Time-bound Mandamus to District Magistrate to Scrutinize and Forward Citizenship Application (Without Adjudicating Citizenship) 1. Introduction In TENZIN THINLEY v. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE DEHRADUN (2026...
Prior Written Notice to “Person Interested” Is Mandatory for Temporary Occupation under Section 81 of the 2013 Land Acquisition Act Case: MS DECCAN CHARTERS PVT LTD v. THE State of UTTARAKHAND...
Article 226 Cannot Be Used to Restore a YouTube Channel: Contractual Platform Disputes Lie Outside Writ Jurisdiction 1. Introduction In SWATI ALIAS SMRITI NEGI v. UNION OF INDIA (2026 UHC 6805),...
Judicial Restraint in PILs on Temple-Property Disputes: Closure After Administrative Inquiry and Availability of Alternate Remedies 1) Introduction In HITESH PANDEY v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND (2026 UHC...
Smell of Alcohol Alone Is Insufficient to Frame a Section 105 B.N.S.S., 2023 Charge Without Scientific Proof and Prima Facie Rashness/Negligence 1. Introduction In AMAR SINGH v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND...
Police Protection to Consenting Adult Couples Despite Disputed Marriage Validity (Male Below 21) 1. Introduction The Uttarakhand High Court, in Vanshika Tomar v. State of Uttarakhand (2026 UHC 5234,...
UGC 2018 “Concerned/Relevant/Allied” Master’s Degrees Are Equivalent for Assistant Professor Eligibility, with Judicial Deference to Academic Screening 1. Introduction In DR. JASPAL SINGH KHATRI v....
Service-Protection Absorption Memo Creates a “Protected Class” Justifying Differential Promotion Eligibility Under Article 14 1. Introduction In RAHUL GIRI v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND (Uttarakhand High...
Defective Rule 94A Affidavit in Panchayat Election Petitions is Curable; Order 7 Rule 11 Rejection Not Warranted on Technical Non-Compliance 1. Introduction In SANTOSH KUMARI v. RISHU SAINICitation...
Principal’s Tenure as Teaching/Academic-Administrative Experience Counts for UGC Regulation 7.3 Vice-Chancellor Eligibility 1. Introduction The Uttarakhand High Court (Division Bench) decided two...
Outsourced Public Employees: No Lien on Post, but Bound by Departmental Confidentiality; Limited Writ Interference After Show-Cause 1. Introduction In MANOJ PAL SINGH v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND (2026...
No Retrospective/Notional Promotion Without DPC Assessment: OM 08.09.1998 Is Only a Scheduling Guideline Case: RAVIN KUMAR BISHNOI AND OTHER v. UNION OF INDIA Citation: 2026 UHC 4168 Court:...
Property-Specific Nexus as a Constitutional Prerequisite for Attachment under the U.P. Gangsters Act 1. Introduction In ARUN KUMAR v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND (2026 UHC 3935), the Uttarakhand High Court...
Writ Maintainability and Due-Process Limits on Private Repossession: Article 300A Controls Contractual “Self‑Help” Recovery Case: SAVITRI DEVI v. I C I C I BANK LIMITED (Uttarakhand High Court, Writ...
Bail in Wildlife (Protection) Act Prosecutions: Licence-Renewal Lapse as a Regulatory Issue Not Justifying Prolonged Custody Case: NITIN KUMAR v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND | Citation: 2026 UHC 3116 |...
Gang Chart and Criminal Antecedents Alone Do Not Sustain Conviction Under the Gangsters Act Without Proof of an Organized Gang and Continuing Unlawful Activity Case: HEMU PANT @ HEMU KALU AND ANOTHER...
Cancellation of Caste Certificate Requires Formal Show-Cause Notice: Telephone Call Is Not an Effective Hearing 1. Introduction In MOHD DANISH v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND (Uttarakhand High Court, decided...
Saved 1991 Police Appeal Rules Cannot Impose Limitation Where Uttarakhand Police Act, 2007 Prescribes None Introduction In Pradeep Singh Bhauryal Constable No. 3554 v. Deputy Inspector of P.A.C....
Rehabilitation-Oriented Relocation from Riverbeds Is Not “Punitive Action” Under the 2018 Moratorium Case: RAJESHWARI YADAV GUPTA v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND (Uttarakhand High Court, 01-04-2026) |...
Family Pensioners Under State Health Schemes Cannot Be Treated as “Dependents” for Age-Barred Medical Reimbursement; State Bound by Scheme Coverage and Deductions 1. Introduction The Uttarakhand High...