016, which made service tax leviable on a person engaged in.....
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CRIMINAL - Forcibly Kissing Child can Constitute 'Aggravated Sexual Assault' Under POCSO Act: Sikkim HC(08.03.2019)
Sikkim High Court has held that an act of forcibly kissing a girl child of 11 years of age and hugging her can amount to "aggravated sexual assault" a.....
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Sikkim HC Directs Doctors To Abstain from Using Two-Finger Test(25.11.2022)
Sikkim High Court while observing that medical examination using two-finger test affects the dignity of the rape survivors, has asked doctors to desis.....
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Sikkim HC: Can’t Reduce Sentence if Trial Court Awarded Minimum Punishment Prescribed by Statute(06.12.2022)
Sikkim High Court has held that minimum sentence prescribed by the statute has to be imposed on the guilty and it cannot be reduced by the Appellate C.....
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Sikkim HC Urges State to take Necessary Steps to Augment Resources to Meet Need of Pandemic(18.05.2021)
Sikkim High Court has urged the State Government take all necessary steps to augment its resources to meet the present situation of Covid-19 pandemic .....
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Sikkim HC Expresses Concern Over Unavailability of Covid-19 Vaccines(07.06.2021)
Sikkim High Court has expressed concern over unavailability of Covid-19 vaccine in the State and directed the authorities to take proactive steps in t.....
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Sikkim High Court Dismisses Plea Alleging Misappropriation of Covid-19 Funds(17.06.2021)
Sikkim High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation seeking enquiry into alleged misappropriation of funds under Covid-19 package provided to.....
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Karnataka High Court Issues Notice on MBBS Graduates' Plea Against Govt Notification(17.06.2021)
Karnataka High Court has issued notice to the State Government and other respondents on a batch of petitions filed challenging the notification issued.....
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Sikkim HC: Offences U/S 138 NI Act Can be Compounded at Any Stage(05.05.2023)
Sikkim High Court has held that irrespective of provisions of Section 320(9) of the Criminal Procedure Code, offences under Section 138 of the Negotia.....
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Sikkim HC Expresses Concern Over Spread of Covid-19 in Care Facilities(13.07.2021)
Sikkim High Court has expressed concern over spread of Covid-19 in various 'Care facilities' and has directed the State to take immediate steps for pr.....
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Sikkim HC: Permission to Extract Groundwater Must Record Reasons by Central Ground Water Board(02.08.2021)
Sikkim High Court has observed that permission to extract groundwater granted to the industries in the State must record satisfaction and assign reaso.....
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Sikkim High Court Orders Government to Establish Dispensaries in Prison(01.10.2015)
Sikkim High Court has ordered State Government to establish dispensaries in Central Jail at Rongyek in East Sikkim and South district prison at Namchi.....
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Identity of Victim Under POCSO Act Must Not Be Disclosed During Probe: Sikkim HC(09.04.2018)
Sikkim High Court has observed that the Special Court under POCSO Act is also vested with the responsibility of ensuring that identity of the victim-c.....
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Sikkim HC Suspends Suo Motu Monitoring of Covid-19 Situtation in State(21.09.2021)
Sikkim High Court has suspended its suo motu monitoring of the Covid-19 situation in the State, upon being convinced that the State Government has tak.....
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Administering Oath to Accused While Recording Confessional Statement Unconstitutional: Sikkim HC(14.03.2018)
Sikkim High Court has held that administering oath to an accused while recording his confessional statement under Section 164 CrPC violates Article 20.....
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Sikkim HC Disposes PIL Which Raised Issues Arising Out of COVID-19 Restrictions(03.04.2020)
Sikkim High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation which has raised several issues arising out of restrictions imposed by the State in the w.....
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Any Interested Person Can Make Reference Seeking Disqualification of MLA: Sikkim HC(21.06.2018)
Sikkim High Court has held that not only a member of Legislative Assembly but any other person interested is competent to make a reference (petition) .....
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No Provision in Limitation Act to Compute Limitation for Counsel’s Carelessness: Sikkim HC(29.06.2018)
Sikkim High Court has observed that no provision has been made in the Limitation Act for computing limitation for the carelessness of the counsel.
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