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Marriage promise to obtain consent for sex is rape: Why Uttarakhand High Court cleared Army man of charges

February 24, 2026 6:05 pm

Uttarakhand High Court held that a broken promise of marriage amounts to rape only if it was false from the very beginning.

The hospital can be held vicariously liable for the negligence committed by the doctor working in the hospital, said the Uttarakhand High Court.

'Hospitals can't go scot-free’: Uttarakhand High Court refuses to shield Max Healthcare from Rs 10 lakh penalty

February 23, 2026 4:44 pm

The Uttarakhand High Court was hearing an appeal by the hospital against against a Rs 10 lakh compensation for medical negligence penalty imposed by the Uttarakhand Medical Council.

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Can a man be held liable for abetting wife’s death over suspicions about her character? Uttarakhand High Court weighs in

February 20, 2026 1:23 pm

The absence of any death note implicating the appellant husband assumes significance in the present case, where the evidence is otherwise general in nature, the Uttarakhand High Court observed.

15 years after soldier's death, Uttarakhand High Court rejects bus authority ‘cyclist’ defense, upholds Rs 28.91 lakh award

February 12, 2026 10:24 am

The Uttarakhand High Court rejected the defence that the accident occurred due to a sudden appearance of a cyclist.

Uttarakhand High Court highlighted that the inquiry suffered from procedural lapses

‘Mountain out of molehill’: Why Uttarakhand High Court set aside dismissal of judge accused of abusing minor help

February 07, 2026 5:54 am

The Uttarakhand High Court allowed the plea filed by the civil judge while observing that the case was a ‘carefully crafted edifice without a foundation’.

Not forest land: Uttarakhand High Court dismisses PIL against construction of war memorial ‘Sainya Dham’

January 30, 2026 5:39 pm

Uttarakhand High Court noted that the forest authorities after inspecting the land, on which the war memorial is constructed, had certified that it wasn't forest land.

Uttarakhand High Court dismissed the appeal filed by the transport corporation and held the claimants entitled to receive the compensation

‘Act of God’ shield stands diluted once human negligence intervenes: Uttarakhand High Court upholds compensation award

January 26, 2026 5:27 pm

Landslide Accident Victim Compensation Case: Uttarakhand High Court dismissed the appeal filed by the transport corporation and held the claimants entitled to receive the compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT).

CBSE’s ‘rigid’ stand overruled: Why Uttarakhand High Court saved Class 11 student from 'wasting' two years

January 24, 2026 9:02 am

Uttarakhand HC Overrules CBSE Registration Deadline: The Uttarakhand High Court was hearing a plea filed by a student suffering from jaundice and related ailments, seeking a direction to the CBSE to permit him to register for the senior secondary examination.

Uttarakhand State Information Commission recently directed the public information officer of the Uttarakhand High Court to provide data on complaints and disciplinary proceedings against trial court judges of the hill state.

State information commission asks Uttarakhand High Court to give data on complaints against district judges

January 12, 2026 3:35 pm

Complaints Against District Judges Uttarakhand: Chief Information Commission Radha Raturi was hearing a second appeal by senior IFS officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi, who requested information regarding complaints, disciplinary actions against Uttarakhand’s trial courts judges.

Uttarakhand High Court expresses dissatisfaction over mining vehicles without GPS tracking in the hill state.

Uttarakhand High Court flags lack of GPS tracking in mining vehicles, seeks report from state authority by January 13

January 08, 2026 3:13 pm

Uttarakhand's Bageshwar Illegal Mining: Chief Justice G Narendar and Justice Subhash Upadhyay was hearing a public interest litigation related to illegal mining and transportation of minor minerals in Bageshwar district.