Plea in Uttarakhand HC challenges 2025 amendment to Doon Valley Notification: ‘Destroys very essence’

Plea in Uttarakhand HC challenges 2025 amendment to Doon Valley Notification: ‘Destroys very essence’

A petition in the Uttarakhand High Court challenges the 2025 amendment to the Doon Valley Notification, 1989. According to the petition, the amendment undermines its objective and ignores the ecological sensitivity of the valley by allowing industries in the red category to operate. A Division Bench of Chief Justice G Narender and Justice Alok Mahra … Read more

‘We are a welfare state’: Uttarakhand HC stays demolition of slums in Dehradun

‘We are a welfare state’: Uttarakhand HC stays demolition of slums in Dehradun

Hearing an urgent matter, the Uttarakhand High Court on Saturday stayed an ongoing drive to free water bodies and seasonal streams of encroachments in Dehradun, saying arbitrary action under the cover of court orders will not be allowed. During the last hearing, the court had asked the state to install CCTV cameras and the DGP … Read more