Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Monday dismissed the plea of a police officer seeking a direction to authorities to not evict him and his family from an allotted government accommodation in view of perceived threat to his life. Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey while dismissing the plea recorded that the petitioner cannot re-agitate the matter […]
Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Wednesday disposed of a plea, on the very first hearing, that sought eradication of bonded labour and mitigation of the crisis faced by migrant daily workers in view of the pandemic situation. Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul while disposing of the plea, filed by a […]
Srinagar: At a time when coronavirus cases and deaths are surging in Jammu and Kashmir, a plea on the COVID-19 crisis filed two weeks before the J&K High Court is not being heard or listed for ‘unknown reasons’, as per the lawyers who filed the plea. One of these lawyers, Habeel Iqbal, told Kashmir Reader […]
Directs petitioners to approach DG Prisons Srinagar: The J&K High Court has directed Director General Prisons to take immediate steps for registration and vaccination of the prisoners lodged in around 13 jails of the region after disposing of a litigation seeking proper vaccination of the prisoners in view of the surging Covid cases and deaths. […]
Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Thursday quashed the circular of Regional Transport Office Kashmir asking for re-registration of vehicles purchased outside Jammu and Kashmir region for ‘being without any authority’ and ‘not in tune with Rule 54 of Central Motor Vehicles Act, 1989.’ After going through the law and judgements, the court of Justice […]
Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Tuesday directed Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board (JKSSB) to redraw the final selection list of teachers by assigning appropriate points to all the relevant qualifications of candidates who missed to fill it in an online application form. The Court of Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey and Justice Vinod Chatterji […]
Srinagar: The J&K High Court quashed Public Safety Act (PSA) against a former special police officer turned ‘militant worker/member’ and a fruit seller turned ‘militant sympathiser’ on the ground that ‘the detention has expired’ and “there is no proper application of mind applied by the detaining authority”. In the case of Abdul Qadoos Rather of […]
Srinagar: In view of the surge in Covid-19 cases, J&K High Court Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal on Monday ordered that filing as well as hearing of cases in all the courts of Jammu and Kashmir including both wings of the Court should be held through virtual mode till May 15. The order by the Chief […]
Srinagar: The J&K High Court has issued a notice to authorities for response over a fresh plea filed by casual labourers of Jal Shakti Department seeking release of their hard earned wages pending since the last 10 years. The court of Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey issued notice for response from Jammu and Kashmir government through […]
Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Thursday reserved its judgement on the issue of re-registration of vehicles which have been purchased outside the region. The Court of Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey and Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul reserved the verdict after hearing arguments from both the parties. The Secretary Transport department was present before the court […]