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Child's Wish Paramount In Custody Disputes, Rules Uttarakhand High Court
The Uttarakhand High Court has held that the wishes and mental well-being of a minor child should be considered paramount when deciding on custody and visitation rights.
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Uttarakhand To Relax Civil Code Rules: What Live-In Couples Need To Know
The Uttarakhand government has filed a 78-page affidavit in the high court saying that a few provisions of rules under the Uniform Civil Code are being amended.
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"Consensual": Court Cancels Rape Case Against 20-Year-Old Filed By Mother Of One
The Uttarakhand High Court has quashed a rape case slapped against a man below marriageable age by an older married woman whom he had been in a relationship with.
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"You Are Brazenly Living Together Without Marriage...": High Court To Petitioner Over Civil Code
The Uttarakhand High Court has taken strong exception to a petition that the Uniform Civil Code enforced in the state violated personal liberty and privacy.
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2 Jabs, -ve Report, 3,000 Devotees: Uttarakhand Court Ruling On Char Dham
Fully vaccinated people with a Covid negative report will be allowed to go on Chardham Yatra, the Nainital High Court said today, lifting the ban on the annual pilgrimage.
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No Nightstay At Meadows In Uttarakhand, Rules High Court
The Uttarakhand High Court order banning night stay at high-altitude meadows and limiting the number of tourists visiting there would deal a major blow to the adventure tourism in the state and render nearly one lakh people engaged in trek and mountaineering expeditions jobless, said trade insiders today.
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No Maternity Leave For 3rd Child Unconstitutional: Uttarakhand High Court
The Uttarakhand High Court has come to the rescue of a government servant who was denied maternity leave for her third child, terming a state government rule to this effect "unconstitutional".
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Justice KM Joseph, Rejected Earlier By Centre, To Be Supreme Court Judge
The elevation of Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice KM Joseph as a Supreme Court judge has been cleared by the centre, which had objected to the move and sent back his file to a panel of senior judges.
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Justice KM Joseph's Elevation To Top Court Can't Be Stopped, Say Sources
The elevation of Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice KM Joseph as a Supreme Court judge cannot be stopped and it is bound to take place, top government sources indicated on Monday. The government's questioning of Justice Joseph's elevation -- citing inadequate representation in the top court from other states -- had set the stage for its face-off...
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Animals Are "Legal Entity," Have Rights Of Living Person, Court Rules
In a unique ruling, the Uttarakhand High Court today accorded the status of "legal person or entity" to animals in the state, saying "they have a distinct persona with corresponding rights, duties and liabilities of a living person."
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Top 5 Supreme Court Judges Discuss Justice Joseph's Elevation: 10 Facts
The Supreme Court collegium, or a group of five most-senior judges, met today to take a call on Justice KM Joseph's elevation to the top court that was rejected by the government in April. This is the collegium's second meeting to firm up its response to the centre's decision that has set up a face-off between the judiciary and the executive and ha...
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Law Minister Plays Centre's Defence As Top Judges Meet On Appointment Row
Just hours before the Supreme Court's five most-senior judges sat down to discuss Justice KM Joseph's elevation, the government insisted that its decision to stop the Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice's appointment did not have anything to do with his 2016 verdict cancelling President's rule in Uttarakhand.
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Top Judges Meet On Appointment Rejected By Government: 10 Points
A crucial meeting of the Supreme Court collegium, or a group of five most-senior judges, is underway this evening to discuss the centre rejecting its recommendation to elevate Justice KM Joseph to the top court. The government's decision was seen to set up a rare face-off with the judiciary and there have been concerns that it had already sent a me...
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EVMs Used In Uttarakhand Polls To Be Seized, Says High Court
Electronic Voting Machines or EVMs used for the Vikasnagar constituency in the Uttarakhand assembly elections earlier this year will be taken in court's custody, the state's High Court has ruled, as it admitted a petition by a Congressman who lost the election from that seat.
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President's Rule To Continue in Uttarakhand, No Floor Test On April 29: Supreme Court
Uttarakhand will remain under President's Rule for now, the Supreme Court said today, keeping status quo until it takes a final decision. A floor test that the state's high court had ordered the Congress' Harish Rawat to take on Friday will also not be held.
