Supreme Court fast-tracks Uttarakhand high court shifting
New Delhi, July 16 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday fast-tracked the process for shifting of the Uttarakhand high court building to a new location in Nainital district by directing the state government to transfer the land earmarked for the new building within six weeks.
The order came in a petition filed by the High Court Bar Association challenging a May 8, 2024 order passed by the high court that ordered a referendum among lawyers for shifting of the building from the present location at Mallital to Haldwani within the same district. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant set aside the May 2024 order and said, "The high court had no business to pass such an order on the judicial side. Such issues are to be dealt with on the administrative side."...
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