High Courts

Returning Officer Can Reject Acceptance of Nomination Form of Any Person Dismissed From Service if The Same is Not Accompanied by a Certificate From...

A single bench of High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh comprising Justice Sindhu Sharma while dismissing a Petition from a Candidate who...

A Competent Authority is under Constitutional Obligation to Record Satisfaction as to ‘Non-Practicability’ of Inquiry Before Dismissing a Member of Civil Services Without Inquiry: J&K&L...

The Division Bench of Justice Rajnesh Oswal and Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi, while setting aside the order of dismissal of petitioner from services under clause (b)...

J&K High Court Dismisses an Appeal with Costs on Account of Contradictory Stands Taken by the Appellant Before the Writ Court and the Appellate...

The Division Bench of J&K&L HC in an Appeal against a judgment of Writ Court while observing that the appellants have taken two contradictory stands before the Single Bench and...

Writ Petitions Under Article 226 Challenging Action of Banks Under SARFAESI Act Maintainable on Account of Non-Availability of Effective, Efficacious and Readily Available Forum...

The Division Bench comprising of the Chief Justice N. Kotiswar Singh and Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal while hearing batch of 46 writ petitions where the specific issue was...

J&K&L HC Outlines the Factors to be Considered for Determining the Amount of Compensation to be Awarded in case of Acquisition of Land under...

A Single Bench of the J&K&L HC comprising Justice Sajeev Kumar, in an appeal against the judgment/award passed by District Judge, Jammu  under the Jammu & Kashmir Land Acquisition Act, Svt....

Courts are Not Experts to Substitute Their Own Views on Interpretation of Recruitment Rules, Same Falls Within the Domain of Rule Making Authority: J&K&L...

The division bench of High Court of Jammu & kashmir and Ladakh comprising Justice Rajnesh Oswal & Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi recently held that...

Limitation Period for Challenging Mutation Order based on an Act of Fraud Would Start from the Date of Discovery of the Fraud : J&K&L...

The Division Bench of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh Comprising Justice Rajnesh Oswal and Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi while dismissing an Appeal have held...

Dismissal of an Application Under Domestic Violence Act on the Ground of Lack of Territorial Jurisdiction Defeats the Purpose of the Act; Application Should be Returned for Presentation Before...

The Single Bench of Justice Rajnesh Oswal while setting aside orders passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Budgam (Appellate Court) and Chief Judicial Magistrate, Budgam (Trial Court) wherein the application...

Any Representation Made by The Detenue is to be Placed Before Advisory Board for its Consideration, Failure to do the Same Vitiates the Entire...

A single Bench of Justice Rahul Bharti while quashing the Preventive Detention has held that once a representation is made by the petitioner against...

Services of a Candidate Not Appointed by a Competent Authority Cannot be Regularized: J&K&L HC

The Single Bench of Justice Rajnesh Oswal dismissed a Petition under Article 226 challenging the disengagement of the Petitioner by the Respondent Department observing that once it...

Non-Compliance of Mandatory Terms of Tender Document while Allocating Contract is Violative of Article 14: J&K&L HC

The J&K&L HC while exercising jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution, set aside the decision of the official respondents to issue“Revised Summary of Technical Evaluation...

In order to avoid liability under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, the Burden of Proof to establish breach on part of Insured/Owner of the Vehicle lies on the Insurance Company:...

The Bench of Justice Javaid Iqbal Wani while deciding a bunch of appeals against respective awards of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal under the Motor Vehicles Act,...