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
High Profile Cases Uttarakhand HC puts queries to Centre on U’khand decision April 18, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Uttarakhand High Court today asked the Centre whether it was not “totally extraneous” for the Union Government to be concerned over the disqualification of nine rebel MLAs and to “interfere” in the affairs of the state which has to be done only in “extraordinary instances”. “What is passing through our mind is, is it […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Law Legal News Uttarakhand Uttarakhand High Court
Top Law News Uttarakhand HC defers hearing plea of rebel Cong MLAs April 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Uttarakhand High Court today deferred to April 18 the hearing on a batch of petitions relating to the ongoing political crisis in the state after nine disqualified rebel Congress MLAs sought adjournment on the ground that their counsel was not available. The bench comprising Chief Justice K M Joseph and Justice V K Bist […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News plea Rebel Cong MLAs Uttarakhand Uttarakhand High Court
Top Law News Will tell court before decision on lifting Prez rule : Centre April 7, 2016 / April 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Centre today gave an undertaking in the Uttarakhand High Court that it will come to it before any decision is taken to lift the President’s rule in the state after Congress made a strong pitch for the first right to form the government. “I will inform the court before any decision is taken to revoke […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Law Legal News president rule Uttarakhand Uttarakhand High Court
High Profile Cases U’khand HC seeks Centre’s response to petition challenging ordinance April 1, 2016 / April 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Uttarakhand High Court today directed the Centre to respond to a writ petition filed by deposed chief minister Harish Rawat challenging promulgation of an ordinance by the Union government on the appropriation bill, a consolidated legislation on the state’s annual budget which was declared passed by the state assembly. A division bench comprising justices […] Read more » Congress Court featured Law Legal News petition challenging ordinance Uttarakhand Uttarakhand High Court
Environment Law News NGT slams Centre, UP govt over pollution in Ganga January 18, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal on Monday slammed the Centre and UP government over pollution in river Ganga in Varanasi and said their slogans are contrary to actions. “It is really very unfortunate that such things are going on. Why don’t you do something about this? Your slogans are very contrary to your actions,” a bench […] Read more » Central Pollution Control Board Environment news featured Ganga NGT NGT slams Centre slams Centre UP govt over pollution UP govt over pollution in Ganga Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand
Corporate Law News SC green signal to Vishnugad Hydroelectric project January 25, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Tehri Hydro Development Corporation has got green signal by the Supreme Court of India to go ahead with its hydroelectric project over river Alaknanda in Uttarakhand while dismissing a plea against it. A bench headed by Justice H L Dattu expressed concern that petitions are being filed in courts to delay such projects despite the fact […] Read more » agricultural land environmentalist Vimal Bahi geological settings government forest land Ha government forest Helong in district Chamoli hydroelectric project hydroelectric project over river Alaknanda in Uttarakhand Justice H.L. Dattu land nuclear plants project river Alaknanda river bed land Supreme Court of India Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Uttarakhand village infrastructure
Criminal Law News Judicial custody of Namdhari, others extended January 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The judicial custody of sacked Uttarakhand minority panel chief S S Namdhari and nine others, arrested for their alleged roles in the murder of liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his brother in a shootout, was extended till Friday by a Delhi court. By a day the judicial custody of Namdhari has been extended by the Metropolitan […] Read more » Anand Singh Bisht Arms Act assault attempt to murder Bhupender Singh chief S S Namdhari Crime Branch Crime Branch of Delhi Police criminal conspiracy dacoity destruction of evidence Duty Magistrate Aggarwal illegal confinement judicial custody kidnapping Mathura Singh Mehra Metropolitan Magistrate Anu Aggarwal Namdhari Ponty Chadha Murder PSO Sachin Tyagi Punjab Rajpal Singh Satnam Singh trespass Uday Raj Singh Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand Uttarakhand minority panel
Media & Entertainment News Ramdev can continue protest in Uttarakhand: chief minister June 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Strongly backing Baba Ramdev’s “peaceful” agitation against corruption, Uttarakhand chief minister Ramesh Pokhriyal today assured the yoga guru of “full security” if he decides to continue his protest in the state. “If he (Ramdev) wants to continue his agitation and protest in Uttarakhand, then he has full freedom to do it,” Pokhriyal said, hours after […] Read more » protest Ramdev Ramesh Pokhriyal Uttarakhand
