Sikkim High Court
Sikkim High Court Condones 223-Day Delay in Filing Revision Petition, Imposes Rs. 50,000 Cost for POCSO Victim Rehabilitation
Court Withdraws Earlier Allegation Against Previous Counsel, Emphasizes Justice-Oriented Approach While Condoning Delay ...
Sikkim High Court Quashes Reassessment Notices Against Zydus Healthcare, Emphasizes Need for New Evidence Beyond Audit Objections
Court rules reassessment beyond three years under Income Tax Act invalid without possession of new "books of account or ...
Sikkim High Court Upholds 20-Year Sentence in POCSO Case, Stresses on Legal Aid Quality
Court affirms conviction for aggravated sexual assault on eight-year-old, mandates improvements in legal aid and victim ...
Sikkim High Court Upholds 20-Year Sentence in POCSO Case Involving Consensual Teenage Relationship
Court holds survivor’s minority proved through birth certificate, live birth register and school records; says consent o...
Sikkim High Court Sets Aside Recovery of Alleged Excess Budgetary Support to Lupin Limited
Court says tax authority failed to properly examine reconciliation documents and must pass a fresh reasoned order after ...
Sikkim High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of Dilapidated Condition of Government Law College
Court orders fact-finding probe by Bar members, seeks structural safety report, and asks State to spell out immediate re...
Sikkim High Court Rules Employees Ceased from Transferor Company Before Amalgamation Not Entitled to Benefits
Court holds that only employees on the rolls of Lanco Teesta Hydro Power Limited on amalgamation date can claim benefits...
Sikkim HC initiates suo motu PIL on climate justice, seeks public views
The court appointed advocate Sudhir Mishra, along with senior advocates Dr Doma T Bhutia and TR Barfungpa, as amici curi...
Sikkim High Court Upholds Conviction for Aggravated Sexual Assault Under POCSO Act; Five-Year Rigorous Imprisonment Confirmed
Court affirms survivor's credible testimony, applies statutory minimum sentence, and orders Rs. 15,000 compensation unde...
Sikkim High Court Rules Insurance Company Liable for No-Fault Compensation in Motor Accident Case
Even after rejection under Section 166 for rash driving, compensation under Section 140 granted; Tata AIG directed to pa...
Sikkim High Court Rejects Quashing of Sexual Assault Case Despite Compromise Between Parties
Court Rules Inherent Powers Under BNSS 2023 Cannot Be Used to Quash Aggravated Sexual Assault/Rape Proceedings Under POC...
Sikkim High Court Upholds Judge’s Refusal to Recuse in Arbitration Appeal, Emphasizes Need for Real Bias Evidence
Court Rules That Prior Adjudication on Interim Relief Under Arbitration Act Does Not Automatically Disqualify Judge from...
Sikkim High Court Dismisses Petition for Inclusion in Sikkim Subject Register
Descendants cannot claim Sikkim Subject status without fulfilling mandatory conditions of predecessor's renunciation of ...
Sikkim High Court Upholds Suspension of Judicial Officer Amid Serious Misconduct Allegations
Suspension Validated as Employer's Prerogative; Disciplinary Inquiry to be Completed Within Three Months...
Sikkim High Court Alters Conviction: From Rape to Attempted Rape in Landmark Judgment
The court revises a life sentence to five years for attempted rape, emphasizing the importance of concrete evidence in s...
Sikkim High Court Upholds Conviction in Tragic Case of Teenager's Suicide
Court addresses mental health concerns and rehabilitation effectiveness while modifying sentence under IPC Section 354A...
Sikkim High Court Acquits Jeet Hang Subba in POCSO and IPC Case
Failure to Prove Victim's Minority Leads to Overturning of Conviction Under POCSO Act and IPC...
Sikkim High Court Upholds Information Disclosure in Public Examination Case
Court Directs SPSC to Release Merit List, Addresses Disability Rights in RTI Proceedings...
Sikkim High Court Upholds Conviction for Rape, Validates Victim's Testimony and Corroborative Evidence
Despite inconclusive forensic evidence, the High Court affirms the ten-year sentence of Sandeep Gajmer for rape, relying...
Sikkim High Court Sets Aside Commercial Court's Ruling in Arbitration Case
The Court mandates reconsideration with complete arbitral records in a dispute involving Union of India and M/s Nar Baha...
Sikkim High Court Upholds 20-Year Sentence for Aggravated Penetrative Sexual Assault on Minor
Conviction under POCSO Act reinforced; Rs. 6 lakh compensation awarded to the victim...
Sikkim High Court Overturns MACT's Rs. 29 Lakh Compensation Award, Limits to Actual Medical Expenses
The Court ruled that compensation based on presumptive disability without proper evidence is unsustainable, awarding onl...
Sikkim High Court Upholds Media's Right to Report FIR Content, Dismisses Privacy Plea
Court affirms that FIR is a public document; media's disclosure doesn't infringe privacy rights, says Justice Bhaskar Ra...
Sikkim High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Post-Retirement Penalty
Court Upholds Denial of Pension Due to Insufficient Qualifying Service...
Sikkim High Court Upholds Conviction in Rape Case Involving Differently Abled Victim
Judicial Confidence Reinforced by Corroborative Medical and Forensic Evidence...
Sikkim High Court Upholds Special Provisions for Sikkim, Denies Property Rights to Progeny of Sikkimese Women Married to Non-Sikkimese
The court dismisses the plea challenging property inheritance restrictions for Sikkimese women married to non-Sikkimese ...
HC dismisses petition challenging rights of children of women marrying non-Sikkimese men
The judge, however, said that although children from such marriages are not eligible for COI under the present framework...
Sikkim High Court Sets Aside Interim Compensation Orders in Landmark Ruling
Court Emphasizes Need for Exceptional Circumstances and Proper Application for Interim Relief in Writ Petitions...
Sikkim High Court Reinstates SSB Constable, Emphasizes Reformative Approach in Public Employment
Court Sets Aside Termination for Suppression of Minor Offences, Highlights Social and Economic Factors in Character Asse...
Sikkim High Court Facilitates Amicable Resolution in Workplace Dispute
Employee's Transfer Dispute Resolved Through Effective Communication and Mutual Understanding...
Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai appointed Acting CJ of Sikkim High Court
On April 15, 2015, she was appointed a permanent judge of the Sikkim High Court, becoming the first woman to hold the po...
Sikkim High Court Upholds Arbitration Award in Favor of Contractor Chhabil Dass Agarwal
Court affirms arbitrator's decision on escalation charges and interest for delayed payments, citing justified claims and...
Sikkim High Court Allows SIMFED's Appeal for Income Tax Deduction on Interest from Cooperative Banks
Court clarifies applicability of Section 80P(2)(d) and Section 80P(4) of Income Tax Act, 1961, in favor of non-banking c...
Tender : Relief where prima facie case of non-disclosure of material information by the successful bidder
Sikkim High Court Grants Interim Relief in Infrastructure Tender Dispute Court Stays Technical Evaluation and LoA Due to...
Proper preparation of paper-books in accordance with High Court of Sikkim, Practice and Procedure Rules
The court has adjourned the hearing to October 27, 2025, allowing time for the reorganization of the paper-books, which ...
A writ not maintainable where the agreement contains an arbitration clause
This ruling serves as a reminder of the judiciary's support for arbitration as a preferred method of dispute resolution ...