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Justice Sanjay Dhar dismissed a habeas corpus petition against a PSA detention order, holding that pending criminal prosecution does not bar recourse to preventive detention where public order is threatened.
Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal directed the Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation, to file a comprehensive affidavit on action taken against establishments lacking sanctioned building plans, parking facilities, and fire safety clearances.
The J&K and Ladakh High Court declined bail to an NDPS accused held for five years but directed the trial court to reconsider its mechanical deferment of final arguments within 15 days.
Justice Sanjay Dhar held that JKLFC must pay gratuity with 10% interest, while JKPDC must first release leave salary and then seek reimbursement from the parent body.
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court held that a Collector conducting land acquisition proceedings cannot adjudicate disputed title and was right to treat the revenue-recorded owner as the sole interested person.
Justice Rahul Bharti directed the Principal District Judge, Samba to attempt reconciliation before proceeding on a divorce petition, faulting the court for bypassing Section 23(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act.
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court set aside a preventive detention order under the PITNDPS Act, holding that the detaining authority failed to explain why prior security proceedings under Section 129 BNSS were insufficient.
Justice Sanjay Dhar restored a suit over land at Nandpora Nigeen, Srinagar, finding that whether a private partition occurred after a 1971 arbitral award is a question of fact requiring trial.
Justice Sanjay Dhar admitted Mohammad Iqbal Wani to bail in a Rs 55.80 lakh wild garlic fraud, finding prima facie merit in his challenge to the organised crime charge under Section 111 BNS.
The J&K High Court held that a pre-emption suit filed under the J&K Right to Prior Purchase Act could not survive once the legislature repealed that Act before a decree was passed.
The High Court of J&K and Ladakh held that once a criminal charge sheet is dismissed and no assessed loss exists, a public sector corporation cannot withhold a retired employee's terminal benefits.
The Srinagar Bench held that a father's death after superannuation does not entitle his son to compassionate appointment, and consolidated-basis engagement carries no right to regularisation or deployment.
Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal held that a reasoned Section 143-A order cannot be set aside merely because the accused disputes the trial court's conclusions on relevant factors.
The Jammu & Kashmir High Court dismissed a writ petition by a PEG Scheme godown operator challenging FCI penalty recoveries for delayed black-topping of internal roads, holding the firm estopped by its own undertakings.
Justice M. A. Chowdhary dismissed bail and a revision petition filed by a Kupwara man facing repeated sexual assault charges, holding that a post-charge compromise carries no weight in Section 376 IPC matters.
Justice Sanjay Dhar held that an evasive denial cannot substitute a clear admission under Order XII Rule 6 CPC when the defendant has taken a categorical stand on the disputed fact.
The Division Bench found that an MD graduate's shifting narratives about a University of Kashmir Gold Medal, combined with a nine-year delay in filing, fatally undermined his writ petition.
The High Court held that a Sub-Registrar must either register or refuse a document; seeking clarifications from superior authorities and advising parties to wait is outside the Registration Act, 1908.
A Division Bench of the J&K and Ladakh High Court dismissed a landowner's appeal seeking compensation for land rendered unusable by a 220 KV transmission line, holding that aerial right of way belongs to the State.
The J&K and Ladakh High Court dismissed a former Congress leader's plea to exchange proprietary land for encroached Kahcharaie land, holding that the 2020 amendment to Section 133(2) of the Land Revenue Act removed that power entirely.
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court upholds notifications directing all affiliated private schools to adopt Board-published textbooks for Classes VI to VIII, dismissing a trust's challenge.
The Srinagar bench found cumulative allegations of humiliation, rejection and indifference sufficient to frame a Section 306 IPC charge, while quashing proceedings against the grandfather for want of specific incriminating material.
