Tag: Uttarakhand

Supreme Court sets aside dowry case conviction, life sentence of Haridwar family of 3

Source:-https://www.indialegallive.com The Supreme Court in a reportable judgement on Wednesday (December 2) set aside the conviction and life sentence awarded by the Uttarakhand High Court to three persons of the same family under Section 304B IPC. The three-judge bench comprising Justice R.F. Nariman, Justice K.M. Joseph and Justice Aniruddha Bose passed this judgement while allowing

FIR against journalists can’t be revived by interim order, Supreme Court tells Uttarakhand government

Source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court told the Uttarakhand government on Tuesday that it cannot revive through an interim order the FIR against two journalists after it has already been quashed by the Nainital High Court. In its October 27 verdict, the high court had quashed the FIR lodged at Dehradun against the two scribes

Rape convict on the run held, Delhi Police says he was planning to write book on his ‘victims’

Source:-theprint New Delhi: For over a year, serial sex offender Dhaval Trivedi, 50, had been on the run. Convicted of raping and kidnapping eight women, including minors, Trivedi was planning to write a book on his victims, according to the Delhi Police. ‘Ten perfect women in my life’ was the title he had planned for

HC to continue hearing on PIL on illegal religious structures

Source:-dailypioneer Hearing on the public interest litigation against construction of religious structures by encroaching on public space, the Uttarakhand high court will continue the hearing on Tuesday. In the past, the high court had ordered the government to remove all illegally constructed temples, mosques, churches and Gurudwaras from public space by March 23, this year.

Amidst ongoing ‘Students vs UGC’ case, HNB Garhwal University in Uttarakhand postpones last semester exams

Source:-dnaindia Amidst the ongoing battle between the students and the centre over cancellation of final year university exams, Hemavati Nanadan Bahuguna Garhwal University has postponed UG/PG exams of last semester that were to be held from September 10. University Vice-Chancellor Prof. NS Panwar issued an order in this regard, stating that the examinations from September

Uttarakhand to ban single-use plastics in government offices

Source: morungexpress.com The Uttarakhand government is planning to ban single-use plastics in all government offices in the state. “We are in the process of banning single-use plastics in all government offices including the Secretariat,” said a top government official. Through this initiative, the use of plastic glasses, folders, bottles, cups and other plastic items will

Supreme Court allows Uttarakhand hydro projects with rider

Source – newindianexpress.com NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has allowed construction at the stalled hydropower projects in Uttarakhand but directed the state government to first abide by the High Court order of having in place muck disposal sites before work is restarted. In June, the Uttarakhand High had directed that all construction activities/widening of roads near