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May 28, 2026, 02:08 PM - 2 min read
As per the report placed before the court, 13,335 cases of forest encroachment were identified across the state. Out of these, eviction has already been completed in 7,925 cases, while 5,410 cases are still pending for action.
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May 20, 2026, 01:56 PM - 3 min read
The petitioner, who is a labourer, argued that under Section 125(3) Cr.P.C., imprisonment for non-payment of maintenance cannot exceed one month in total, no matter how many defaults occur. He relied on the Supreme Court ruling in Shahada Khatoon vs. Amjad Ali to support his claim.
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May 19, 2026, 12:03 PM - 3 min read
The decision comes amid the Centre’s broader push for resource optimisation and reduced expenditure across government institutions.
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April 26, 2026, 01:53 PM - 4 min read
In a landmark and far-reaching judgment, the Himachal Pradesh High Court struck down a controversial state law, calling it “illegal, unconstitutional and void.” The court also quashed several employee-related orders and granted relief to petitioners in over 260 connected cases.
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April 18, 2026, 04:08 PM - 3 min read
A Division Bench of Justice Vivek Singh Thakur and Justice Ranjan Sharma passed the order on April 16, 2026. The order came while allowing a plea filed by Gram Panchayats Bhatanwali, Patalia and Behral.
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April 3, 2026, 06:22 PM - 3 min read
On March 31, Chief Secretary Sanjay Gupta addressed a press conference and rejected the allegations related to the Chester Hills housing project, calling them baseless. He said the facts would become clear once the probe is completed.
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March 26, 2026, 04:25 PM - 2 min read
Hearing a PIL filed by advocate Vinay Sharma, a bench comprising Chief Justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia and Justice Bipin Chander Negi directed all respondents to submit their replies by May 21.
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January 11, 2026, 07:23 PM - 3 min read
"It is no secret that the state election commission had completed all preparations to hold Panchayati Raj elections during December-January," Bindal claimed, adding that every possible attempt was made by the Congress government to delay the elections.
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January 9, 2026, 01:15 PM - 3 min read
The state government argued that large-scale damage to public and private property and roads had occurred recently and urged the State Election Commission to put the election process on hold until conditions improved. It also said the Disaster Act was currently in force in Himachal Pradesh.
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January 8, 2026, 05:15 PM - 2 min read
Soon after the information was received, teams from the bomb squad, dog squad and police rushed to the court premises. No explosive material was found anywhere inside the complex, officials added.
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December 25, 2025, 06:32 PM - 4 min read
High Court specifically recorded that "even otherwise, the explanation called from deceased Vimal Negi by accused Desh Raj does not fall within the definition of abetment," while reiterating that administrative actions within an official hierarchy cannot, by themselves, be treated as criminal instigation.
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September 23, 2025, 06:04 PM - 4 min read
Yug was kidnapped from Ram Bazaar in Shimla on June 14, 2014. His father, Vinod Kumar, a local businessman, had filed a missing person’s complaint at Sadar Police Station, and a criminal case was registered on June 16. Yug was killed on June 21, 2014, while a ransom letter demanding Rs 3.6 crore was received on June 27, 2014.
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