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Himachal High Court orders Panchayat elections before April 30, says Disas
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A division bench comprising Justice Vivek Singh Thakur and Justice Romesh Verma passed the order holding that elected local bodies cannot be allowed to continue beyond their five-year constitutional term on the pretext of administrative delays or disaster-related orders.
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Call for peace, not sedition: Himachal High Court grants bail in social me
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Allowing the bail petition, Justice Rakesh Kainthla held that merely criticising hostilities between India and Pakistan or expressing a desire for peace cannot be construed as sedition or an offence under the law.
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Himachal High Court bids farewell to Justice Satyen Vaidya on his superann
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Justice Vaidya, who demitted office today, was given a guard of honour and a red-carpet send-off in recognition of his distinguished service to the judiciary.
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Himachal High Court pulls up NHAI over slow slope protection work on Chand
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has expressed concern over the slow pace of slope protection work on the Chandigarh-Shimla National Highway, where frequent landslides have disrupted traffic and endangered commuters.
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Himachal High Court quashes appointment of assistant professor over change
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has set aside the appointment of an Assistant Professor in Agricultural Biotechnology at Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, holding that the selection committee had no authority to alter the essential qualifications prescribed in
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Himachal High Court warns contractor over delay in Kupvi Health Centre Pro
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has pulled up a contractor for the prolonged delay in completing the Community Health Centre (CHC) building at Kupvi in Shimla district's Chopal Tehsil, and has directed that the project be completed within two months, failing which the contract will be termin
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Himachal High Court directs DC Shimla to assess compensation for NLU hoste
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the Deputy Commissioner of Shimla to assess compensation for the National Law University (NLU) hostel building that became unsafe after being buried under debris from a highway collapse in September 2021.
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Himachal HC stays recruitment notices for Vice Chancellors of agriculture
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Both argued that despite being equivalent in rank to Professors -- as per a 2014 office order -- they were ineligible under the July 21 recruitment notices for the top posts.
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Himachal High Court seeks safety report on 140-year-old underground water
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A division bench comprising Chief Justice G.S. Sandhawalia and Justice Ranjan Sharma observed that the commercial use of the Ridge, including vending, exhibitions, and allowing heavy vehicles, posed a serious threat to the century-old tank, which was built using lime and mortar during the Br
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Himachal High Court orders promotion of retired forest officers from 2003;
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Justice Sandeep Sharma, while delivering the judgment in connected petitions (CWP No. 6145 and 6140 of 2024), said the petitioners had fulfilled all eligibility criteria under the Himachal Pradesh Forest Service Recruitment and Promotion Rules, 2002, and were wrongfully denied promotion even
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Parents entitled to pension after widow's remarriage: Himachal Pradesh Hig
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
The Himachal Pradesh High Court directed the Union Government to grant family pension to 83-year-old Shankari Devi, mother of a deceased BSF soldier, quashing the rejection order and ruling parents eligible after the widow's remarriage.
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Congress government is strong, stable, BJP's political games will fail: Hi
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Himachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri on Saturday rejected any speculation about instability in the state government and said it remains committed to the welfare of people.
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