Himachal Pradesh High Court
Himachal Pradesh High Court Confers 'Senior Designation' On Advocate General Anup Kumar Rattan
In exercise of power under Section 16(2) of the Advocates Act, 1961, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has conferred senior designation on Advocate Anup Kumar Rattan. Rattan is the current Advocate General of Himachal Pradesh. He was appointed to the post on December 20, 2022.Click Here To Read...
Himachal Pradesh HC Chief Justice Inaugurates Legal Aid Defense Counsel System In Six Districts
The Chief Justice, High Court of Himachal Pradesh, Justice Amjad A. Sayed, today inaugurated Legal Aid Defense Counsel System Offices, through video conferencing, in six Districts Headquarters, namely Shimla, Sirmaur at Nahan, Solan, Kangra at Dharamshala, Kullu, and Una, in the august presence of Justice Sabina, Executive Chairperson, H.P. State Legal Services Authority and other Judges,...
Custodial Interrogation Can’t Be Used To Extract Confession: Himachal Pradesh High Court
While granting pre-arrest bail to an accused person, the Himachal Pradesh High Court recently said that custodial interrogation cannot be used to extract confession.The observations were made by Justice Satyen Vaidya while hearing a plea in terms of which the petitioner was praying for a pre-arrest bail in an FIR for offences under Section 408 and Section 34 of IPC. The FIR was registered by...
S.138 NI Act | Complainant's Consent Not Necessary For Compounding Case When He Is Duly Compensated: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court recently held that it can compound a case registered under the provisions of the Negotiable Instrument Act, even in absence of consent of the complainant, where the complainant is duly compensated.The observations came from Justice Vivek Singh Thakur while hearing a plea in terms of which the petitioner had challenged Sessions Court's order, upholding the...
HP High Court Orders ₹2 Lakh Compensation For Sweeper Who Was Made To Dispose Of Collected Urine For 1 Month
The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Saturday ordered the state authorities to provide 2 Lakh as compensation to a sweeper who was assigned the job of disposing of collected urine in the incomplete toilets in a Government Polytechnic.Observing that the state officials had not only violated the fundamental rights of the petitioner, who hails from the Scheduled Caste category, but also the...
Rejection Of Appeal For Restoration Of GST Registration - Delay Of 1 Day Is Hyper Technical: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that the rejection of an appeal for the restoration of GST registration for a delay of 1 day is hyper-technical.The division bench of Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Justice Virender Singh has allowed the claim of the petitioner, stating that the view taken by the appellate authority is quite hyper-technical and academic and that rejecting the appeal...
Himachal Pradesh High Court Confers 'Senior Designation' On 13 Advocates Including 2 Female Lawyers
The Himachal Pradesh High Court, on Wednesday, conferred 'senior designation' on 13 Advocates, including 2 female Advocates while exercising the power vested in it under Section 16(2) of the Advocates Act, 1961. The list includes the names of the following lawyers, Ajay KochharBhuvnesh SharmaDeepak BhasinDeepak KaushalDevyani Kuthiala (Sharma)Ishwari Nand...
Non-Scheduled Bank Required To Tax The Interest On Sticky Loans Or NPAs On Receipt Basis: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that the non-scheduled bank was required to tax the interest on the sticky loans and non-performing assets (NPAs) on a receipt basis.The division bench of Justice Sabina and Justice Sushil Kukreja has observed that an amendment to Section 43D by Finance Act, 2017 was made by which the scope of section 43D to Co-operative Banks was extended. Although...
"Hard To Believe That A Female Would Name Any Unknown Person As Father Of Her Son": Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Thursday upheld an order of a Family Court which directed the petitioner to pay maintenance to his alleged son. The child's mother had also deposed that the child was born out of her physical relationship with the petitioner, who once had kept her as his 'mistress'. While dismissing the revision petition, a Single Judge Bench of Justice...
Land Once Acquired By State Cannot Be Divested, Reconveyed To Original Owner: HP HC Orders NHAI To Pay Compensation For Land Acquisition
The Himachal Pradesh High Court, while disposing of a petition filed for compensation by a person whose land was acquired by the NHAI, held that once the land has been acquired by the NHAI under the relevant statutory provisions, the authorities could not divest themselves or reconvey the land on the basis that the acquired land was no longer required by them. The single bench of...
HP High Court Grants Bail To Murder Accused Lodged In Jail With Her Minor Son To Enable Him To Develop Acquaintances With Father
The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Wednesday granted bail to a murder accused who has been lodged in jail with her minor son for more than 3 years, so as to enable the child to develop acquaintances with other family members, especially his father.Significantly, the Court opined that even if it is presumed that the mother of the child (accused/bail petitioner) has committed the offence of...
Mere Delay In FIR Doesn't Entitle Accused To Bail: HP High Court Rejects Plea By Hospital Employees Accused Of Raping 13-Yr-Old House Help
The Himachal Pradesh High Court recently denied bail to two persons accused of raping their employer's 13 years old domestic helper. The single bench of Justice Satyen Vaidya said that the offence alleged is of serious and grave nature and mere delay in lodging the FIR will not help the petitioners in their prayer for bail.The petitioners, one aged 29 years and another 36 years, were...