Shimla: In a major setback to the Himachal Pradesh government, the High Court on Monday stayed the powers granted to Deputy Commissioners (DCs) to reserve 5% of seats in Panchayat elections, observing that the provision was prima facie unconstitutional. A division bench of Justice Vivek Singh Thakur and Justice Ranjan Sharma ruled that any reservation.
A single-judge bench comprising Justice Jia Lal Bhardwaj has directed the government to grant the petitioner a pay scale (step-up pay) equivalent to that of their junior.
Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh High Court has declared that any delimitation of Gram Panchayats carried out without adherence to statutory procedures is “patently illegal”, issuing key directions ahead of the upcoming panchayat elections in the state. A Division Bench comprising Justice Vivek Singh Thakur and Justice Ranjan Sharma disposed of a batch of petitions, including.
Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to take over the services of three employees of Government Sanskrit College, Dangar, with retrospective effect from June 17, 2021, setting aside an earlier order that had rejected their claim. Justice Sandeep Sharma, allowing a petition filed by Raman Kumar and others, quashed the.
Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Friday rejected an “unqualified and unconditional” apology offered by two respondents in a suo motu criminal contempt case involving serious allegations against the judiciary, including claims of judicial impropriety and nexus with drug cartels. The Division Bench comprising Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Justice Sushil Kukreja, while refusing.
