No stadium being built in Pahalgam, court assured, matter closed Srinagar: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh on Monday directed Deputy Commissioner Anantnag to take appropriate steps to stop illegal constructions in his area of jurisdiction. The DC Anantnag was also directed to take effective steps for the removal of any unauthorised […]
Srinagar: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Friday directed the Director Wular Conservation and Management Authority (WCMA) to come clean with the time schedule for removing encroachments from Wular Lake. The court passed this direction after recording on previous hearing that 640 kanals of the Lake have been encroached.Besides, it was […]
Srinagar: The High Court of J&K and Ladakh on Thursday quashed the order passed by the Chairman, Block Development Council Meelyal (in Kupwara), asking an elected Sarpanch to show her majority in the Panchayat as per the rules and provisions of the Panchayati Raj Act. Justice Sanjeev Kumar while setting aside the order left it […]
Srinagar: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Tuesday took suo motu cognizance of the directions of the Supreme Court with regard to monitoring progress of trial of cases pending against sitting/former legislators. Treating the matter as a PIL, “Court on its own motion vs Union of India and others”, the court […]
Srinagar: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Monday directed the government to clear its stand with respect to regularisation of daily wagers working in the State Judiciary. The court called for a response from state authorities to indicate why funds were not being provided for payment of wages to the daily-wagers […]
Srinagar: The High Court on Friday disposed of a public interest litigation seeking implementation of the Srinagar Master Plan 2015-35 in true spirit. A bench of Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul while disposing of the plea recorded that the Master Plan for the city, as prepared for the year 2015-35, is […]
Srinagar: The High Court on Friday disposed of a plea filed by the inhabitants of Mohalla Ghat Shalimar seeking lifting of the ban on raising of constructions in the area. The court while hearing the plea, which also sought directions to the respondents to take steps for the rehabilitation of the petitioners or to acquire […]
Srinagar: ‘Only Almighty can Save us’, the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh said after recording lackadaisical approach of government authorities in implementation of court orders. The court of Sanjeev Kumar noted that for more than eight years, respondents have failed to pay due payments to one Ghulam Hassan Wani for the execution […]
Srinagar: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Wednesday directed the Chief Secretary, J&K, to consider representations of an association of Kashmiri Pandits Sangarash Samiti seeking special quota in professional colleges, besides certain concessions and facilities to the community living in and outside Kashmir region. A bench of Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal […]
Srinagar: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Tuesday declined to accept other ‘Hindus’ as Kashmiri Pandits for benefits under the package for return and rehabilitation of Kashmiri migrants given effect to by the Rules of 2009 read with SRO 425 of 2017. Justice Sanjeev Kumar while pronouncing the judgement in a […]