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HP High Court upholds trial of Juvenile as adult in 2021 minor rape case
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has dismissed a revision petition filed by a juvenile offender challenging the orders of the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) and the Sessions Judge to try him as an adult for a heinous offence of raping a seven-year-old girl, under the Protection of Children from
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Himachal HC upholds charges against professors in Beas river tragedy that
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Friday refused to discharge three faculty members of the VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad, who are facing charges culpable negligence under Sections 336, 304-A read with Section 34 of the IPC, in connection with the 2014
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Himachal Pradesh: HC grants pension under old scheme to work-charge staff,
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a significant ruling, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to extend benefits of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) to a retired peon who was initially employed as a daily wager and later granted work charge status, observing that services rendered in such capacity
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Himachal High Court seeks safety report on 140-year-old underground water
Updated : 7 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 HC strikes down encroachment regularisation law, declares section
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The provision, introduced in 2002 to regularise encroachments on government and forest lands, was declared arbitrary and ultra vires to the Constitution.
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Himachal Pradesh HC fast-tracks justice delivery with reduced pendency, im
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
With a focused and data-driven approach to address pendency, improve efficiency, and deliver prompt justice at the grassroots level, certain steps have been taken by the judiciary of the state. The expeditious disposal of cases is one of the benefits of this move.
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Himachal Pradesh HC sets aside Rs 95 crore ex parte arbitration award, fla
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
A division bench of Chief Justice G.S. Sandhawalia and Justice Ranjan Sharma delivered the verdict while allowing the writ petition and arbitration challenge filed by BMSICL, which had argued that it was not given a proper opportunity to present its case during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Himachal Pradesh High Court quashes SDPO's transfer order
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has set aside the transfer order of Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Anil Kumar.
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Himachal High Court orders promotion of retired forest officers from 2003;
Updated : 8 months, 2 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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Himachal HC issues notice on PIL against Bhanupali-Bilaspur-Beri railway l
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The matter was heard by a division bench comprising Chief Justice GS Sandhawalia and Justice Ranjan Sharma, which has fixed the next hearing for August 13, 2025.
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Himachal HC raps HPTDC for failing to recover dues, seeks list of defaulti
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has pulled up the Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC) for its failure to recover pending dues from various government departments and private entities, despite repeated notices.
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Himachal HC raps excise dept for repeated delays in filing replies; warns
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The judges cautioned the Excise Department to "pull up its socks" or be ready to face administrative action.
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