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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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May 8, 2026, 01:27 PM - 1 min read
Currently, Bains serves as Senior Standing Counsel for various Government of India ministries and bodies — NHAI, NCB, Home Ministry, and DSIIDC (Delhi Government).
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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 10, 2026, 02:04 PM - 2 min read
The secretariat also informed the court that a new amendment bill had been passed by the state legislature.
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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 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 6, 2025, 03:16 PM - 2 min read
The court pointed out that the new delimitation orders had produced constituencies with populations ranging from about 6,300 in Dodra Kawar to over 37,000 in Kotkhai. It said this imbalance violated the principle of fair representation under Article 243C of the Constitution.
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October 31, 2025, 04:55 PM - 2 min read
Sharma was the first officer to recover a pen drive and other important documents belonging to Negi. A single bench of Justice Virender Singh heard Sharma’s plea and granted him bail on Friday.
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