"Hard To Believe That A Female Would Name Any Unknown Person As Father Of Her Son": Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Thursday upheld an order of a Family Court which directed the petitioner to pay maintenance to his alleged son. The child's mother had also deposed that the child was born out of her physical relationship with the petitioner, who once had kept her as his 'mistress'. While dismissing the revision petition, a Single Judge Bench of Justice...

Land Once Acquired By State Cannot Be Divested, Reconveyed To Original Owner: HP HC Orders NHAI To Pay Compensation For Land Acquisition

The Himachal Pradesh High Court, while disposing of a petition filed for compensation by a person whose land was acquired by the NHAI, held that once the land has been acquired by the NHAI under the relevant statutory provisions, the authorities could not divest themselves or reconvey the land on the basis that the acquired land was no longer required by them. The single bench of...

HP High Court Grants Bail To Murder Accused Lodged In Jail With Her Minor Son To Enable Him To Develop Acquaintances With Father

The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Wednesday granted bail to a murder accused who has been lodged in jail with her minor son for more than 3 years, so as to enable the child to develop acquaintances with other family members, especially his father.Significantly, the Court opined that even if it is presumed that the mother of the child (accused/bail petitioner) has committed the offence of...

Mere Delay In FIR Doesn't Entitle Accused To Bail: HP High Court Rejects Plea By Hospital Employees Accused Of Raping 13-Yr-Old House Help

The Himachal Pradesh High Court recently denied bail to two persons accused of raping their employer's 13 years old domestic helper. The single bench of Justice Satyen Vaidya said that the offence alleged is of serious and grave nature and mere delay in lodging the FIR will not help the petitioners in their prayer for bail.The petitioners, one aged 29 years and another 36 years, were...

'What Is So Special About 0001 To 0010?': HP High Court Asks Chief Secretary To Justify Allotment Of VIP Numbers For Govt Vehicles

The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Wednesday asked the state Chief Secretary to explain why serial numbers 0001 to 0010 for the number plates of vehicles have been exclusively reserved for government officials and departments. Hearing a petition related to the denial of allotment of a registration number to one Sanjay Sood, Justice Ajay Mohan Goyal perused a Department Of...

Reservation Benefits Of One State Cannot Be Claimed In Another State Even If Migration Is On Account Of Marriage: Himachal Pradesh HC

In a case filed by a candidate claiming reservation based on her status of being a person from a 'Scheduled Tribe', the Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that reservation cannot be claimed by a person in the migratory state upon migration from another state even when such migration took place for reasons of marriage. The case related to a petitioner-woman, who by birth belonged to...

'Eviction Can't Be Stalled For Want Of Demarcation': Himachal Pradesh High Court Orders Removal Of Encroachments From Highways

Observing that the eviction of encroachers cannot be stalled for want for demarcation, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the state Public Works Department to remove the encroachments on the highways in Shimla, Mandi and Hamirpur within a period of four weeks."The Deputy Commissioner(s) as also Superintendent(s) of Police of the concerned District(s) are directed to render all...

Is Principle Of Rounding Off Permissible In Open Competition ? Supreme Court Issues Notice

Is the principle of rounding off permissible in the open competition ? The Supreme Court issued notice in a Special Leave Petition which raised this issue.A candidate for the post of TGT on batch wise basis under ex­serviceman category had approached the Himachal Pradesh High Court seeking a declaration that the his percentage in graduation i.e. 44.8 be considered as 45% for...

Right To Controvert Government Analysts' Report U/S 25 of Drugs & Cosmetics Act Is An Indefeasible Right: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court recently held that a report of the Government Analyst under Section 25 of the Drug and Cosmetics Act is a conclusive evidence of facts unless the person, from whom the sample was taken, notifies within 28 days of receipt of a copy of the report that evidence in controversion will be adduced.Justice Satyen Vaidya held that such right to controvert the report is...