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Justice Rakesh Kainthla holds that an objection from the victim's side or from local residents cannot by itself decide a parole application, and that the authority must apply an independent mind.
Justice Virender Singh disposes of 110 appeals arising from the 2012 Chamba bus accident in a 505-page judgment, holding that carrying 93 passengers did not void the policy.
Twenty-nine years after a reserved-post appointment obtained on a false caste certificate, the Himachal Pradesh High Court separates the offence of forging a document from the offence of using one, and sets aside half the conviction.
Six men have been in Model Central Jail since 2021 on a murder and atrocities case that has barely begun. The Himachal Pradesh High Court asks who the delay belongs to, and enlarges them on bail.
A time-barred debt cannot support a Section 138 conviction — but limitation runs from when the last instalment fell due, not from when the borrowing began. The Himachal Pradesh High Court works through the dates.
The Himachal Pradesh High Court sets aside a cheque-bounce conviction affirmed on appeal, holding that the trial and appellate courts simply never engaged with the one witness who rebutted the presumption.
The witness had said so on affidavit and was never asked about it in the box. The Himachal Pradesh High Court holds that the objection came far too late, and upholds the cheque-bounce conviction.
The bar in the Registration of Money Lenders Act stops a civil suit and the execution of a decree. It says nothing about a cheque-bounce complaint — and a revision filed in 2014 is decided on that footing twelve years later.
The Himachal Pradesh High Court overturned a parole denial for a life convict, holding that Nepalese nationality cannot ground rejection when the prisoner's family has lived in India for 30–35 years.
A Division Bench of the Himachal Pradesh High Court dismissed a husband's revision petition and confirmed Rs 4,000 monthly maintenance to his divorced wife, holding that his business loan belied his claim of being a mere casual labourer.
The Himachal Pradesh High Court dismissed a senior government doctor's petition attacking his colleague's upgraded ACRs, holding he had no locus standi and the petition was also barred by delay.
Himachal Pradesh High Court holds that a government employee who became a mother through surrogacy cannot be denied maternity leave under CCS (Leave) Rules, Rule 43, regardless of whether the State has adopted the DoPT's 2024 notification.
The Division Bench rejected the convicted appellant's argument that GD entry language obligated Section 42 NDPS Act compliance, holding the police were on general patrol, not acting on specific prior information.
The Himachal Pradesh High Court held that a deaf and dumb co-sharer who signed summons in Hindi and was capable of protecting his interests did not require a court guardian under Order 32 Rule 3 CPC.
The Himachal Pradesh High Court upheld the dismissal of two police constables convicted under the NDPS Act, ruling the DGP acted within jurisdiction under Article 311(2)(a) without a departmental inquiry.
The Himachal Pradesh High Court found that Rule 14 of the HPPVC Rules, 2011 impermissibly tightened registration eligibility beyond what the parent Act permitted, and directed the State Council to register a Punjab-qualified diploma holder within one week.
The Himachal Pradesh High Court upheld an employee's right to exercise a 15% pay-hike option late, holding that mere website publication of an office order with financial implications is not valid constructive notice.
Himachal Pradesh High Court sets aside rejection of a woman candidate who married after applying for Van Mitra post, holding her BPL and residence status must be assessed as on the application date.
A Division Bench of the Himachal Pradesh High Court dismissed the State's appeal against Ram Lal's acquittal, holding that a second search option given by the Gazetted Officer violated Section 50 of the NDPS Act.
Himachal Pradesh High Court dismisses a Medical Officer's plea to retain Government Accommodation at Hamirpur, finding he occupied earmarked quarters for over ten years while also drawing a second Government residence at Shimla.
The Himachal Pradesh High Court quashed a 2017 FIR against three persons who joined a protest march but were specifically identified by the complainant as having stood beside the SDM and attempted to protect teachers from the mob.
Himachal Pradesh High Court grants bail to Kazeema Sheikh, sister-in-law of deceased Aashima, finding no specific allegation against her in the deceased's own suicide note.
The Himachal Pradesh High Court held that denying Grant-in-Aid to a Drawing Master who taught in a government school for over 15 years amounted to constitutionally prohibited forced labour.
The Himachal Pradesh High Court dismissed a PIL challenging the HP State Cooperative Bank's procurement of Infosys Finacle CBS software, finding deep-rooted private motive and forfeiting the petitioner's Rs 2 lakh deposit.
