Category: Jammu and Kashmir High Court

J&K HC comes down heavily on illegal occupation of govt bungalows by former ministers, ex-legislators

Source:-https://www.indiatoday.in After Roshni land scam, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court intervened in a case related to the illegal occupation of government bungalows by former ministers and ex-legislators. While hearing a PIL filed by Prof SK Bhalla through Advocate Sheikh Shakeel, Jammu and Kashmir High Court has come down heavily on the Union Territory administration

HC quashes PSA detention of Shopian man

Source:-https://www.greaterkashmir.com Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Wednesday quashed detention of a man from south Kashmir’s Shopian and ordered authorities to release him from preventive detention forthwith. A bench of justice Ali Muhammad Magrey directed the authorities to release Waseem Ahmad Sheikh of Allyalpora Shopian who through his father had challenged the detention order dated

Why are nomads being evicted from Jammu and Kashmir?

Source:-https://www.downtoearth.org.in Nomads of Jammu and Kashmir — mostly from the Gujjar and Bakkarwal communities living in temporary sheds or mud houses in forests and mountains — are being allegedly forcibly evicted by the government. Several videos of hutments being demolished surfaced in November 2020, triggering outrage from several political quarters. In early November, a video

Jammu Muslims Fear Communal Violence In Region In Name Of Roshni Act

Source:-https://www.outlookindia.com As the BJP has brought discourse around Roshni Act calling it “land jihad”, prominent Muslim leaders and intellectuals of Jammu in a rare press conference on Sunday said deliberate attempts are being made to disturb communal harmony of Jammu region and nationalistic Muslims of Jammu are being painted as enemies. They said out of

J&K High Court celebrates 71st Constitution Day; Chief Justice releases handbook on Fundamental Duties

Source:-https://indiaeducationdiary.in Jammu: To commemorate adoption of Constitution of India and honour and acknowledge the contribution of founding fathers of Constitution, 71st Constitution Day was celebrated in both the wings of High Court of Jammu and Kashmir. On the occasion, Chief Justice, High Court of J&K and Patron-in-Chief J&K Legal Services Authority Gita Mittal, led the

HC orders release of Masarat Alam

Source:-https://www.greaterkashmir.com Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Tuesday directed the government to release Muslim League Chairman Masarat Alam Bhat from preventive custody forthwith if he is not required in any other case. A division bench of Justice Saneev Kumar and Justice Rajnesh Oswal issued the direction after noticing that the detention order against Bhat has

CJ chairs 2nd Meeting of Arbitration Committee of JKIAC

Source:-https://thekashmirimages.com JAMMU: Chief Justice High Court of Jammu and Kashmir, Gita Mittal, who is also Patron-in-Chief of Jammu and Kashmir International Arbitration Centre (JKIAC), presided over the 2nd Meeting of Arbitration Committee of JKIAC through Video Conferencing. All the Members of the Arbitration Committee of Jammu and Kashmir International Arbitration Centre were also present in

Centre amends laws to allow all Indians to buy land in Jammu & Kashmir

Source:-https://realty.economictimes.indiatimes.com SRINAGAR: The Centre on Tuesday cleared the decks for people from across the country to buy land in Jammu and Kashmir by amending several laws, a move which mainstream political parties in the union territory said was akin to putting the erstwhile state up “for sale”. The BJP, however, said the amendments, which came

It isn’t too late to hold a judicial inquiry into the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits

Source:-https://www.nationalheraldindia.com Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Abdullah recently called for a probe by a judge of the Supreme Court, into the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Kashmir valley in 1989-1990. He chose to blame the then Governor Jagmohan for the exodus saying that he ‘took them away’ on the false promise