Top Law News HC takes cognisance after advocate makes repeated calls to woman judicial officer July 6, 2021 / July 6, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Uttarakhand High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the matter in which Laksar Bar Association secretary Navneet Tomar allegedly made repeated calls and sent messages to a woman judicial officer. The court has filed a criminal contempt petition against Tomar, and has fixed July 28 for the next hearing of the case. […] Read more » Chief Justice R S Chauhan Justice Justice Alok Kumar Verma Uttarakhand Bar Council Uttarakhand High Court
Top Law News SC agrees to hear plea of Maharashtra governor against HC’s show cause notice for contempt. December 8, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a plea of Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari against issuance of a show cause notice by the Uttarakhand High Court on a petition seeking contempt proceedings against him for his alleged failure to pay rent for a government bungalow allocated to him as ex chief minister of […] Read more » Justice K M Joseph Justice Krishna Murari Justices R F Nariman Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari show cause notice for contempt Union minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Uttarakhand High Court
Criminal Law News Top Law News Uttarakhand High Court, directed the state government to set SIT in all district to probe minors’ rape, murder August 23, 2018 / August 23, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NAINITAL: Nainital High Court has ordered the state government to constitute SIT in every district in the next 48 hours to investigate the incidents of rape and murder that took place with minor girls. Concerned over rising crime against children, the division bench of Acting Chief Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Manoj Tiwari ordered yesterday setting […] Read more » Acting Chief Justice Rajiv Sharma featured Justice Manoj Tiwari SIT in every district uttarakhand Uttarakhand High Court
Top Law News Supreme Court Collegium defers decision on Justice Joseph’s elevation to supreme court May 17, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Collegium today again deferred its decision on the issue of recommending Uttarakhand Chief Justice K M Joseph for elevation to the top court after it was returned by the Centre. An supreme court official said that no decision has been taken as to when the recommendation will be sent to the Centre. […] Read more » elevation featured K M Joseph Ramchandra Singh Jhala Uttarakhand Chief Justice Uttarakhand High Court
Top Law News Govt asks Supreme Court collegium to reconsider recommendation on Joseph April 26, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government on Thursday returned to the Supreme Court collegium its recommendation to elevate Justice KM Joseph to the supreme court and asked it to reconsider it, a move which may widen rift between the judiciary and the executive. This comes a day after the government cleared the appointment of senior advocate Indu Malhotra as […] Read more » featured Supreme Court Supreme Court collegium Uttarakhand High Court
Top Law News Uttrakhand HC for death sentence to those who rape minors January 6, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The 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 strong deterrent against such offences. A division bench of justices Rajiv Sharma and Alok Singh yesterday made the observation, while upholding the death sentence of a man, who […] Read more » death sentence death sentence to those who rape minors featured Justice Alok Singh Justice Rajiv Sharma minor rapist death sentence Uttarakhand High Court Uttrakhand HC
High Profile Cases U’khand HC dismisses Roshan’s plea seeking stay on arrest July 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Uttarakhand High Court today dismissed a petition filed by filmmaker Rakesh Roshan, seeking a stay on his arrest in a case of alleged copyright violation. Justice VK Bisht rejected his plea on the ground that a charge sheet had already been filed against him. Dehradun-based novelist Rupnarayan Sonkar had filed a police complaint against […] Read more » copyright violation Court featured HC dismisses Roshan's plea seeking stay on arrest Law Legal News Rakesh Roshan Uttarakhand High Court
Top Law News Youth’s custodial death case: Uttarakhand HC serves notices to four cops March 9, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Uttarakhand High Court today issued notices to four policemen including the investigating officer probing the custodial death of a youth at Katoratal police chowki here. Justice UC Dhyani issued notices to constables Pravin Kumar, Balwant Singh Bally, Virendra Bhatt and investigating officer Bipin Chandra Pant while hearing a petition filed by the father of […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Uttarakhand cops Uttarakhand High Court Youth's custodial death case
Top Law News N D Tiwari seeks extension of deadline to vacate premises February 14, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former chief minister N D Tiwari today sought an extension of the deadline set by Uttarakhand High Court to vacate the official bungalow allotted to him, saying he cannot shift out due to infirmities of old age and prevailing cold. The nonagenarian leader filed an application through his counsel Aditya Kumar Arya in the high […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News N.D. Tiwari Uttarakhand High Court vacate the official bungalow
Top Law News Uttarakhand HC notice to Uttarakhand CM’s media advisor September 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Uttarakhand High Court has sent a notice to Chief Minister Harish Rawat’s advisor on a petition of former Congress MLA Rekha Arya alleging threat to her life and that of her husband from Rawat and others. A division bench of the high court comprising justices KM Joseph and Alok Singh sent the notice to the […] Read more » Court featured HC notice to Uttarakhand CM's media advisor Law Legal News Uttarakhand High Court
Top Law News HC quashes govt order on appointment of guest teachers August 11, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Uttarakhand High Court today quashed a Government Order which had paved the way for appointment of 6,214 guest teachers in government intermediate colleges across the state. Quashing the May 25 order, Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia observed it was violative of the right to equality. However, the court permitted the state government to continue with makeshift […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Uttarakhand High Court
Human Rights Activist moves Ukhand HC over eviction of former CMs frm govt bungalows August 4, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Human rights activist Avdhesh Kaushal today filed an affidavit in Uttarakhand High Court for early hearing and disposal of his petition seeking eviction of five former CMs of the state occupying government bungalows here. “I have filed an affidavit in the High Court through my counsel seeking early hearing and disposal of my petition seeking […] Read more » Court featured Human Rights Law Legal News Uttarakhand High Court
