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Supreme Court sets aside Himachal High Court order denying relief to IFS officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi

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The Supreme Court has set aside a high court order that had declined to interfere with a plea made by Indian Forest Service officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi seeking a stay on a criminal defamation complaint filed against him by Himachal Pradesh Chief Secretary Vineet Chawdhary. An supreme court bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra found […]

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SC sets aside HC order on strictures against judicial officer

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 The Supreme Court has set aside an order of the Himachal Pradesh High Court by which action was recommended against a judicial officer for granting bail to an accused within four days of rejection of his pre-arrest bail by a higher court. The high court had termed the action of the magistrate as “judicial impropriety” […]

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HC directs CBI to file case against 2 cops, drug peddler

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The Himachal Pradesh High Court observed that there was merit in allegations of a youth from Haryana that he was falsely implicated in a case by two police officials and a drug peddler, and directed the CBI to register a regular case against them. The CBI had registered a Preliminary Enquiry in October after a […]

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Himachal HC gives 2 wks to CBI to complete Kotkhai case probe

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The Himachal Pradesh High Court today expressed dissatisfaction over the probe in the Kotkhai rape-murder case and the custodial death of an accused and asked the CBI to complete the investigation within two weeks. The orders were passed by a division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Sandeep Sharma. The bench also […]

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Why can’t a woman live in peace in this country:SC

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Why can’t women live in peace in this country, a Supreme Court bench, apparently exasperated over growing crimes against women, has observed. The observation came when a bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra was hearing an appeal filed by a man who was sentenced to seven years in jail by the Himachal Pradesh High Court […]

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Imposing only fine on woman convict in serious case unfair: SC

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The Supreme Court has held that imposing only a fine in serious offences, which entail award of jail terms and fine both, on women convicts would lead to “unfair” and “unjust” consequences. Observing this, the apex court set aside the Himachal Pradesh High Court verdict imposing only a fine on a woman, who was convicted […]

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Himachal HC restrains govt from regularising illegal buildings

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The Himachal Pradesh High Court has restrained the state government from initiating any further action on regularising illegal buildings. Issuing a notice to the state government, the court stopped it from compounding deviations under the HP Town and Country Planning Regularization Amendment Act. A division bench comprising Justices Sanjay Karol and Tarlok Singh Chauhan passed […]

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Remove encroachments on roads to Kalka, Dharamshala:HC to govt

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Himachal Pradesh High Court today directed the Chief Secretary, Director General of Police and PWD Engineer-in-Chief to provide manpower to the authorities concerned to remove encroachments on the national highways connecting Kalka and Dharamshala to state capital. The court also directed the Centre and state governments to file fresh status report in the matter and […]

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HC issues contempt notice to HPU officials

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Himachal Pradesh High Court today issued notices to Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) Vice Chancellor, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Registrar and Deputy Registrar for “knowingly, deliberately and willfully” violating its earlier orders to regularise the services of three research associates of Institute of Integrated Himalayan Studies (IIHS). A division bench comprising Chief Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir and Justice Sandeep Sharma issued […]

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HC summons HRTC MD, transport Comm over accidents due to bad

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Himachal Pradesh High Court today directed the Managing Director of state road transport corporation and transport Commissioner to appear before it in a matter related to bad condition of the roads causing bus accidents in the state. A Division Bench comprising the Chief Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir and Justice Sandeep Sharma passed the order on […]

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Himachal Pradesh HC orders Rs 20 L to parents of each student

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The Himachal Pradesh High Court today directed payment of compensation of Rs 20 lakh to the parents of each of the 24 engineering students of a Hyderabad college who were washed away in river Beas in near Thalotin Kullu district of the state on June 8,2014. The HC ordered the compensation to be paid within […]

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Himachal Pradesh HC-Centre:Foot medical bills of retired employees

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The Himachal Pradesh High Court has asked the Centre to take care of medical needs of its retired employees, observing that their “genuine” medical requirements cannot be permitted to be buried in the labyrinth of red tape. Dismissing an appeal filed by the central government, challenging an order of the Central Administrative Tribunal in favour […]

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