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...