Fake Freedom Fighter Quota Certificates In NEET-UG Counselling: Uttarakhand High Court Directs Verification, Action Against Erring Officials

The Uttarakhand High Court has directed the State Government to undertake verification of certificates used to secure admissions and government appointments under the reservation quota for dependants of freedom fighters, amid allegations of widespread use of fake certificates, particularly in the 2026 NEET-UG Counselling.A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari and...

Uttarakhand High Court Stays Blacklisting Of 'Shrimat Express' Newspaper, Removal Of Editor From Print Media Steering Committee

The Uttarakhand High Court has stayed orders blacklisting the daily newspaper Shrimat Express from receiving government advertisements for three years and removing its owner-editor from the Steering Committee constituted under the Uttarakhand Print Media Advertisement Rules, 2015.Justice Pankaj Purohit passed the interim order after noting that the newspaper had been blacklisted without...

Uttarakhand High Court Directs State To Publish List Of Parks, Playgrounds Within Six Months; Restricts Non-Sporting Use Of Ramnagar Ground

The Uttarakhand High Court has directed the State Government to complete the identification of parks, playgrounds and open spaces across the State within six months and publish a list of these spaces within three months thereafter, observing that such spaces must be preserved for public use.A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari and Justice Subhash Upadhyay disposed of...

“Intrinsic To Fair Trial”: Uttarakhand High Court Directs Witness Testimony In Braille For Blind POCSO Accused

The Uttarakhand High Court has set aside an order of the Fast Track Special Court (POCSO), Dehradun, which had closed the opportunity of a completely blind accused to cross-examine a witness, holding that “furnishing material in an accessible form is intrinsically connected with the accused's right to a fair trial”.Justice Alok Mahra was dealing with a criminal revision challenging...

Uttarakhand High Court Upholds Reservation For Women In Student Union Polls, Dismisses Pleas Challenging 50% Quota

The Uttarakhand High Court has dismissed petitions challenging the reservation of student union posts for women in colleges affiliated with Kumaun University, observing that the State Government could issue directions under Article 15(3) of the Constitution to provide better representation to girl students. The Court further clarified that the University's decision to reserve the posts...

Mere Entry Of Produce From Outside State For Processing Without Sale In Market Area Cannot Attract Development Cess: Uttarakhand High Court

The Uttarakhand High Court has held that mere bringing of agricultural produce from outside the State into a market area for manufacture or further processing, without any sale or purchase within the market area, cannot attract development cess. The Court held that the first proviso to Section 27(c)(v) of the Uttarakhand Agricultural Produce Marketing (Development and Regulation) Act, 2011...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Permanent Judges For Uttarakhand And Gauhati High Courts

The Central Government on Thursday (October 1) notified appointment of permanent judges for Uttarakhand And Gauhati High Courts. For context, Supreme Court Collegium had on September 23 recommended permanent appointment of Justice Kaushik Goswami, Additional Judge of Gauhati High Court. The Collegium had also recommended permanent appointment for Justice Subhash Upadhyay, Additional Judge...

Uttarakhand High Court Orders Registry To Mask Tech Professional's Name From Digital Records After Criminal Case Was Quashed

The Uttarakhand High Court has directed the E-Courts Registry and the District Court, Udham Singh Nagar, to mask the name of a software professional from the publicly accessible digital records of a criminal case that was quashed in 2024. The software professional's name continued to appear as accused on the E-Courts Services website despite the quashing of the said proceedings.Holding the...

Husband Cannot Refuse To Maintain Wife's Child From Previous Marriage After Knowingly Accepting Him: Uttarakhand High Court

The Uttarakhand High Court has held that a man cannot later “disown” the responsibility of maintaining his wife's child from a previous marriage, after having 'knowingly' accepted the child as part of the matrimonial household . “Having consciously accepted the matrimonial relationship with full knowledge of the existing circumstances,” Justice Alok Mahra held, the man “cannot now...

Uttarakhand High Court Disposes Plea Over Online Access Of FIRs After Police Demonstrate App-Based Facility

The Uttarakhand High Court has disposed of a PIL concerning the inability to access and download FIRs online after the police demonstrated before the Court that FIRs could be accessed through the Citizen Portal and Devbhoomi Mobile App. The Court recorded that the technical team demonstrated the functioning of the system by downloading FIRs, while the State also furnished details showing that...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Permanent Judges For Uttarakhand And Gauhati High Courts

The Supreme Court Collegium on Wednesday (September 23) recommended permanent appointment of Justice Kaushik Goswami, Additional Judge of Gauhati High Court. The stated:"The Supreme Court Collegium, in its meeting held on 23rd September 2026, has approved the proposal for appointment of Shri Justice Kaushik Goswami, Additional Judge as Permanent Judge of the Gauhati High Court".The Collegium...

Uttarakhand High Court Quashes FIR Against Man Named In 2018 'CM Sting Operation' Case, Says No Incriminating Evidence Found

The Uttarakhand High Court has quashed the 2018 FIR against a man named in connection with an alleged sting operation targeting the then Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, holding that “the petitioner cannot be compelled to face the rigours and uncertainty of criminal proceedings in the absence of prima facie material connecting him with the alleged offences”.The Court noted that the FIR...