Jammu Kashmir & Ladakh
High Court Cuts Motor Accident Compensation for 5 percent Disability Claim to Rs 50,000
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court says award of Rs 5 lakh for pain and suffering was exorbitant; reduces interest ...
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court Quashes Drug Prosecution Over Denial of Statutory Re-Analysis Right
Court holds that timely objection to Government Analyst’s report under Section 25 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act displac...
High Court Orders Perjury Complaint After Habeas Corpus Petition Found to Be Based on a Non-Existent Minor Girl
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court says petitioner misled police and the court for over three years by filing false a...
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court Upholds Preventive Detention of Alleged Drug Trafficker Under PITNDPS Act
Court rejects challenge to detention order, finding repeated NDPS involvement, prior detention, and full compliance with...
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court: SPOs Not Civil Servants, But Stigmatic Disengagement Needs Notice
Court quashes disengagement order of Special Police Officer over alleged fake verification report, says authorities must...
High Court Upholds Amendment of Ejectment Suit to Add Mesne Profits Claim
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court says amendment was sought before trial began, arose from same transaction, and c...
HC Rejects Medical Bail Plea of NDPS, Cites Section 37 Bar and Ongoing Treatment at SKIMS
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court says commercial quantity case cannot be ignored on medical plea; directs jail auth...
J&K High Court Allows Refund of Education Cess, Citing Finality of Earlier Supreme Court Law
Court says amounts refunded under CESTAT orders and later repaid under protest cannot be recovered merely because SRD Nu...
J&K and Ladakh High Court dismisses appeal in defence tender dispute, says interim order was not a “judgment”
Court holds that modification of an interim restraint in a pending writ petition is not appealable under Clause 12 of th...
Jammu & Kashmir High Court Quashes Preventive Detention of Mohd. Yousuf, Citing Misapplication of Public Order Laws
Court Rules Preventive Detention Unjustified as Incidents Stem from Personal Enmity and Constitute Law and Order Issues,...
J&K High Court Quashes Preventive Detention Order Against Firdous Ahmad Dar Citing Unexplained Delay and Non-Consideration of Acquittal
Court Emphasizes Strict Compliance with Safeguards Under Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978; Highlights Need for Ge...
Jammu & Kashmir High Court Stays Investigation in FIR on Alleged Unauthorized Termination of Pregnancy
Court Exercises Restraint Under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023; Quashes FIR Registration Pending Further Objections...
Jammu & Kashmir High Court Sets Aside Terrorism Charge Under Section 20 UAPA Against Dawood, Upholds Charges Under Sections 13 UAPA and 201 IPC
Court Rules Mere Association With Terrorist Group Insufficient for Section 20 Charge; Emphasizes Need for Evidence of Ac...
Jammu & Kashmir High Court Cancels Bail Granted to Uncle Accused of Sexual Assault on Minor Relative
Court Rules Premature Bail in POCSO Case May Obstruct Justice, Emphasizing Protection of Child Victims and Preventing Ev...
Kargil Bar Association seeks dedicated HC bench; work suspended till Sep 24
The Bar Association appealed to the UT administration to give a positive response to the demand and take steps towards e...
J&K and Ladakh High Court Holds Magistrate's BNSS Proceedings Illegal in Property Possession Dispute, Upholds Civil Court's Status Quo Order
Court directs restoration of possession as per civil court interim order, ruling that breach of status quo must be addre...
Jammu & Kashmir High Court Quashes Corruption Charges Against Revenue Officers in Land Mutation Case
Court Rules Mere Erroneous Exercise of Statutory Powers Without Dishonest Intent Does Not Constitute Criminal Misconduct...
J&K High Court Upholds Government Notification Empowering Revenue Officers as Competent Authorities under Migrant Immovable Property Act
Division Bench rejects challenge to S.O. 144 of 2022, affirming constitutional validity of appointing additional officer...
Jammu & Kashmir High Court Upholds Validity of Building Workers Welfare Cess Act, 1996, and Rules; Declares Parliamentary Competence over Jammu & Kashmir
Division Bench rules levy under Cess Act is a "fee" not a tax and confirms applicability of welfare legislation to Jammu...
