Mere Entry Of Produce From Outside State For Processing Without Sale In Market Area Cannot Attract Development Cess: Uttarakhand High Court

The Uttarakhand High Court has held that mere bringing of agricultural produce from outside the State into a market area for manufacture or further processing, without any sale or purchase within the market area, cannot attract development cess. The Court held that the first proviso to Section 27(c)(v) of the Uttarakhand Agricultural Produce Marketing (Development and Regulation) Act, 2011...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Permanent Judges For Uttarakhand And Gauhati High Courts

The Central Government on Thursday (October 1) notified appointment of permanent judges for Uttarakhand And Gauhati High Courts. For context, Supreme Court Collegium had on September 23 recommended permanent appointment of Justice Kaushik Goswami, Additional Judge of Gauhati High Court. The Collegium had also recommended permanent appointment for Justice Subhash Upadhyay, Additional Judge...

Uttarakhand High Court Orders Registry To Mask Tech Professional's Name From Digital Records After Criminal Case Was Quashed

The Uttarakhand High Court has directed the E-Courts Registry and the District Court, Udham Singh Nagar, to mask the name of a software professional from the publicly accessible digital records of a criminal case that was quashed in 2024. The software professional's name continued to appear as accused on the E-Courts Services website despite the quashing of the said proceedings.Holding the...

Husband Cannot Refuse To Maintain Wife's Child From Previous Marriage After Knowingly Accepting Him: Uttarakhand High Court

The Uttarakhand High Court has held that a man cannot later “disown” the responsibility of maintaining his wife's child from a previous marriage, after having 'knowingly' accepted the child as part of the matrimonial household . “Having consciously accepted the matrimonial relationship with full knowledge of the existing circumstances,” Justice Alok Mahra held, the man “cannot now...

Uttarakhand High Court Disposes Plea Over Online Access Of FIRs After Police Demonstrate App-Based Facility

The Uttarakhand High Court has disposed of a PIL concerning the inability to access and download FIRs online after the police demonstrated before the Court that FIRs could be accessed through the Citizen Portal and Devbhoomi Mobile App. The Court recorded that the technical team demonstrated the functioning of the system by downloading FIRs, while the State also furnished details showing that...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Permanent Judges For Uttarakhand And Gauhati High Courts

The Supreme Court Collegium on Wednesday (September 23) recommended permanent appointment of Justice Kaushik Goswami, Additional Judge of Gauhati High Court. The stated:"The Supreme Court Collegium, in its meeting held on 23rd September 2026, has approved the proposal for appointment of Shri Justice Kaushik Goswami, Additional Judge as Permanent Judge of the Gauhati High Court".The Collegium...

Uttarakhand High Court Quashes FIR Against Man Named In 2018 'CM Sting Operation' Case, Says No Incriminating Evidence Found

The Uttarakhand High Court has quashed the 2018 FIR against a man named in connection with an alleged sting operation targeting the then Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, holding that “the petitioner cannot be compelled to face the rigours and uncertainty of criminal proceedings in the absence of prima facie material connecting him with the alleged offences”.The Court noted that the FIR...

Forcible Religious Conversion Under “Deep Coercion”: Uttarakhand High Court Rejects Bail To POCSO Accused, Flags Forged Aadhaar

The Uttarakhand High Court has denied bail to a man accused of POCSO offences, observing that the evidence in the case indicated a “systemic attempt of forcible religion conversion under deep coercion.” Importantly, the Court also took note of the alleged creation of a forged Aadhaar card under a false name, observing that it indicated the extent of the applicant's involvement in the...

Signed Blank Cheque Presumes Legally Enforceable Debt Even If Particulars Were Filled By Another: Uttarakhand High Court

The Uttarakhand High Court has held that once the execution of a cheque or the signature thereon is admitted, the statutory presumptions under Sections 118(a) and 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, come into play, even if the other particulars of the cheque were filled in by someone else. The Court observed that the difference in handwriting between the signature and other...

Vehicle Owner Travelling As Passenger Entitled To Compensation Under Package Policy Covering Passengers: Uttarakhand High Court

The Uttarakhand High Court has held that where a comprehensive/package insurance policy specifically covers passengers, the vehicle owner travelling as a passenger cannot be denied compensation merely because of his ownership of the vehicle. The Court observed that the terms of the particular insurance policy expressly provided coverage for nine passengers for which a separate premium...

Nainital Water Contamination: Uttarakhand High Court Directs District Magistrate To Set Up Public Helpline Within 24 Hours

The Uttarakhand High Court on Tuesday directed the Nainital District Magistrate to “set up a public helpline number within 24 hours and publicise the same”. Hearing the matter, the Court further directed the Regional Officer of the Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board, Nainital, to collect water samples from different sources in all affected villages and Nainital town and submit a...

Promotion Rules Cannot Be Altered Midway To Favour Ineligible Candidates, Rules Uttarakhand High Court

A Division Bench of the Uttarakhand High Court comprising Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari and Justice Pankaj Purohit held that the rules cannot be changed midway for an ongoing promotion exercise, and the right to be considered for promotion under the existing rules cannot be defeated by arbitrarily suspending the process to amend the rules and benefit ineligible candidates. Background...