The Uttarakhand High Court has recently directed that 50 percent of the amount of rightful dues deposited by a private limited should be disbursed by the District Magistrate, Haridwar to farmers while holding that the HC has to balance the interests of the farmers and of the financial institutions.
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a Special Leave Petition preferred by the state of Uttarakhand against an order of the Uttarakhand High Court, observing that if a woman willingly allows a person, who is not her husband, to behave like her husband, then he cannot be prosecuted for rape.
The Uttarakhand High Court recently disposed of a PIL alleging irregularities committed by the agency in the construction of the new pipeline under the Jal Jeewan Mission scheme.
The allegation in the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in Uttarakhand High Court is that certain Block Development Constituencies are being subjected to step motherly treatment in the matter of allocation of funds for execution of development work.
Chief Justice Ramana observed that the Advocates have different opinion on the issue of continuation of virtual court hearing of the cases and that the lawyers have expressed different point of view regarding the decision of the courts to revert to the physical hearing of the cases.
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to allow mentioning for an urgent hearing on a petition challenging the Uttarakhand High Court order, which has decided to resume normal judicial work through full physical mode from August 24, 2021.
The Uttarakhand High Court recently dismissed a petition seeking a permanent injunction on the ground that the petitioner has been in possession of the land for more than 50 years.