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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
TopicUttarakhand High Court

Topic: Uttarakhand High Court

HC gags Uttarakhand gym owner ‘Mohammad’ Deepak, junks plea for counter-FIR & police protection

Kumar is named as accused in FIR over his confrontation with Right-wing group on 26 January. HC Thursday questioned him for seeking police protection, asking how an accused can seek it.

‘How can accused seek police protection?’ HC asks Uttarakhand gym owner who stood up for Muslim man

Deepak Kumar was booked in cross-FIR after a viral video showed him confronting Right-wing groups for harassing an elderly Muslim shopkeeper. He moved HC citing 'death threats'.

After ThePrint report on 9-yr-old paraplegic boy’s court battle for dad’s transfer, ray of hope from HC

Dehradun's Sandarbh Gupta, who suffers from multiple congenital disorders, is paralysed waist down. His father, a Rlys technician, is posted in Lucknow, his mother the main caregiver.

What drove a paraplegic 9-yr-old to Uttarakhand HC—‘will railways quarter provide all this?’

Sandarbh goes to school with significant assistance, but that hasn’t deterred his spirit. Father says the Class 3 student wants to become a doctor.

After 6 requests for transfer & letter to PMO, railway employee’s 9-yr-old paraplegic son moves court

Suffering from multiple congenital disorders, Sandarbh Gupta has submitted a plea in Uttarakhand High Court that his father, in Lucknow since 2020, be posted near Dehradun.

Legal aid, a decade delayed: Uttarakhand convict with psychosis spent 10 yrs in jail without appeal

The Supreme Court has pulled up the state of Uttarakhand in connection with the case of Pramod Singh, was sentenced to life term for killing his mother, in 2011.

Dhami govt is going out on a limb for ‘honest’ Corbett ex-chief. But inquiries paint different picture

IFS officer Rahul under lens in connection with illegal tree felling & construction at Corbett Tiger Reserve. In March, Supreme Court pulled up Uttarakhand govt on matter.

Why an Uttarakhand HC order may put Centre in a spot over contentious 360-degree appraisal process

HC directed Centre to provide all records on empanelment of IFS Sanjeev Chaturvedi, who claimed that despite having requisite qualifications, he was denied promotion to joint secy post.

Giving bail to 50 Haldwani violence accused, HC raps probe officer ‘who woke up only to seek more time’

Uttarakhand HC granted the default bail noting that no 'substantive progress' had been made in 90 days of investigation while the accused languished in judicial custody.

Marital rape exception applies to anal sex, cannot charge husband under Section 377 — Uttarakhand HC

Section 375 of the IPC defines the offence of rape, but carves out an exception for married couples. Citing this, HC ruled that a husband cannot be tried for anal sex with his wife.

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Syringes, MRI to ventilators, West Asia war squeezing India’s medical supply chain—costs up 10 to 50%

Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.