Top Law News Centre moves SC to modify its order on U’khand May 9, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Centre on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking modification of its order on the issue of floor test in the Uttarakhand Assembly, saying the official concerned has refused to act as observer on the ground that a clarification is needed on his designation. Attorney General (AG) Mukul Rohatgi mentioned the matter before a […] Read more » Centre government featured Supreme Court Uttarakhand Uttarakhand High Court
Top Law News Speculation rife over transfer of Uttarakhand HC CJ May 4, 2016 / May 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Speculation was rife today that Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice K M Joseph, who was recently in the news following the quashing of the President’s rule in the state, was being shifted to the High Court of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Law Ministry sources declined to comment on the issue while sources in the two high courts […] Read more » Chief Justice K M Joseph Court featured Law Legal News Speculation rife Uttarakhand High Court
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News Uttarakhand High Court CJ transferred to Andhra Pradesh May 4, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court, K M Joseph, who was recently in the news for quashing President’s Rule in Uttarakhand, has been transferred to the Andhra Pradesh High Court in Hyderabad. Justice Joseph, who assumed charge as the Chief Justice of Uttarakhand in July 2014, is an alumnus of the Government Law […] Read more » Andhra Pradesh CJ transferred Dilip B Bhosale featured K M Joseph Uttarakhand High Court
Top Law News Uttarakhand crisis: SC to hear Centre’s plea today May 4, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will today hear Centre’s petition challenging the Nainital High Court order quashing imposition of President’s rule in Uttarakhand. An apex court bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra, had on April 27, directed to continue the President’s rule for the while. Posting the matter for further hearing today, it had extended the stay […] Read more » featured SC to hear Centre's plea Uttarakhand crisis Uttarakhand High Court
Top Law News Uttarakhand HC asks CBI not to take coercive steps against Rawat May 1, 2016 / June 1, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In a partial relief to Chief Minister Harish Rawat, the Uttarakhand High Court today directed CBI not to take any coercive steps against him in the course of its preliminary inquiry into the case relating to the sting operation in which he is purportedly shown striking a financial deal with rebel Congress MLAs. Hearing Rawat […] Read more » CBI Court featured Harih Rawat Law Legal News Uttarakhand High Court
Top Law News Rebel Cong MLA moves U’khand HC a’nst unseating April 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment One of the nine disqualified Congress MLAs today filed an application before the Uttarakhand High Court seeking urgent hearing of his petition on the ground that he will “suffer irreparable loss and injury” if it is not heard immediately. Rebel Congress MLA Umesh Sharma Kau, in his application moved before Justice U C Dhyani, has […] Read more » Congress featutred Legal News Rebel Cong MLA Uttarakhand Uttarakhand High Court
Top Law News U’khand: Cong MLAs showed ‘dissent’, did not defect April 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The nine dissident Congress MLAs today told the Uttarakhand High Court that they had not left the party but only wanted removal of the Chief Minister and his government so that a “better” regime can be formed under another leader. They told Justice U C Dhyani that they were not against the Congress and only wanted […] Read more » Cong MLAs Court featured Law Legal News Uttarakhand Uttarakhand High Court
High Profile Cases Uttarakhand HC to hear rebel Cong MLAs’ petition tomorrow April 24, 2016 / April 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Uttarakhand High Court will tomorrow resume the hearing on nine rebel Congress MLAs’ petition challenging their disqualification by the state Assembly Speaker. The nine legislators will present their contention before the single bench of Justice U C Dhyani, which had on Saturday recorded the arguments of counsel Kapil Sibal appearing for Speaker Govind Singh […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News petition Rebel Cong MLAs Uttarakhand Uttarakhand High Court
High Profile Cases Travesty of justice if Centre revokes President’s Rule now: Uttarakhand HC April 21, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Uttarakhand High Court today said it would be a travesty of justice if the Centre recalls its order imposing President’s rule and allows someone else to form a government now, strong words that came after its counsel was unable to give an undertaking till a verdict is given in the present case. Continuing its […] Read more » Court featured Harish Rawat Law Legal News President's Rule Uttarakhand Uttarakhand High Court
High Profile Cases Hopefully Centre will not provoke us: U’Khand HC April 20, 2016 / April 21, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Adding to Centre’s discomfiture, the Uttarakhand High Court today issued a veiled warning, hoping it will not provoke the Court by revoking the President’s Rule imposed in the state till a verdict is delivered on the petition challenging its imposition. Earlier in the day, the court observed that the legitimacy of the President’s decision to suspend […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Legal News President's Rule Uttarakhand Uttarakhand High Court
High Profile Cases Prez decision is subject to judicial review:U’khand HC April 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Legitimacy of the President’s decision to suspend Uttarakhand assembly is subject to judicial review as even he can go wrong, the Uttarakhand High Court observed today. Referring to the NDA government’s argument that the President took the decision to impose Article 356 of the Constitution in his “political wisdom”, a bench of Chief Justice K […] Read more » Article 356 Court featured Law Legal News Uttarakhand Uttarakhand High Court
Top Law News Governor should have “stayed his hand”: U’khand HC April 18, 2016 / April 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Uttarakhand High Court today observed that the state Governor should have “stayed his hand” while dealing with the Speaker over proceedings in the Assembly saying he (Speaker)is also a Constitutional authority and “any intrusion” into his freedom should be guarded. Making these observations at the end of a day-long hearing, the division bench of […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Uttarakhand Uttarakhand High Court
