Himachal Pradesh Court January 1998 Judgments
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State of Himachal Pradesh Vs. Union of India (Uoi) and anr.
Court: Himachal Pradesh
Decided on: Jan-09-1998
Reported in: AIR1998HP46
M.N. Rao, C.J.1. This is an unusual writ petition with hardly any parallel. The State of Himachal Pradesh represented by its Secretary, Department of Health is seeking judicial review of the action of the Central Government represented by the Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Medical Council of India represented by its Secretary, New Delhi, concerning permission for a Medical College --Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, it wants to establish at Tanda in Kangra District with an annual intake of 50 students in the first year, the academic year 1997-98. 2. The State of Himachal Pradesh comprises mountainous terrain of 55,693 sq. km. with 19388 villages scattered all over the State and most of the inhabitants are of tribal and rural background. For the entire State there is only one medical college Indira Gandhi Medical College established in 1960 in the capital city Shimla, long before the State of Himachal Pradesh came into being. The annual intake for...
Himachal Road Transport Corporation and ors. Vs. Kunta and ors.
Court: Himachal Pradesh
Decided on: Jan-01-1998
Reported in: I(1998)ACC572,1999ACJ646
R.L. Khurana, J.1. The above noted ten appeals and five cross-objections having arisen out of the same accident which took place on 2.7.1988 at Bhandar Nallah, Pargana Manjir in District Chamba, are being disposed of by this single judgment since common questions of facts and law are involved.2. Briefly stated, the facts of the case giving rise to the present appeals and cross-objections are these. On the ill-fated day, that is, on 2.7.1988 at 10.30 a.m. at Bhandar Nallah, within the local limits of the jurisdiction of Police Station Kihar, District Chamba, an accident took place between the bus bearing No. HPC 613 belonging to the Himachal Road Transport Corporation (for short 'the Corporation') and truck No. HIK 3577 belonging to respondent Vaneeta Mahajan, hereinafter referred to as truck owner.3. Respondent Nos. 3 and 5 were respectively the bus driver and truck driver. They are being referred to accordingly hereinafter. Respondent No. 6 is the insurer of the truck.4. In such accid...
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