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Chief Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque held that the Union cannot seek certiorari against an award passed by its own Collector, but that a composite award combining the Section 23 valuation with Section 30 solatium forecloses the Section 36 revisional power and cannot be enforced. The Rs 150 per sq ft rate for 102 hectares in Lachen, Lachung and Chungthang must n
The High Court of Sikkim held that a Tribunal's rejection of a fault-based claim under Section 166 does not bar it from awarding no-fault compensation under Section 140 of the Motor Vehicles Act.
The High Court of Sikkim dismissed a Section 528 BNSS petition seeking to quash a POCSO aggravated sexual assault case, holding that a compromise deed cannot override the statutory bar against quashing rape proceedings.
The High Court of Sikkim disposed of SPSC's writ petition after the Commission agreed to furnish the consolidated merit list, subject to a social media restriction on the RTI applicant.
The Sikkim High Court dismissed an appeal by a bus driver convicted of rape, holding that the victim's consistent deposition and corroborating medical evidence outweighed a failed test identification parade and inconclusive forensic results.
The Sikkim High Court dismissed an appeal against conviction under Sections 5(m) and 5(n) of the POCSO Act, directing concurrent sentences and confirming victim compensation of Rs 4 lakh.
The Sikkim High Court disposed of a writ petition by the Sikkim Public Service Commission after it agreed to furnish a consolidated interview merit list to an RTI applicant, subject to a social media restriction.
The High Court of Sikkim modified the petitioners' prayer and directed the Local Commissioner to be summoned as a court witness, allowing all parties to cross-examine him on his repair report.
The Sikkim High Court ordered a Departmental Promotion Committee to consider a Border Roads Organisation Superintending Engineer for Chief Engineer after vigilance clearance was technically granted.
The Sikkim High Court dismissed the Forest Department's appeal after finding it failed to prove that 3.23 acres of privately registered land at Samardung constituted reserved forest or had been encroached upon.
The Division Bench found the victim's court testimony, corroborated by medical evidence and multiple prosecution witnesses, sufficient to sustain conviction under Section 376(1) IPC.
The Sikkim High Court set aside convictions under the POCSO Act and Section 376(1) IPC after finding the prosecution's own witnesses contradicted the delayed birth certificate used to prove the victim was a minor.
Sikkim High Court dismisses writ petition of a government servant convicted of cheating and forgery, holding that suspension period treated as extraordinary leave cannot count as qualifying service for pension.
