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Invoking right to representation under Article 22, HC quashes PSA detention of 4 persons

Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Saturday quashed four Public Safety Act (PSA) detention orders after reiterating that the detaining authority must explain satisfactorily...

HC notice to govt on plea of paramedical students

Srinagar: The J&K High Court issued notice to government through the health and Medical education department, Paramedical Council and Principles of AMT Colleges to...

Public Order, Security of State unrelated ‘expressions’, says HC while quashing PSA detention

Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Wednesday held that the “detaining authority cannot pass a detention on two expressions” while quashing a Public Safety...

HC dismisses PIL on Shopian fake encounter

Also turns down plea for human rights commission in J&K Srinagar: The J&K High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) related to the...

HC quashes PSA detention of 5 Kashmiri men

Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Friday quashed Public Safety Act (PSA) detention orders against five Kashmiri men. The detention order under PSA against Khalid...

HC quashes PSA of OGW

Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Thursday quashed a Public Safety detention order against an alleged Over Ground Worker (OGW) of militant outfits including...

A government employee rendering his services and not given his salary amounts to ‘Begaar’, says HC

Directs release of pending salaries of employees Srinagar: “A government employee rendering his services and not given his salary amounts to ‘Begaar’ (forced labour),” said...

On petition by lecturers, HC chides officials for ‘undermining dignity of court’

Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Tuesday stayed the operation of a government notification dated 25 November, 2020, with regard to disengaging lecturers/ teacher...

NIA court sets free 6 men accused of killing Moulvi Showkat in Srinagar in 2009

Srinagar: A Special NIA Court at Srinagar acquitted six persons of the charges of murder of Moulvi Showkat Ahmad Shah, president of Jamiat-ul-Ahl-i-Hadees who...

Regularisation of daily wagers in judiciary: HC asks govt to act

Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Thursday directed the government to examine the two sets of rules framed by the Special Committee constituted by...

HC appoints ex-bureaucrat to oversee digitisation of land records in J&K

Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Tuesday appointed a former Joint Secretary to the Government of India as Local Commissioner to conduct periodic checks...

Grounds of detention not explained, HC quashes PSA on Shopian man

Srinagar: “Detainment of any person cannot be held if he/she is not allowed effective representation,” the J&K High Court said while overturning a PSA...

Urgently build western peripheral road along Dal Lake: HC

Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Saturday directed the government to take urgent steps to construct a western peripheral road on the Dal Lake...

Porters who assisted army in Kargil War plead for recruitment in army, but HC dismisses plea

Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Friday dismissed a plea of porters who assisted the army during the Kargil War in 1999. The porters...

HC seeks quarterly reports on Solid Waste Management Bye-laws

Srinagar: The J&K High Court directed the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sonmarg Development Authority and Housing and Urban Development Department to file action taken...

HC lambasts DC Baramulla for failing to recover properties in Gulmarg

Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Tuesday heavily came down on Deputy Commissioner Baramulla for failing to comply with court orders regarding recovery of...

HC quashes PSA as accused already in police custody

Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Saturday quashed the PSA detention of an alleged over ground worker of Hizbul Mujahideen. The court said that...

HC seeks explanation for delay in water supply scheme for Kokernag

Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Thursday sought explanation from the Secretary, Jal Shakti department, as well as Chief Engineer, Superintending Engineer and Assistant...

HC directs J&K govt to inform about mining leases, licenses granted

Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Wednesday directed the Commissioner/ Secretary, Industries and Commerce department, to inform the court about compliance with statutory provisions...

Prohibition of polythene: HC summons top officials to video conference

Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Tuesday directed Secretaries of the Housing & Urban Development Department, Tourism Department, Environment and Forest Department, Floriculture Department...

Govt submits report on Pahalgam in HC

Srinagar: In an ongoing matter that the court is hearing, the J&K High Court was informed by the government on Monday that 1,035 kanals...

HC reserves order on Mayoral election

Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Monday reserved its order in a plea filed by workers of National Conference challenging the notification issued for...

Pay pension, with interest, along with all retirement benefits: HC to govt as employee wins case

Srinagar: “Retirement benefits are the principal source of sustenance to an employee after his retirement,” the J&K High Court said on Friday while directing...

HC fumes at ‘disobeying’ of court orders, warns top official of contempt

Srinagar: ‘Everything has a limit,’ an exasperated J&K High Court told government authorities on Wednesday while warning of contempt of court. Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey...

HC forbids construction of building on Jhelum banks

Seeks records of all constructions permitted on Jhelum banks since 1947 Srinagar: Prohibiting construction of a commercial building that is coming up on the banks...

HC quashes PSA detention of Masarat Alam, says it amounts to ‘injustice’

Also records that a person can be detained under PSA for two years maximum Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Tuesday quashed the 38th PSA...

Woman officer, whose account has been frozen due to husband’s alleged corruption, fails to get relief from court

Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Monday directed the police to proceed in accordance with law after hearing the side of a woman medical...

HC dismisses Parvez Nengroo’s plea for reinstatement as JK Bank Chairman

Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Wednesday dismissed the plea of former Chairman of J&K Bank, Parvez Ahmed Nengroo, to be reinstated as Chairman...

HC issues notice on plea seeking pre-school admission policy in J&K

Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Monday heard a plea that has sought a uniform admission policy at pre-school level. The plea argued that...

HC bans construction, orders removal of encroachment within 200 metres of Wular Lake

Srinagar: The High Court on Thursday ordered the government to take immediate measures to remove encroachments and stop constructions within 200 metres of the...

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