‘Submit report on awareness activities about sexual violence act’

Srinagar: The J&K High Court directed authorities to place a calendar about programmes undertaken for sensitization and awareness about the J&K Protection of Children from Sexual Violence Act. The schedule of activities has to be submitted before the bench on May 11. The court passed the direction after a status report on 10 October, 2019 […]

Disability audit will be carried out in J&K airports by April, HC told

Srinagar: The Airport Authority of India (AAI) on Friday informed J&K High Court that the disability access audit of J&K Airports is scheduled from April. The Counsel, Anil Bhan representing AAI made the submission before the court. Earlier, the court had directed for disability access audit of the airports in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh. The […]

High Court seeks report about construction of public lavatories in Srinagar

Srinagar: The J&K high Court called for personal appearance of Divisional Commissioner Kashmir in case a report about location of toilets to be constructed in Srinagar is not submitted to the court within four weeks. “Our last order dated 29th November, 2019 has not been complied with. In case status report is not filed regarding […]

HC orders for disability audit of J&K Jails

Seeks personal presence of Home dept official to explain about jail manual finalisation

SRINAGAR: The J&K high Court on Thursday called for personal appearance of under secretary, Home Department to explain his position about finalization and approval of jail manual. The division bench of Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur while hearing the petition on providing facilities to the jail inmates across the J&K said […]

High Court raps govt for failing to submit Gulmarg lease report

Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Wednesday came down heavily on government authorities for failing to submit report regarding lease properties in Gulmarg. The court warned that in case the report about lease properties is not submitted before court by April 7, Secretary Tourism and Secretary Revenue shall remain present before court to explain their […]

Fill vacancies in JJBs by April: High Court orders government

Fill vacancies in JJBs by April: High Court orders government

Srinagar: The J&K High court directed Mission Director, Integrated Child and development scheme (ICDS) to ensure that the appointments be made in Juvenile Justice Boards (JJBs) by the April 20 in order to make them functional. “In case the appointments were not made by this time, the Mission Director (ICDS) shall remain present before court […]

HC notice to govt on essential commodities, non-availability of public transport

HC notice to govt on essential commodities, non-availability of public transport

Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Monday issued show cause notice to the Commissioner Secretary, Food and Civil Supplies and Commissioner Secretary, Transport department after a fresh petition seeking redressal of exorbitant price hike on essential commodities as well as to the issue concerning availability of public transport to the people especially working class and […]

HC closes litigation on dog menace

Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Tuesday closed down a public-interest litigation (PIL) related to dog menance with a direction to government authorities to curb the menance at all possible levels. The court while closing down the PIL felt that the directions passed by the court in the matter have been more or less complied […]

HC seeks government response on malpractices in Revenue Department

SRINAGAR: The J&K High Court directed Government authorities to file response to the contentions raised in a public interest litigation moved against malpractices in vogue in the Revenue Department. The plea seeks entire details of mutation in the patwari halqas of J&K UT besides a stringent action against those pathwaries who have carved out a […]

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