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J&K HC Quashes Communique Barring Contractors from Work in RDD

Srinagar, May 24 -- "...I find merit in these petitions and the same are, accordingly, allowed" a bench of Justice Sanjeev Kumar while allowing petitions filed by a number of constrictors against comm... Read More


HC Quashes Detention Under PSA Of Pampore Man

Srinagar, May 24 -- "Once an earlier order of detention stands nullified by the order of the Court, the earlier grounds mentioned in the detention order cannot be the reason for passing fresh one," sa... Read More


J&K HC Quashes PSA Detention Order

Srinagar, May 23 -- A bench of Justice Puneet Gupta quashed the order dated 28 June 2022 passed by District Magistrate Shopian under PSA against Sartaj Ahmad Naik of Mantribugh, Shopian and directed t... Read More


HC Asks Govt To Provide Funds To J&K SFC

Srinagar, May 21 -- Disposing of a bunch of petitions filed by former employees of the Corporation, who retired around 14-15 years ago, or their predecessors-in-interest, a bench of Justice M. A. Chow... Read More


Wrong Evaluation Of Paper: Court Asks KU To Pay Rs 1 Lakh To Student

Srinagar, May 21 -- As per the student's plea, after declaration of the results, he was shown to have failed in General English Paper having secured 27 marks as against 38 pass marks. Thereafter he ob... Read More


Representation Against PSA Detention Not Mere Formality: J&K HC

Srinagar, May 14 -- "The respondents (authorities) were obliged to consider the representation with all sincerity and had the option to accept or reject the same after taking into consideration all as... Read More


Private Interest Must Be Subservient To Larger Public Interest: J&K HC

Srinagar, May 13 -- "The court should always keep the larger public interest in mind in order to decide whether its intervention is called for or not. Only when, the court comes to a conclusion that o... Read More


J&K HC Orders Reinstatement Of BSF Cook After 16 Yrs Of Dismissal

Srinagar, May 8 -- A bench of Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal while allowing a petition filed by Naseer Ahmad, who was dismissed from services on 4 February 2008, however left it open for the BSF to hold a... Read More


J&K HC Rules Against One-shot For Reservation Under Sports Quota

Srinagar, May 7 -- Dismissing a petition, a bench of Justice Rajesh Sekhri observed that the legislative intent of the rule-making authority is evident from the use of words "Outstanding" and "Profici... Read More


J&K HC Seeks 'Actions Taken' On 21-Yr-Old Communication

Srinagar, May 3 -- Hearing a Public Interest Litigation, a division bench of Chief Justice N Kotiswar Singh and Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi passed the directions after advocate Shafqat Nazir, repres... Read More