High Courts

Client Bound by Lawyer’s Consent; Cannot Challenge Order Passed on Recorded Consent: J&K High Court

In a reiteration of the sanctity of courtroom concessions, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that a litigant cannot...

Admitted Contractual Dues Cannot Be Withheld on Ground of Post-Facto Codal Objections: J&K High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that once contractual work stands executed and liability is admitted, the State cannot...

Unproven Allegations of Adultery Cannot Defeat Interim Maintenance Under the DV Act: Delhi High Court

Reiterating the limited scope of inquiry at the stage of interim relief, the Delhi High Court has held that allegations of adultery when disputed...

Affidavits Are Not Routine Forms; Courts Must Verify Authority Administering Oath: J&K&L HC

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that affidavits filed in judicial proceedings are not procedural formalities but sworn statements...

Once Suit Is Returned For Want Of Jurisdiction, Transferee Court Must Proceed De Novo & Not From Earlier Stage: J&K & Ladakh HC

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh had held that once it is concluded that the initial proceedings in a Suit were...

Roshni Act Being Declared Void Ab Initio Does Not Per Se Render Criminal Prosecution Unsustainable: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, while considering petitions challenging criminal prosecution initiated by investigating agencies in matters arising out of the...

Activities of An Applicant Shall Form The Basis For Grant or Refusal of Passport & Not The Criminal Antecedents of Family Members Which...

Justice M A Chowdhary of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that an applicant cannot be denied Passport...

Chief Judicial Magistrate Being Vested With Power Over The Local Limits of Whole District Can Take Cognizance of A Complaint With Reference To An Offence...

The Single Bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar while deciding a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (hereinafter referred to as ‘CrPC’) held...

Complaint Under Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act, 2013 Not Maintainable Beyond A Period of 3 Months From The Date...

The Single Bench of Justice Javaid Iqbal Wani while deciding a Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India where the maintainability of...

A Person Can be Held Responsible Under Section 7(3) of Control of Building Operations Act, 1988 Only For The Violations Alleged in The Show-Cause...

The Bench of Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal while deciding a Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India filed by the Building Operations Controlling Authority,...

Magistrate Acting Under Section 14 of SARFAESI Act Is Not Obliged to Give An Opportunity of Being Heard to The Borrower, Even If He Appears...

The Division Bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan and Justice Rajesh Sekhri in a petition against the order of the CJM under Section 14 of the...

Section 124 Of The Air Force Act, 1950 Can Be Invoked Only Upon Completion of The Investigation & The Presentation of Report/Chargesheet : J&K&L...

The Single Bench of Justice Javed Iqbal Wani while deciding two clubbed petitions under Section 528 Bharatiya Nyaya Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) arising out of the common incident...