High Courts

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,...

A General Plea for Invoking the Principle of Equal Pay for Equal Work, without Proving any Similarity in the Nature of Work, not Sustainable: J&K&L...

The Single Bench of Justice Javaid Iqbal Wani in a Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution elucidated the principle of “equal pay for equal work”and observed, “equality...

A Person Continuously Working For a Period of More Than Seven Years Cannot be Termed as “Casual Labour” to Deny Him the Benefit of...

The Bench of Justice Sanjeev Kumar while hearing a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution held petitioner entitled to regularization retrospectively in terms...

Reservation Beyond Ceiling Limit of 50% is Arbitrary, Excessive and Violative of Article 16(4) of the Constitution of India: J&K&L HC Reiterates

The Single Bench of Justice Sanjeev Kumar of the High Court of J&K and Ladakh while refusing to quash selection and appointment of private...

Espousal by an Authorized Union of Workmen Essential for a Dispute to Qualify as an ‘Industrial Dispute’ under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947: Delhi...

The Single Bench of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh of the High of Delhi in a Petition under Article 226, where the issue involved was...

Jurisdiction to Try Offences Under IPC Would be Available to Special Court Only When it is Trying the Said Offence Along With Offences Under POCSO...

The Single Bench of Justice Sanjeev Kumar while answering a reference by the Sessions Judge (PDJ), Jammu held that a Special Court designated under the POCSO Act is by virtue of Section...