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The Uttarakhand High Court held that circle rates fixed for stamp duty cannot determine land acquisition compensation, restoring the SLAO's exemplar sale deed-based award.
The Uttarakhand High Court set aside a Sessions Court order directing FIR registration against a Circle Officer and SHO under Section 4 of the SC/ST Act, ruling that an administrative inquiry recommendation is mandatory before any such direction.
The High Court held that mere association with an alleged gang leader cannot justify property attachment; the State must establish a specific nexus between each property and criminal activity.
Justice Pankaj Purohit granted a one-hour Namaz window at the Gymkhana ground in Nainital for Eid-Ul-Azha, citing 100 years of uninterrupted practice and no prior law-and-order incidents.
