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‘Criminals not born but made’: Himachal Pradesh High Court grants bail in murder case | Legal News

‘Criminals not born but made’: Himachal Pradesh High Court grants bail in murder case | Legal News

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4 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Jul 4, 2026 11:34 AM IST Observing that every sinner has a future and one should not “write off any criminal”, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has granted bail to a man related to a murder accused and held that grave allegations cannot override an undertrial’s constitutional right to liberty. Justice Sandeep Sharma was hearing the regular bail plea of a man, who has been in custody since September 25, 2025. He is accused of helping his nephew, the prime accused in the murder of his 24-year-old wife, flee the crime scene. The court was hearing his petition seeking regular bail after the investigation had been completed and the chargesheet filed. “Criminals are not born but made. The human potential in everyone is good and so, never write off any criminal as beyond redemption. This humanist fundamental is often missed when dealing with delinquents, juvenile and adult. Indeed, every saint has a past and every sinner a future,” the court said on July 2. The court noted that the allegations related …

Shimla hill cutting shocks High Court, fresh probe ordered at Annandale site | Chandigarh News

Shimla hill cutting shocks High Court, fresh probe ordered at Annandale site | Chandigarh News

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4 min readShimlaUpdated: May 24, 2026 01:13 PM IST The Himachal Pradesh High Court has ordered a fresh inspection into alleged large-scale hill cutting and environmental damage near the Annandale-Kaithu road in Shimla, saying it was “not convinced” by the Municipal Corporation Shimla’s report on the extent of excavation carried out at the site. Hearing a suo motu public interest litigation on Friday, a Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia and Justice Bipin Chander Negi expressed dissatisfaction with the civic body’s findings regarding the excavation and removal of green cover in the ecologically sensitive area adjoining forest land above Annandale. The court questioned the Municipal Corporation’s claim that the average depth of hill cutting was around seven metres when the original permission had allowed excavation of only three metres. “We are not convinced with the report that the depth is only seven metres on average. Resultantly, we direct respondent No. 6, Municipal Corporation Shimla, to prepare a fresh report regarding the actual depth of digging, especially when photographs have also been placed on …

NGT orders HPPWD, pvt contractor to pay Rs 47.14L compensation for trout fish farm damage during bridge construction in Kullu | Chandigarh News

NGT orders HPPWD, pvt contractor to pay Rs 47.14L compensation for trout fish farm damage during bridge construction in Kullu | Chandigarh News

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3 min readShimlaJan 29, 2026 05:03 PM IST The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Thursday awarded Rs 47.14 lakh as environmental compensation to the owner of a trout fish farm in Kullu district for damage caused due to illegal dumping of muck and debris during bridge construction over Haripur Nallah. The damage was caused during the time period between 2018-22. The judgment was delivered by a bench comprising NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Expert Member Dr A Senthil Vel. Kushal Mehta, Owner, Himalayan Trout Fish Farm, moved the Tribunal in 2020. Earlier, the applicant also filed a petition in the Himachal Pradesh High Court, but the petition was dismissed. The Tribunal also held that the Himachal Pradesh Public Works Department (HPPWD) and its contractor, which were listed as Respondents number-2 and 3, had violated Section 24 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, resulting in pollution of the stream, death of thousands of trout fish and destruction of fish eggs at the downstream fish farm. The tribunal stated in the order, “The …

Kangra: HC declines to quash chargesheet against bank DGM | Legal News

Kangra: HC declines to quash chargesheet against bank DGM | Legal News

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The Himachal Pradesh High Court on December 18 partly allowed a writ petition filed by an officer of the Kangra Central Cooperative Bank Ltd, while declining to quash the chargesheet and inquiry report issued against him. Justice Sandeep Sharma ruled that the petitioner K C Bhardwaj, Deputy General Manager (DGM), would be entitled to all due and legitimate promotional benefits along with pending pay dues since 2022, carrying up-to-date interest, subject to the outcome of the ongoing departmental inquiry. Bhardwaj had challenged the chargesheet dated July 20, 2024 and the inquiry report dated May 15, 2025. The petitioner had alleged non-implementation of a Board of Directors (BoD) decision dated April 28, 2025, which had proposed dropping disciplinary proceedings against him. However, the court rejected the plea for quashing the chargesheet and inquiry report, holding that the inquiry initiated on August 13, 2024 is still pending. The case stemmed from a Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) meeting held on September 29, 2022. Bhardwaj’s name was kept in a sealed cover due to pending disciplinary proceedings. Subsequently, on …

Himachal Pradesh High Court invokes constitutional rights, allows 12-week maternity leave to govt teacher for third child | Legal News

Himachal Pradesh High Court invokes constitutional rights, allows 12-week maternity leave to govt teacher for third child | Legal News

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The Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the state authorities to allow a state government teacher 12 weeks of maternity leave for having her third child, underlining her constitutional rights to protect the “dignity and essence of a woman” as the rules disallow such a reprieve. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua said a paramount factor while adjudicating cases filed for grant of maternity leave to women employees governed by the CCS (Central Civil Services) (Leave) Rules, 1972 was that “every presented fact situation may not be covered by the straightjacket confines of such rules”. It came on record that the teacher married a person who had lost his first wife and child from the previous marriage and was having his first child with the petitioner woman. However, the (Central Civil Services) (Leave) Rule 43, 1972 doesn’t have a provision allowing maternity leave when having a third child. It states, “A female Government servant (including an apprentice) with less than two surviving children may be granted maternity leave by an authority competent to grant leave for a …

