Judicial milestones of 2011
byJan 21: Life term upheld for Australian Graham Staines’ killers Ravinder Kumar Pal alias Dara Singh and Mahender Hambram in Odisha. March 3: Appointment…
Law & Policy
Himachal town planners hauled in court for haphazard constructions around Manali
byShimla: Finding fault with the ‘indiscriminate and haphazard construction’ being permitted in the hill state, especially in Kullu-Manali area, the Himachal High Court came…
Himachal High Court lists Virbhadra CD case for Jan 5
byShimla: Respondent state government counsel not able to conclude arguments in the petition moved by union minister Virbhadra Singh and his wife Pratibha Singh…
56,383 cases pending in Supreme Court
byNew Delhi :Shortage of judges and delay in filling vacancies were among the various reasons responsible for the large number of pending cases in…
Indian-origin British lawyer fights for Kargil martyr
byPalampur: Twelve years after the Kargil conflict between India and Pakistan, a new ‘battle’ is on – to get justice for an Indian Army…
Himachal hydro, trading local environment for climate change: German study
byShimla: Hydropower dams in Himalayas, marketed as clean energy that will earn developers cash credits under carbon-offsetting Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) scheme, appear to…
Himachal amends land record manual, dumps Indage MoU, nod for organic policy
byShimla: State cabinet today approved amendment to land record manual related to sale and purchase of land, decided to settle an liability bill of…
Court notice to N.D. Tiwari on paternity suit
byNew Delhi : The Delhi High Court Thursday issued notice to N.D. Tiwari on a plea by a 32-year-old man, who claims to be…
Custodial death of an overnight prisoner in Shimla lockup
byShimla: One person arrested yesterday on charges of theft is alleged to have hung himself in the lockup, and on rushing him to hospital…
Uttarakhand mulls license riders for young bikers and female drivers
byDehra Dun : Seeing the increase in road accidents in Uttarakhand, transport department is mulling having all prospective youngsters buying a bike sign an…