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Exhaust Statutory Remedies Before Writ Jurisdiction: J&K HC

Srinagar, June 3 -- Srinagar- Observing that courts should ordinarily refrain from bypassing statutory forums when a complete appellate and revisional mechanism is available under law, the High Court ... Read More


2013 Kulgam Murder Case: J&K HC Overturns Conviction

Srinagar, June 1 -- Srinagar- The High Court of J&K and Ladakh has set aside the conviction and life sentences of two persons in a 2013 Kulgam murder case, holding that the prosecution evidence was ri... Read More


Undue Delay In Trials Erodes Public Confidence: J&K HC

Srinagar, May 23 -- Srinagar- Underlining that the criminal justice system does not operate on a presumption of guilt and that undue delay in trials erodes public confidence in the justice delivery me... Read More


'Pick-&-Choose' Hiring a Fraud on Constitution: J&K HC

Srinagar, May 22 -- Srinagar- In a strong indictment of backdoor appointments and subsequent regularisation policies, the High Court of J&K and Ladakh has held that permitting the State to make ad hoc... Read More


J&K HC Flags Irreversible Health Risks from Unsafe Milk

Srinagar, May 22 -- Srinagar- Observing that contaminated milk products can have "serious and irreversible" consequences on human health, particularly children, the High Court of J&K and Ladakh has de... Read More


Criminal Law Can't Be Used To Settle Institutional Rivalries: J&K HC

Srinagar, May 19 -- Srinagar- Observing that criminal law cannot be permitted to be used as an instrument of harassment or for settling internal institutional disputes, the High Court of J&K and Ladak... Read More


Regularization Outside Constitutional Framework Impermissible: J&K HC

Srinagar, May 12 -- Srinagar- The High Court of J&K and Ladakh on Tuesday underlined that regularization or permanent absorption cannot be claimed as a matter of right outside the constitutional schem... Read More


No One Can Retain Benefit Not Legally Due: HC

Srinagar, May 8 -- Srinagar- Underlining that no person can be allowed to retain a benefit which is not legally due to him, the High Court of J&K and Ladakh has upheld orders directing recovery of mor... Read More


Murder Of Uri Man Due To 'Poisoning': HC Rejects Bail To Accused

Srinagar, May 8 -- Srinagar- The High Court of J&K and Ladakh on Friday dismissed a bail application filed by two accused facing trial in a 2020 murder conspiracy case registered in Uri Baramulla. A ... Read More


J&K HC Rejects Plea Against Judicial Seniority List

Srinagar, May 6 -- Srinagar- The High Court of J&K and Ladakh on Wednesday dismissed a petition challenging the seniority list of judicial officers, holding that once finalised and acted upon, it cann... Read More