‘Chances of commencement, conclusion of trail against ASI no so bright’: Himachal Pradesh HC grants bail to accused in HPPCL chief engineer death | Legal News

‘Chances of commencement, conclusion of trail against ASI no so bright’: Himachal Pradesh HC grants bail to accused in HPPCL chief engineer death | Legal News

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The Himachal Pradesh High Court, while granting bail to suspended Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Pankaj Sharma — the only accused arrested by the CBI in connection with death of Vimal Negi, a former chief engineer of state power corporation — observed that chances of commencement and conclusion of trial against him did not appear very bright. “The chances of commencement and conclusion of trial against the applicant (Sharma) are not so bright in the future. As such, no useful purpose would be served by keeping the applicant in judicial custody for an indefinite period,” observed Justice Virender Singh while granting regular bail to Sharma on Friday. A detailed copy of the order was made available Saturday. Story continues below this ad The court also found the CBI’s arguments opposing the bail plea to be weak. “Initially, he (Sharma) was remanded to police custody till September 16, 2025, on the request of the CBI, and their prayer seeking a further five days’ police remand was considered and rejected by the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Shimla. The said …

Supreme Court transfers all BFI election dispute to Delhi High Court

Supreme Court transfers all BFI election dispute to Delhi High Court

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The Supreme Court, on Monday, transferred all litigation pertaining to the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) from the Himachal Pradesh High Court to the Delhi High Court. This was done to streamline the entire process and ensure that there is no conflicting judicial outcomes. A apex court bench comprising of justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh, passed the order stating that all the cases pending at the Himachal Pradesh High Court, including the one filed by former Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur will be disposed of. The petitioners will have the liberty to initiate fresh proceedings at the Delhi High Court. All parties involved in the legal tussle have agreed to the same. “Ideally, we should have the viewpoint of one high court,” the Supreme Court of India said. The Supreme Court also clarified that the the Himachal Pradesh High Court order, which stayed the BFI election process will continue to stay in force for the next six weeks. What Happened before? On March 7, several officials, including Thakur (representing Himachal Pradesh Boxing Association), …

SC upholds conviction of army constable who opened fired at colleagues over mess food | Latest News India

SC upholds conviction of army constable who opened fired at colleagues over mess food | Latest News India

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New Delhi, The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of an army man for firing at his colleagues with a service weapon after being dissatisfied with the food served at the mess. SC upholds conviction of army constable who opened fired at colleagues over mess food A bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and S V N Bhatti set aside the 2014 judgment of the Himachal Pradesh High Court which had acquitted the accused under Section 307 of IPC and Section 27 of the Arms Act. “The facts and circumstances reveal that the accused in rage had fired indiscriminately with his service weapon AK-47 knowing fully well that the bullets may cause bodily injury to any of his colleagues, which further may in all probability cause death,” the court said. The bench in its April 17 verdict added that the incident appeared to have been carried out by the accused, a constable, with the intention of causing bodily injury to the colleagues, fully knowing that such injury would likely to cause death. “There is no denial …

Supreme Court transfers all BFI election dispute to Delhi High Court

Himachal Pradesh High Court clears path for Anurag Thakur’s BFI election bid

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Former Sports Minister Anurag Thakur has been granted the opportunity to contest the Boxing Federation of India’s (BFI) presidential elections after the Himachal Pradesh High Court stayed his disqualification from the Electoral College. The court also directed the BFI to extend the nomination deadline, ensuring his eligibility to file his candidature. Thakur, a Lok Sabha MP from Hamirpur, was previously ruled ineligible in a March 7 notification issued by BFI President Ajay Singh. The reason cited was his lack of an elected position within the Himachal Pradesh Boxing Association (HPBA), which he sought to represent in the electoral process. However, on Thursday, Justice Ajay Mohan Goel ruled that the March 13 Electoral College list, which excluded Thakur, was prima facie bad and not sustainable in law.” The court further stated that denying Thakur’s nomination could cause “irreparable loss” to the petitioners. As an interim measure, the court stayed the March 7 notice and ruled that Thakur, along with HPBA official Rajesh Bhandari, must be considered valid candidates for the Electoral College. It also asserted that …

Himachal HC questions IPS officer’s transfer despite earlier order | Chandigarh News

Himachal HC questions IPS officer’s transfer despite earlier order | Chandigarh News

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The Himachal Pradesh government on Saturday informed the division bench of Chief Justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia and Justice Satyan Vaidya that 2018-batch IPS officer Ilma Afroz had herself sought her transfer, leading to her reassignment to the state police headquarters on December 16. The Chief Secretary and Director General of Police (DGP) submitted their replies to the court through the advocate general. The high court, however, raised concerns regarding its earlier order, issued in a criminal writ petition, which stated that the Superintendent of Police (SP), Baddi, could not be transferred without the court’s permission. The court directed the government to produce all relevant documents related to Afroz’s transfer and scheduled the next hearing for January 9. The issue stems from a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Sucha Ram, seeking Afroz’s reinstatement as SP Baddi. The petitioner highlighted a high court order from September 9, which mandated that the officer could not be transferred without the court’s consent. A representation by local residents to the Chief Minister on November 26 also requested her reinstatement, …