Uttarakhand High Court Current Affairs, GK & News

Governments Prerogative to Frame Schemes: Supreme Court

March 20, 2019

The Supreme Court has censured the Uttarakhand High Court for framing a scheme to regularise hundreds of casual workers engaged by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) under the Ministry of Defence in the construction of roads for Char Dham Yatra pilgrimage. What was the Issue? A case was filed in the Uttarakhand High Court by ..

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Uttarakhand HC declares entire animal kingdom as legal entities

July 6, 2018

The Uttarakhand High Court has declared entire animal kingdom i.e. all animals, including avian and aquatic species as legal entities with rights, duties and liabilities of living person. The order was given by Division Bench of Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Lok Pal. Background The Division Bench of High Court was hearing PIL by Narayan ..

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Uttarakhand High Court orders completed ban of mining in state

March 29, 2017

The Uttarakhand High Court has ordered a complete ban on all mining activities in the state for four months. The court gave this order while hearing on Public Interest Litigation (PIL). It comes after a forest guard was allegedly killed by illegal miners near Corbett National Park when he had tried to stop them. Key ..

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Uttarakhand HC recognise Ganga and Yamuna Rivers as living entity

March 21, 2017

The Uttarakhand High Court has recognized the Ganga and Yamuna Rivers as so-called living entities. It is for the first time any court in India has recognized a non-human as a living entity. The two rivers are sacred for the Hindus, sustain millions of people in the country but have seen years of damage at ..

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