On the state government's earlier proposal for shifting the High Court to Gaulapar in Haldwani, the high court observed that the land earmarked for the purpose had 75 per cent forest cover and construction in the area would lead to deforestation.
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The division bench, comprising acting Chief Justice Manoj Kumari Tiwari and Justice Pankaj Purohit, also issued notices to the disaster management secretary, public works department, central government, and National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation. The next hearing is scheduled for November 22.
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The court's ruling came on a bunch of anticipatory bail applications, including that of an advocate who is accused in a dowry death case.
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The Uttarakhand High Court has remarked that several women are misusing Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code against their partners when they have differences with each other.
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Tension gripped several areas of Uttarakhand after a minor Hindu girl was allegedly abducted by two men – a Hindu and a Muslim – in Purola. Several Hindutva groups organised a 'mahapanchayat' on June 15 which has been challenged in the courts.
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The Union government has given in-principle approval for the transfer of the Uttarakhand High Court from Nainital to Haldwani. The move comes after the state cabinet gave its approval last year, but lawyers and traders in Nainital are opposing the decision.
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Due to the non-compliance with the order, the students could not appear in the practicals, their lawyer Kartikey Hari Gupta said.
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On Tuesday, The Uttarakhand government agreed to have the ongoing Special Investigation Team (SIT) and Special Task Force (STF) probe into irregularities in recruitment examinations monitored by a high court judge.
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A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices S A Nazeer and P S??Narasimha posted the matter for hearing after advocate Prashant Bhushan mentioned the matter.
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The woman had approached the court seeking better compensation along with medical benefits and a job after the state government gave her an ex-gratia of Rs 1.80 lakh.?
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Hearing the PIL, a bench of Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari issued notices to the Vidhan Sabha Secretariat and the state government, asking them to submit their reply by May 1.
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19-year-old Ankita Bhandari was allegedly killed by the resort owner owner Pulkit Arya, manager Saurabh Bhaskar and assistant manager Ankit Gupta when she resisted their attempts to force her to offer 'extra services' to a VIP guest.
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The lower court had acquitted them on grounds of insufficient evidence despite a video clip in public domain showing Joshi and others attacking the horse, the PIL alleged.
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This year's Kanwar Yatra caught headlines even before starting as a political row erupted over Uttar Pradesh's and Uttarakhand governments asking eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route to display their owners' names.
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Disaster Management Secretary Ranjit Kumar Sinha has instructed the district magistrates to be vigilant and take adequate precautions in view of the rising water level of the rivers.
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Uttarakhand's Tourism, Religion and Culture Minister Satpal Maharaj on Friday said he has instructed secretary of culture and religious affairs Harichandra Semwal to form a high-level inquiry committee under the chairmanship of the Garhwal commissioner to get to the bottom of the matter.
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In such cases the boys are usually treated as sole culprits and punished which is not fair, the PIL said. The matter will be heard again on August 6.
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Joshimath, the gateway to famous pilgrimage sites like Badrinath and Hemkund Sahib and international skiing destination Auli, is facing a major challenge due to land subsidence.
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Uttarakhand and Gujarat have constituted panels in their states to study the implementation of UCC, a key agenda of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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The new reservation policy in Jammu and Kashmir has reduced the general category quota to 40 percent and increased the reservation for other categories to 60 percent.
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On November 11, 2023, the top court took a suo motu (on its own) cognisance of the termination of six women civil judges by the state government over their alleged unsatisfactory performance.
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The petition alleges that provocative news is being aired on Indian channels and that unregulated broadcasts of content opposing Bangladeshi culture are leading to the destruction of the youth.
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The court said in such a situation, to hold that the woman would lose her status as a migrant only because she, out of the natural urge of forming a family, had to marry a non-migrant on account of existing circumstances, would be grossly “discriminatory and militates” against the very concept of justice.
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Currently, only Hindus, Sikhs, and Buddhists are eligible for Scheduled Caste benefits under the 1950 Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order.
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The woman, in her complaint lodged in 2019, said she was in a relationship with the man and that, despite her refusal, he raped and impregnated her.
