High Courts

Restrictions on Fundamental Right to Practise Any Profession & carry on Trade Guaranteed Under Article 19(1)(g) Cannot be Imposed Otherwise Than In Accordance With...

A Single Bench of Justice Sanjeev Kumar while quashing the Communication of Department of Rural Development calling upon to initiate action against the petitioners...

Not Every Error in Decision is Amenable to Writ of Certiorari, Unless The Error is A Patent Error: J&K&L HC

A Single Bench of Justice Puneet Gupta has while dismissing a petition under Article 227 refused to interfere with the concurrent findings of the...

Any Transaction Which is The Result of Misrepresentation, Fraud or Deceitful Means is Not Protected on The Ground of Limitation: J&K&L HC

A single Bench of Justice Sanjeev Kumar while dismissing a petition challenging the order of Special Tribunal which has upheld the order of Commissioner,...

Courts Can Invoke Public Law Doctrine where it Finds Action of Respondents is Fraught with Illegality and Arbitrariness: J&K&L HC

A single Bench of Justice Javid Iqbal Wani has invoked the Public Law Doctrine for Award of Compensation to a student whose Answer sheet...

Where The Performance of a Contract is Rendered Impossible Due to No Fault of Defaulter, Then Such A Party Cannot be Burdened With the...

The Single Bench of Justice Sanjeev Kumar while dealing with a Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution allowed a waiver of rent...

An Amendment of Suit Cannot Be Allowed Just to Avoid Multiplicity of Suits : J&K&L HC

A single Bench of Justice Puneet Gupta while setting aside an order passed by the trial Court allowing an Amendment of Plaint has held...

A Lessee Cannot be Permitted to Accept only the Conditions of Lease Beneficial to Him and to Deny the ones not Profitable: J&K&L HC

The Division Bench of Justices Tashi Rabstan and Mohammad Yousuf Wani in an appeal against a judgment of the Single Judge, while upholding the judgment emphasized the legal principle...

Government is Bound in its Conduct by the ‘Doctrine of Promissory Estoppel’ & Cannot Deviate From Its Promise Once The Promisee Alters Its Position While Acting...

The Single Bench of Justice Waseem Sadiq Nargal while deciding a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution observed that the jurisdiction of theHigh Court under Article 226 is not only restricted to review of administrative actions or executive decisions of the...

Mere Representation in Any Sports at National/International level Will Not Entitle A Person For Reservation Under Sports Quota in Terms of J&K Sports Policy...

A single Bench of Justice Rajesh Sekhri has ruled that that mere single representation or participation at the National level in a sports event shall...

Once An FIR is Quashed by the Court, Then The Disciplinary Proceedings on Similar Set of Allegations/Charges Cannot be Allowed to Continue : J&K&L...

A single Bench of Justice Javid Iqbal Wani while quashing the Order of Suspension and the Statement of Articles of Charges and Statement of...

Leave to file Appeal should be granted by Appellate Court where a Person, not a Party to the Suit, is Prejudicially Affected by the...

The Single Bench of Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal in a petition under Article 227 of the Constitution enunciated the settled legal principle that whereas a party to a...

Areas Declared as ‘Notified Areas’ For Purposes of Jurisdiction of LAWDA, Deemed to be Excluded From Jurisdiction of SDA by Necessary Implication: J&K&L HC

The Bench of Justice Sanjeev Kumar of the High Court of J&K and Ladakh, while deciding a Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution and...