Facebook Sexual Harassment: Uttarakhand High Court Orders Accused To Plant 50 Trees As Condition To Quash Criminal Proceedings

In a peculiar order, the Uttarakhand High Court has ordered a man, accused of sexually harassing a lady over social media platform Facebook, to plant 50 trees as a condition to quash criminal proceedings pending against him.While giving relief to the accused, the Single Bench of Justice Sharad Kumar Sharma observed, “But, composition in itself should carry a lesson for the applicant that...

What Restrictions Have Been Placed On Location Of Industries, Mining Operations In Doon Valley?: Uttarakhand High Court Asks State To File Reply

The Uttarakhand High Court has directed the State to file “a better affidavit” bringing on record, all the documents, and the policies claimed to have been formulated from time to time after the issuance of the 1989 Notification by the Ministry of Environment and Forest.“The affidavit should specifically state as to what are the restrictions placed in the policy with regard to the...

PIL Over Ill-Treatment Of Equines Deployed On Char-Dham Yatra Routes: Ut'khand HC Seeks Presence Of State Animal Welfare Board Official

The Uttarakhand High Court on Monday heard a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea concerning the ill-treatment of the equines, which are deployed in the Kedarnath, Yamunotri, Gangotri, Gaumukh and Hemkhud Sahib pilgrimage routes for the purpose of carrying pilgrims as well as goods.Calling it a "very serious issue of public interest", the bench of Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice...

“Rape Law Misused As A Weapon By Females Upon Differences With Male Counterpart”: Uttarakhand High Court

The Uttarakhand High Court has recently quashed pending criminal proceedings against a man for allegedly having sexual intercourse with a lady for decades on the false promise of marriage. While disapproving the continuance of such case, the Single Bench of Justice Sharad Kumar Sharma observed,“In fact, the offence under Section 376 of the IPC as of now in this modernised society is...

Ut'khand Bar Council Undertakes In HC To Keep Fee At ₹1750 For Filing Complaints Against Advocates Until BCI Increases It

The Bar Council of Uttarakhand has submitted before the Uttarakhand High Court that it shall not charge beyond Rs. 1750/- (in total) for entertaining complaints filed against advocates for their alleged professional misconduct unless its proposal to increase the fee to Rs. 5500/- is approved by the Bar Council of India.The undertaking was given before the Bench of Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi...

Disclose Instances Of Illegal Mining In State, Action Taken Against Such Breaches: Uttarakhand High Court To State

The Uttarakhand High Court directed the State to disclose the instances of illegal mining in the state and the actions taken against such breaches.“The State should disclose in its affidavit to be filed within two weeks the instances of illegal mining by the licensees, which have come to light, and the nature of action taken in respect of each of such breaches, in the entire State,”...

Uttarakhand High Court Suggests State To Come Up With Policy For Surrender Of Old, Infirm Animals; Penalty On Those Abandoning Cattle

In a matter pertaining to man-animal conflict, the Uttarakhand High Court has suggested to the state government to come up with a policy for persons, who are not interested in keeping their cattle especially old and infirm, so that they can surrender the same in the shelter homes.The division bench of Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rakesh Thapliyal said one of the reasons for...

Uttarakhand High Court Allows Married Lady To Stay With 'Friend', Declines Habeas Corpus Plea Moved By Husband

The Uttarakhand High Court, while declining to issue the writ of habeas corpus in favour of a husband, has allowed his wife to stay with her friend with whom she is residing on her own free will.Marriage between the petitioner and the lady was solemnised in the year 2012 and two children (10-year-old son and 6-year-old daughter) were born out of the wedlock. In August 2022, the wife went...

'Completely Unacceptable': Uttarakhand High Court Raps State For Failing To Prepare Tourism Development Plan For Doon Valley

The Uttarakhand High Court has directed the State to explain its inaction in preparing the Tourism Development Plan (TDP) for Doon Valley — a responsibility entrusted to the State Department of Tourism by the Central Government in 1989. The purpose of preparation of TDP was to impose restrictions in relation to the activity of tourism in the Doon Valley.“This situation is...

Uttarakhand Communal Tensions | People Can't Be Forced To Buy Or Not Buy From Particular Shops, Says High Court Chief Justice

No one can be forced to buy or not to buy from a particular shop, said Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi on Thursday while hearing a petition highlighting the issue of communal tensions in Uttarkashi district in the State. This oral observation was made on Thursday by the judge in the context of the social and economic boycott allegedly faced by Muslim traders in...

Uttarakhand Communal Tensions | High Court Directs State To Maintain Law & Order, Asks Parties To Refrain From Social Media Debates

Amidst a spike in communal tension in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district, the Uttarakhand High Court on Thursday directed the State Government to ensure that law and order is maintained in all parts of the State and no loss of life or property of any person occurs. A bench comprising Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Rakesh Thapliyal issued the direction while issuing notice in a PIL filed...

'Prima Facie Qualified': Uttarakhand High Court Allows Visually Challenged Candidate To Provisionally Appear In Interview For Asst. Professor Post

The Uttarakhand High Court on Friday ordered the State of Uttarakhand and Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University to provisionally allow a visually challenged person to appear in the interview for the post of Assistant Professor (Botany), after his candidature was rejected by the authorities.The petitioner, who is 40% visually challenged, holds a Ph.D. degree in the subject of Botany...