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Himachal Pradesh High Court has invalidated the Chief Parliamentary Secretaries Act 2006 for violating constitutional provisions.
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Authorities failed to produce the original notification banning the book when the Delhi HC was hearing a petition challenging the ban
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Husbands are not entitled to snoop into their wife’s personal communications, whether it be phone, letters or diary.
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In May 2024, the Madhya Pradesh High Court held that marital rape cannot be considered an offense punishable under law. In March 2022, the Karnataka High Court refused to quash the charges of rape pending against a husband, along with other charges of domestic violence.
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An Islamic preacher had raised the allegation that by shaking hands with a man who was not a blood relative, a female college student had committed adultery
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In his anticipatory bail plea, Siddique claimed that the complainant has subjected him to the "prolonged campaign of harassment and false accusations since 2019".
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The Kerala High Court criticised the state government for not taking action on the 2019 Justice Hema Committee report, which revealed sexual exploitation in the Malayalam film industry.
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Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang Punia has reportedly requested the Delhi high court to consider his request immediately as the World wrestling Championships are slated in Tirana, Albania, from October 28 to 31 and the suspension would prevent him from competing
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Delhi High Court has refused to set aside the sexual harassment against former president of the Wresting Federation of India - Brij Bhushan. Bhushan had moved the High Court to quash the charges against him.
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High Court dismissed all 13 petitions to quash the FIR, remarking all FIRs were registered based on the evidence.
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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah moved the High Court after the Governor approved his prosecution over alleged irregularities in site allotment by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA).
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This decision comes after the Governor's call to sanction the Congress leader's prosecution over alleged irregularities in site allotment by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA).
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The Chhattisgarh High Court dismissed a petition by a teacher accused of abetting the suicide of a student.
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The proceedings against Shyambir Singh, a 2018-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, were initiated after allegations surfaced that he retaliated against Ganderbal sub-judge Fayaz Ahmad Qureshi and abused his official position to intimidate and harass him.
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The maintainability of suits filed by the deity and Hindu parties had been challenged by the management of Shahi Idgah Masjid on the ground that the suits are barred by the Places of Worship Act, the Limitation Act and the Specific Relief Act.
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The court questioned the police as to what kind of democracy it was and whether an offence was made out despite the petitioner having claimed her right under Article 19(1)(a) for freedom of speech and expression.
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The Haryana government had set up barricades at the Ambala-New Delhi national highway in February when Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) (Non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) had announced to move towards Delhi in support of various demands, including a legal guarantee to minimum support price (MSP) for crops.
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The child sex abuse case was filed against former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa based on a complaint by the mother of a 17-year-old girl. According to the victim's mother, Yediyurappa molested her daughter during a meeting in February this year at the BJP leader's house in Dollars Colony.
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Earlier, Delhi's Rouse Avenue court granted bail to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy case. Citing the trial court's order as lopsided and perverse, ED demanded a stay order. Considering ED's petition, the Delhi High Court later imposed an interim stay on Kejriwal's release.
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On June 21, a Delhi HC vacation bench of Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain reserved its judgement after the Enforcement Directorate challenged the bail ordered by Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court.
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has moved the Supreme Court to challenge the stay on his bail order imposed by Delhi High Court. The AAP Supremo had been granted bail on Thursday by the Rouse Avenue Court.
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Yesterday, vacation judge of Rouse Avenue Court, Nyay Bindu granted bail to the national convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on a bond of Rs 1,00,000. However, on Thursday, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said it would file a plea in the Delhi High Court against the relief to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo if he walks out of jail.
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The Bombay High Court on Tuesday said it watched actor Annu Kapoor-starrer "Hamare Baarah" movie and found nothing objectionable in it that was against the Quran or the Muslim community, and observed that the film is in fact aimed at upliftment of women.
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As per a report in Bar and Bench, the Gujarat High Court on Thursday ordered an interim stay on the release of Junaid Khan's debut film 'Maharaj'.
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The party had challenged the action in the Islamabad High Court where Justice Saman Rizvi on Monday reserved judgement after concluding the hearing |
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