Sikkim Court September 2005 Judgments
Yogesh Karki (Chettri) Vs. State of Sikkim
Court: Sikkim
Decided on: Sep-06-2005
Reported in: 2006CriLJ509
A.P. Subba, J.1. This appeal is directed against the judgment and order dated 30th September, 2004 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, South and West at Namchi convicting the accused-appellant under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and sentencing him to undergo imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs. 10,000/-2. The facts of the case as set out in the prosecution story brings to light a sad and shocking incident of a son (accused-appellant) killing his own father (deceased) in a small village called 'Malbasay' in West Sikkim. The backdrop against which the whole tragic episode took place is as follows :---The deceased Tika Ram Karki was a resident of a small village in West Sikkim called 'Malbasay'. He was born and brought up in the same village and was living there with his family. He had married three wives and at the relevant time he had twelve sons and three daughters. All the sons and daughters, except the accused-appellant Yogesh Karki, the youngest of the sons from S...
Tag this Judgment!Kunga Nima Lepcha and ors. Vs. State of Sikkim and anr.
Court: Sikkim
Decided on: Sep-02-2005
Reported in: AIR2006Sik1
A.P. Subba, J.1. The present writ petition has been filed by three petitioners each of whom belongs to the Lepcha community, Bhutia community and the local plains community of the State respectively. By this writ petition, they challenge the validity of allotment of lands made and the agreements entered into with three non-local parties as well as others by the State-respondents in gross violation of Indo-Sikkim Treaty, 1950 and Article 371-F of the Constitution of India.2. The case of the petitioners is that they are citizens of India and permanent residents of Sikkim. As permanent residents of the State they are extremely concerned with the allotment of land policy being presently pursued by the State-respondents in the name of development of the State. Under such policy, permission being given to the outsiders to purchase prime immovable property for setting up industries within the State of Sikkim is adverse to the general interest of the local people. It is the further case of the...
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