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J&K HC Orders Reinstatement Of BSF Cook After 16 Yrs Of Dismissal

Srinagar, May 8 -- A bench of Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal while allowing a petition filed by Naseer Ahmad, who was dismissed from services on 4 February 2008, however left it open for the BSF to hold a... Read More


J&K HC Rules Against One-shot For Reservation Under Sports Quota

Srinagar, May 7 -- Dismissing a petition, a bench of Justice Rajesh Sekhri observed that the legislative intent of the rule-making authority is evident from the use of words "Outstanding" and "Profici... Read More


J&K HC Seeks 'Actions Taken' On 21-Yr-Old Communication

Srinagar, May 3 -- Hearing a Public Interest Litigation, a division bench of Chief Justice N Kotiswar Singh and Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi passed the directions after advocate Shafqat Nazir, repres... Read More


Dal Lake Clean-up: Govt Files 1000-Page Documents On Sewage Flow

Srinagar, May 1 -- Hearing a Public Interest Litigation, a division bench ofChief Justice N. Kotiswar Singh and Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi asked amicus curie, senior advocate Zaffar Shah, togive hi... Read More


Govt Files 1000-Page Documents On Sewage Flow IntoDal, Illegal Constructions

Srinagar, May 1 -- Hearing a Public Interest Litigation, a division bench ofChief Justice N. Kotiswar Singh and Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi asked amicus curie, senior advocate Zaffar Shah, togive hi... Read More


J&K HC Quashes 2 'Vague' PSA Detention Orders

Srinagar, April 30 -- "It is manifest on a plain reading of Article 22(5) of Constitution of India that it consists of two parts. While first part gives a right to a detenue to be furnished with groun... Read More


HC Quashes PSA Detention Of Jama'at-e-Islami Leader

Srinagar, April 26 -- "A quote by Laura Miller "The past is a very determined ghost, haunting every chance it gets" seems to be, though unsaid, but the underlying basis of the mindset of the Sr. Super... Read More


HC Allows Filling 1395 Panchayat Secretary Posts

Srinagar, April 25 -- A bench of Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal passed the orders after it was brought to court's notice counsel for respondents including J&K Service Selection Board that the interim dire... Read More


J&K HC Orders Release Of 2 PSA Detainees

Srinagar, April 24 -- "It is clear that there has to be a live and proximate link between the past conduct of the detenue and the activities alleged to be prejudicial to the maintenance of Security of... Read More


Girl's Death Due To Falling Tree: J&K HC Rejects Families Compensation Plea

Srinagar, April 23 -- "The trees growing on roadside are not in 'non natural use of the land or an hazardous activity' to attract the principle of strict liability," the High Court held. In its plea,... Read More