Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Friday directed the Power Development Department not to encroach any further land for Jhelum Hydropower Project in Baramulla until further orders from the court. The direction was passed after a plea was filed by the land owners of the District Baramulla claiming that the department has already utilized 23 […]
Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Wednesday directed the government to stop dumping solid waste on land not earmarked for it. The court while taking note of the submission of the counsel representing Environment Policy Group stated that under the policy regarding J&K State Integrated Solid Waste Management Strategy, 2017 formulated under Rule 11(1) of […]
Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Tuesday directed the government to come up with a clear stand regarding release of amount as financial aid to lawyers on the patterns of already issued guidelines in the previous financial year, when similar type of lockdown/ restrictions were imposed on account of Covid-19 pandemic. Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey […]
Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Thursday prohibited private colleges from offering admissions on their own when they are already affiliated with a university for the same. The court held that any admission made in violation of the University Statute would not be binding on the University and that the University would be under no […]
Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Tuesday quashed the PSA detention order of Hurriyat leader and Acting Chairman of the Muslim League, Farooq Ahmad Tawheedi, on the grounds that the detaining authority had violated Article 22 (5) of the Constitution by not considering ‘his representation’. The court recorded that the non-consideration of the representation of […]
Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Tuesday treated a petition on the issue of soil extraction as Public Interest Litigation after the court recorded that it is an issue concerning state land. The petitioner Mohammad Maqbool Dar, a resident of Delina Baramulla submitted before the court that on May 22, additional Deputy Commissioner, Baramulla passed […]
Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Thursday directed the Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) to consider an application for grant of permission to the Health and Medical Education Department for construction of an ‘already sanctioned’ 50-bed Ayush Hospital in Harwan area, in proximity of the Dal Lake. The court was hearing an application from […]
Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Thursday directed government authorities to file a fresh affidavit indicating details of the buildings/ structures which are unauthorised in Gulmarg and Tangmarg tourist spots. Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul while hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) related to the conservation and preservation of Gulmarg, directed […]
Srinagar: “It is the failure of the detaining authority not considering representation of a detenue which indisputably amounts to violation of the provisions of Article 22(5) of the Constitution,” the J&K High Court said on Wednesday while quashing the detention order under PSA (Public Safety Act) of a Pulwama resident. Justice Javed Iqbal while hearing […]
Srinagar: “The government cannot deny grant of proprietary rights, existing prior to the coming into force of the Roshni Act,” the J&K High Court said on Tuesday while deciding a plea. In a 45-page judgement, a division bench of Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey and Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul held that if such proprietary rights were […]