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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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 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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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 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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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'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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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 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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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 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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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 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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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 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 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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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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