Aparna Sivaram

The High Court of Uttarakhand decided on the provisions of the Panchayati Raj Act, 2005. It took into consideration the delegation of powers under the Act. Brief Facts of the Case The petitions filed before the Court raised inquiries on the...

The Supreme Court issued notices to the Central Government and the Reserve Bank of India. The action was in response to a plea against a notification issued by RBI. Brief Facts of the Case The Petitioner runs an Optical Shop by...

The Supreme Court issued notices to the Central Government and the Reserve Bank of India. It was in response to a plea by the petitioner. The plea was against a notification issued by RBI. Brief facts The Petitioner runs an Optical...

There is a plea filed in the Supreme Court of India requesting that the High Court of Bombay be renamed as the High Court of Maharashtra. The petitioner has invoked the civil original writ jurisdiction of the court. Factual Background The...

The present case (Bina Garg and Anr. vs. Sushil Kumar and Ors.) is an Appeal filed against a 2008 award of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Chandigarh. Brief Facts of the Case  The son of the claimants, Pranav Vishal Garg, had...

In the case of Japinder Singh v. Union of India, Japinder Singh filed a writ petition in the Uttarakhand High Court. The petition was against private unaided schools who are demanding tuition fees. Irrespective of the fact of providing...

The current COVID- 19 situation is putting healthcare systems all over the world to test as the number of cases reported is increasing day by day. In understanding the various measures taken by the government in containing the pandemic, it...

In the case of Sanpreet Singh Ajmani vs. Union of India and others the Uttarakhand High Court responded to public interest litigation filed by a practising advocate of the High Court under Article 226 of the constitution espousing public...

The Uttarakhand High Court on the 20th of April, 2020 disposed of a writ petition seeking the repatriation of Nepali citizens through diplomatic channels and stated that no direction can be issued to the Central Government to expedite the...

Two writ petitions were filed in the Uttarakhand High Court seeking installation of proper medical equipment in hospitals which had patients battling the COVID- 19 pandemics. The petition also demanded the protection of the doctors, nurses and the paramedics...