High Courts

The Primary Object of Granting Interim Relief is Preservation of Subject Matter in Dispute Between the Parties till Their Rival Claims are Settled –...

J&K High Court recently, while dealing with a petition filed under Article 227, reiterated the scope of Order 39 of the Code of Civil...

Petition Under Section 482 Cr. P.C Challenging Orders Passed Under Domestic Violence Act Not Maintainable; Same Can Be Challenged Under Article 227: J&K&L HC

A Single Bench of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh while relying upon the Full-Bench Judgment of the High Court of...

Power to Order Re-Investigation Beyond The Realm of Trial Courts: J&K&L HC

The J&K&L HC, while dealing with a Petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, ruled that a Trial Court cannot...

Give Equal Treatment to 5300 Displaced Families of PoJK Settled Outside Erstwhile State of J&K with those Settled Within J&K — High Court to...

A Single Bench of Justice Rahul Bharti of J&K High Court held that 5,300 families that were forced to flee their homes in Pakistan...

Exercise of Discretionary Jurisdiction Under Article 226 Can be Denied on The Ground of Laches : J&K High Court

A Division Bench of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh recently while dealing with a Writ Petition under Article 226 of...

J&K High Court Reprimands Courts and Juvenile Boards For Disclosing Full Identity & Address of Juveniles in Their Orders

A bench of Justice Sanjeev Kumar of High Court of J&K and Ladakh reprimands Courts and Juvenile Justice boards for disclosing full identity and...

In A Criminal Trial, Suspicion No Matter How Strong, Cannot & Must Not Be Permitted to Take Place of Proof

A Bench of Justice Vinod Chatterjee Koul of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court while allowing a Criminal Appeal against the Conviction reiterated...

Seniority issue of Patwaris finally set to rest by Division Bench of J&K High Court

A Division Bench of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court Comprising Chief Justice N. Koteshwar Singh and Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi has finally...

J&K Reorganization Act: Corrigendum To Sec 4(1) Notification Won’t Trigger New Land Acquisition Proceedings

A division bench of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh recently upheld a decision made by the Writ Court whereby the...

J&K&L High Court Clarifies The Scope Of Preventive Detention Under The Public Safety Act: No Need For Production Before The Magistrate Within 24-Hours

A division bench of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently dealt with a case of Preventive Detention. It held that the...

J&K&L High Court’s Landmark Decision On Prevention Of Corruption Act – Why Position Alone Is Not Enough To Determine Liability

The J&K&L High Court recently dealt with a petition seeking the quashment of an FIR. The court explained that to hold a person liable...

J&K&L High Court Denies Cooperative Department Employees’ Request To Work Until 60

The J&K&L High Court recently heard petitions from employees of the cooperative department who were seeking permission to work until the age of 60....