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Uttarakhand cabinet approves 38 hectares for Haldwani high court complex
Uttarakhand cabinet approves 38 hectares for Haldwani high court complex
The Uttarakhand cabinet, as reported by Hindustan Times, on Friday approved the transfer of 38 hectares of forest land at Lamachaur in Haldwani for a new high court complex. The current high…
The Story in Brief
The Uttarakhand cabinet, as reported by Hindustan Times, on Friday approved the transfer of 38 hectares of forest land at Lamachaur in Haldwani for a new high court complex. The current high court functions from a 1900 heritage building that cannot be renovated. The Supreme Court had directed the state to transfer the land within six weeks after the High Court Bar Association challenged a May 2024 order for a referendum among lawyers on shifting from Mallital to Haldwani. Pending cases have surged from 356 in 2000 to 61,859 as of July 2026.
Among other decisions, the cabinet approved an MoU with Uttar Pradesh to extend the Ganga Expressway from Meerut to Haridwar, new wage and industrial relations rules, and an ordinance to align state GST with central amendments. It also expanded a cattle rearing scheme to general category farmers and approved outsourcing for the new sports university. The cabinet adopted central guidelines to remove leprosy-related discriminatory references in cooperative rules.
The Indian Opinion
The high court shift is framed as either a wasteful move to forest land or a necessary upgrade for a choked judiciary. Both sides have a point. The heritage building is crumbling and pendency has exploded, but transferring forest land needs careful mitigation. The real test will be whether the state publishes an environmental impact assessment and sticks to the six-week deadline the Supreme Court set. No more delays or lawyer boycotts: will the new complex actually speed up justice for Uttarakhand's litigants?
Source: hindustantimes.com
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