J&K and Ladakh High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Police Officer Accused of Deceiving Female Colleague in Marital Promise Case
Court observes prolonged consensual relationship and prosecutrix's awareness of accused's marital status; finds no prima...
J&K High Court Grants Medical Termination of Pregnancy Beyond 24 Weeks to Minor Sexual Assault Victim
Court Upholds Minor's Constitutional Right to Reproductive Autonomy, Orders Immediate Termination Considering Medical Bo...
J&K High Court Upholds Ecological Safeguards in Manasbal Amusement Facilities Case; Directs Authority to Earmark Space
Court emphasizes balancing public interest and ecological preservation, orders Wular Manasbal Development Authority to a...
Jammu & Kashmir High Court Intervenes to Resolve Infighting in District Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee Jammu
Court directs affidavits on Gurdwara management and donations, emphasizing transparency and curbing factional disputes f...
J&K High Court Rules Passport Cannot Be Denied Solely on Adverse Police Verification If No Case Is Pending
Court directs authorities to decide passport application within three months despite adverse police report relating to a...
J&K High Court Rules Timelines Under CGST Act Section 129(3) Are Mandatory, Quashes Orders for Delay in Notice Issuance
Court holds delay beyond seven days in issuing notice of detention and passing penalty order vitiates proceedings; safeg...
Jammu & Kashmir High Court Upholds Possessory Injunction in Apple Orchard Dispute, Leaves Title Undecided
Court affirms injunction based on possession alone, emphasizing proof on preponderance of probabilities; caretaker defen...
J&K High Court Quashes Preventive Detention of Suhail Fayaz Najar Under PSA, Citing Lack of Fresh Material and Procedural Lapses
Court Highlights Non-Application of Mind, Vague Grounds, and Violation of Article 22(5) Safeguards in Detention Order; O...
Jammu & Kashmir High Court Directs Police to Follow Due Process While Seeking Advocate’s Assistance in Investigation
Court underscores advocate’s duty to cooperate with investigation under lawful procedures in FIR related to POCSO and Bh...
Jammu & Kashmir High Court Upholds Trial Court’s Discretion in Landlord-Tenant Eviction Suit: Judgment on Admissions Not Warranted Without Clear, Unequivocal Admission
Court affirms that mere admission of tenancy and receipt of notice does not justify summary eviction decree under Order ...
J&K High Court Upholds Right of Retired Employees to Promotion, Quashes Denial Based on Vigilance Clearance and APRs
Court directs fresh consideration of promotion cases of retired General Managers, ruling employer’s failure to obtain vi...
J&K and Ladakh High Court Declines to Intervene in AI-Driven Justice Reform PIL, Cites Ongoing Digitization Efforts
Court Holds Public Interest Litigation Premature as E-Committee of Supreme Court and NALSA Already Working on Judicial D...
Jammu & Kashmir High Court Directs Passport Authority to Correct Minor's Date of Birth in Passport
Court Rules Denial of Date of Birth Correction Violates Fundamental Rights and Ministry's Circular; Orders Issuance of F...
Jammu & Kashmir High Court Rules Probate Not Mandatory for Mutation of Inheritance Under Amended Indian Succession Act
Court directs Tehsildar to reconsider mutation application based on Will without probate following 2025 amendment to Sec...
J&K High Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Rehbar-e-Taleem Engagement, Citing Supreme Court’s Directive on Closed Scheme
Court holds that reopening selection under discontinued ReT Scheme would violate Supreme Court’s judgment in Union Terri...
Headline: Jammu & Kashmir High Court Quashes Arbitrary Cancellation of Tender Process
Court Orders Resumption of Tender Proceedings, Citing Lack of Legitimate Grounds for Cancellation...
J-K HC bins discharge order, says secessionist slogans alongside separatist leader attract UAPA
The court said it is neither making any definitive finding on the guilt or innocence of the respondent, nor expressing a...