Articles tagged with: Uttarakhand high court
SC finally breaks deadlock, orders Uttarakhand assembly to hold floor test next week
The Supreme Court today cleared the decks for ousted Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat to prove his legislative majority in the state assembly on Tuesday, but nine disqualified rebel Congress legislators won’t be allowed to vote. The top court said it would monitor the voting that is to take p...
SC deals another hammer blow: President's rule to continue in Uttarakhand for now, more hearings next week [UPDATE-1]
_President’s Rule_ will continue in Uttarakhand, the Supreme Court ruled today, drawing curtains on the floor test of the ousted Congress government that was to be held on Friday as ordered by the Uttarakhand high court. Advocate Rahul Kilam tweeted @KilamRahul: Uttarakhand fiasco: Attorney General ...
SC stays Uttarakhand HC prez reference order till 27 April
The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the Uttarakhand High Court order, removing President’s rule in the hill state and restoring Congress’ Harish Rawat as chief minister, be kept in abeyance till 27 April. A bench headed by Justice Dipak Mishra, while passing its orders, said the high court will deli...
Taking its time, Centre moves SC against Uttarakhand verdict today
After not doing so yesterday despite everyone’s expectations to the contrary , the Supreme Court today asked the central government to approach its secretary general for listing its petition challenging the Uttarakhand High Court order setting aside president’s rule in the state. An apex court bench...
Chief's court on tenterhooks till 11th hour, as Cong counsel stood by to derail potential Gov Uttarakhand appeal
As news of the Uttarakhand high court quashing President’s rule in the state reached the Supreme Court, suspense was building up whether the Centre would seek an immediate stay by mentioning the matter before Court No.1, where the Chief Justice of India (CJI) TS Thakur and Justice R Banumathi were hearing the pollution matter.
President's Rule nixed by Uttarakhand HC
In a major blow to the central government, the Uttarakhand High Court today set aside _President’s Rule_ imposed in the hill state last month. After two consecutive days of hearing on a matter filed by ousted Congress chief minister Harish Rawat, the court said the proclamation of central rule in th...
Mukul convinces Uttarakhand HC bench to suspend single judge order directing floor test in the state assembly on 31 March
The much-expected floor test in Uttarakhand legislative assembly will not take place on 31 March.
AM Singhvi wins HC permission for Congress to test its strength on Uttarakhand assembly floor
The ousted Congress government in Uttarakhand got a major reprieve today after the state high court allowed it to prove its majority in the assembly on Thursday despite President’s Rule in the hill state. A stunned central government, which in a dramatic turn of events on Sunday dismissed the Congre...
Uttarakhand HC begins AM Singhvi challenge against prez rule
The Uttarakhand High Court (HC) on Monday began hearing a petition filed by the Congress against imposition of President’s Rule in the state on Sunday. Justice UC Dhyani is hearing the petition. Senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi is representing his party in the case. The union cabinet rec...
No quota in higher judiciary appointments, SC tells district judge
The Supreme Court refused a district-level judge relief in his petition demanding reservation for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes in the higher judiciary on Monday, reported The Hindustan Times . The petitioner judge, Kanta Prasad was seeking promotion to the Uttarakhand high court on the basis...