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Child's Wish Paramount In Custody Disputes, Rules Uttarakhand High Court
The Uttarakhand High Court has held that the wishes and mental well-being of a minor child should be considered paramount when deciding on custody and visitation rights.
-
Uttarakhand To Relax Civil Code Rules: What Live-In Couples Need To Know
The Uttarakhand government has filed a 78-page affidavit in the high court saying that a few provisions of rules under the Uniform Civil Code are being amended.
-
"Consensual": Court Cancels Rape Case Against 20-Year-Old Filed By Mother Of One
The Uttarakhand High Court has quashed a rape case slapped against a man below marriageable age by an older married woman whom he had been in a relationship with.
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"You Are Brazenly Living Together Without Marriage...": High Court To Petitioner Over Civil Code
The Uttarakhand High Court has taken strong exception to a petition that the Uniform Civil Code enforced in the state violated personal liberty and privacy.
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2 Jabs, -ve Report, 3,000 Devotees: Uttarakhand Court Ruling On Char Dham
Fully vaccinated people with a Covid negative report will be allowed to go on Chardham Yatra, the Nainital High Court said today, lifting the ban on the annual pilgrimage.
-
No Nightstay At Meadows In Uttarakhand, Rules High Court
The Uttarakhand High Court order banning night stay at high-altitude meadows and limiting the number of tourists visiting there would deal a major blow to the adventure tourism in the state and render nearly one lakh people engaged in trek and mountaineering expeditions jobless, said trade insiders today.
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No Maternity Leave For 3rd Child Unconstitutional: Uttarakhand High Court
The Uttarakhand High Court has come to the rescue of a government servant who was denied maternity leave for her third child, terming a state government rule to this effect "unconstitutional".
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Justice KM Joseph, Rejected Earlier By Centre, To Be Supreme Court Judge
The elevation of Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice KM Joseph as a Supreme Court judge has been cleared by the centre, which had objected to the move and sent back his file to a panel of senior judges.
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Justice KM Joseph's Elevation To Top Court Can't Be Stopped, Say Sources
The elevation of Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice KM Joseph as a Supreme Court judge cannot be stopped and it is bound to take place, top government sources indicated on Monday. The government's questioning of Justice Joseph's elevation -- citing inadequate representation in the top court from other states -- had set the stage for its face-off...
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Animals Are "Legal Entity," Have Rights Of Living Person, Court Rules
In a unique ruling, the Uttarakhand High Court today accorded the status of "legal person or entity" to animals in the state, saying "they have a distinct persona with corresponding rights, duties and liabilities of a living person."
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Top 5 Supreme Court Judges Discuss Justice Joseph's Elevation: 10 Facts
The Supreme Court collegium, or a group of five most-senior judges, met today to take a call on Justice KM Joseph's elevation to the top court that was rejected by the government in April. This is the collegium's second meeting to firm up its response to the centre's decision that has set up a face-off between the judiciary and the executive and ha...
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Law Minister Plays Centre's Defence As Top Judges Meet On Appointment Row
Just hours before the Supreme Court's five most-senior judges sat down to discuss Justice KM Joseph's elevation, the government insisted that its decision to stop the Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice's appointment did not have anything to do with his 2016 verdict cancelling President's rule in Uttarakhand.
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Top Judges Meet On Appointment Rejected By Government: 10 Points
A crucial meeting of the Supreme Court collegium, or a group of five most-senior judges, is underway this evening to discuss the centre rejecting its recommendation to elevate Justice KM Joseph to the top court. The government's decision was seen to set up a rare face-off with the judiciary and there have been concerns that it had already sent a me...
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EVMs Used In Uttarakhand Polls To Be Seized, Says High Court
Electronic Voting Machines or EVMs used for the Vikasnagar constituency in the Uttarakhand assembly elections earlier this year will be taken in court's custody, the state's High Court has ruled, as it admitted a petition by a Congressman who lost the election from that seat.
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President's Rule To Continue in Uttarakhand, No Floor Test On April 29: Supreme Court
Uttarakhand will remain under President's Rule for now, the Supreme Court said today, keeping status quo until it takes a final decision. A floor test that the state's high court had ordered the Congress' Harish Rawat to take on Friday will also not be held.
