Uttarakhand High Court
Uttarakhand High Court Judge To Make Field Visit To Understand The Hurdle In Collection & Disposal Of Plastic Waste
The Uttarakhand High Court has decided that one of its Judges shall make a field visit to understand as to what is the hurdle in the actual implementation of its orders for the collection and disposal of plastic waste.The bench of Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Ramesh Chandra Khulbe put forth this proposal while hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed by Activist...
"Contrary To Mandate Of Article 16(2)": Uttarakhand HC Stays 30% Quota To Women With Domicile In State Civil Services
The Uttarakhand High Court has stayed a government order of the year 2006 that sought to provide 30 percent horizontal reservation only to the women candidates domiciled in Uttarakhand in the matter of public employment. Staying the operation of the govt order to the extent it provided reservations to only the state's women candidates, the Court clarified that reservation would remain in place...
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...