State Does Not Have Unlimited Resources, Institutions That Waive Arrears To Seek Grant-In-Aid Can't Be Permitted To Take U-Turn: Uttarakhand HC

The Uttarakhand High Court recently, while dealing with a plea seeking release of pension and family pension of employees in the Dehradun Rishikul Vidhyapeeth Brahmcharya Sanskrit Mahavidhalaya as per the Old Pension Scheme, observed: "The State is not having unlimited resources. The State took a conscious decision to sanction the grant-in-aid to the Institution in question on...

"It Appears Anybody Can Encroach On Any Part Of Land": Uttarakhand HC Directs Immediate Removal Of Encroachments Over River Beds Of Dehradun

The Uttarakhand High Court has expressed severe dismay over the continuous encroachments of river beds in Dehradun and tacit involvement and support of the authorities concerned. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Ramesh Chandra Khulbe, while passing order for immediate removal of encroachments, observed, "We are dismayed to see the current state...

Consider Declaring Elephant Corridors In Jim Corbett National Park/ Ramnagar Forest As 'Eco-Sensitive Zones': Uttarakhand HC To Centre

In a significant order, the Uttarakhand High Court has directed the Central Government to consider declaring the elephant corridors in the Jim Corbett National Park/ Ramnagar Forest as 'Eco-sensitive zones' under the Environment Protection Act. The bench of Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Ramesh Chandra Khulbe also directed the state and central governments to not allow construction in...

Uttarakhand High Court Judge To Make Field Visit To Understand The Hurdle In Collection & Disposal Of Plastic Waste

The Uttarakhand High Court has decided that one of its Judges shall make a field visit to understand as to what is the hurdle in the actual implementation of its orders for the collection and disposal of plastic waste.The bench of Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Ramesh Chandra Khulbe put forth this proposal while hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed by Activist...

"Contrary To Mandate Of Article 16(2)": Uttarakhand HC Stays 30% Quota To Women With Domicile In State Civil Services

The Uttarakhand High Court has stayed a government order of the year 2006 that sought to provide 30 percent horizontal reservation only to the women candidates domiciled in Uttarakhand in the matter of public employment. Staying the operation of the govt order to the extent it provided reservations to only the state's women candidates, the Court clarified that reservation would remain in place...

Uttarakhand High Court Continues Stay On Tree Felling In Sahastradhara

The Uttarakhand High Court has extended the stay on the proposal to cut thousands of trees to widen the road connecting an important tourist destination in Uttarakhand, Sahastradhara. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Ramesh Chandra Khulbe had, on 4th August, put a stay on the above plan, after the matter was remanded back to the High Court from the...

High Court Says Uttarkashi's Ban On "Meat Shops" Within 500 Metres Of River "Ganga" In Line With Constitutional Scheme

The Uttarakhand High Court has expressed consonance with a bye-law of Zila Panchayat, Uttarkashi, to the effect that no shop for butchering animals and selling meat within 500 metres from the bank of river Ganga shall be permitted.The bench of Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra said that keeping in view the "special status" of Uttarakhand and the river Ganga that emerges from District...