Category: Jammu and Kashmir High Court

BJP’S contradictory stands on property rights in different States smacks of communalism: SAD

Source:-https://www.dailypioneer.com Shiromani Akali Dal on Wednesday lashed out against “the double standards of BJP Governments at the Centre and in States on property ownership rights of citizens in different States”. Akali Dal came down heavily against the “contradiction in the reported decision of the BJP Government to allow property ownership rights to outsiders in Jammu

Election Committee constitutes Presidium to run affairs of High Court Bar Association

Source:-https://www.dailyexcelsior.com Excelsior CorrespondentJAMMU, Oct 27: Election Committee has constituted Presidium to run the affairs of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association Jammu keeping in view the difficulties being faced in conducting polls for electing new team. This was announced in a press conference by Advocate R K Kotwal, Chairman of the Election Committee

MCC of High Court launches online mediation training for Judicial Officers

Source:-https://www.greaterkashmir.com Mediation and Conciliation Committee (MCC) of High Court of Jammu & Kashmir, under the patronage of Chief Justice of J&K High Court, Gita Mittal and under the guidance of Chairman Mediation and Conciliation Committee, Justice Tashi Rabstan and members of the committee including Justice Sindhu Sharma, Justice Rajnesh Oswal and Justice Javed Iqbal Wani

Eviction of former legislators from govt accommodation|HC grants time for compliance

Source:-https://www.greaterkashmir.com The J&K High Court has granted government two more weeks to comply with its directions regarding eviction of former ministers, MLAs, MLCs and political persons, and retired IAS officers unauthorisedly residing in government accommodation in Jammu and Srinagar. A bench of Justice Ali Muhammad Magrey passed the direction after senior Additional Advocate General B

Evict former ministers, IAS officers from Govt accommodations in 2 weeks: High Court

Source:-https://freepresskashmir.news Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir High Court has granted the erstwhile state’s administration two weeks more time to comply with its orders as regards eviction of former ministers, MLAs, retired, IAS Officers, MLCs and political persons who are still “unauthorisedly” residing in accommodation of the Estates Department, both at Jammu and Srinagar. A bench of

HC asks govt to consider suggestions from urban report before framing rules

Source:-https://kashmirreader.com Srinagar: The J&K High Court directed the Principal Secretary Transport department to consider suggestions made in Urban Congestion Report before framing any policy and rules for decongesting traffic mess in Jammu and Kashmir.The court also directed the official to file a compliance report of the order passed by court on 10 March, 2020 seeking

‘Loot to own’: J&K High Court hands Rs 25,000 crore land scam probe to CBI

Source:-https://indianexpress.com Ordering a CBI probe into the decision of the then J&K government under Ghulam Nabi Azad to transfer agricultural land to “farmers” under provisions of 2001 Roshni Act – an alleged Rs 25,000 crore land scam – the J&K High Court has equated the present case with implementation of a “loot to own” policy.

Jammu and Kashmir HC quashes FIR against journalist, says fair and frank reporting cannot be curbed

Source:-https://scroll.in The FIR was filed against the journalist for publishing an item in a newspaper titled ‘Stone pelters in J&K now target tourists, four women injured’. The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Thursday quashed a first information report filed against a senior journalist from The Times of India for publishing an item in the

Chief Justice constituted Arbitration Committee for Jammu and Kashmir International Arbitration Centre

Source:-indiaeducationdiary Srinagar: Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir, Justice Gita Mittal, constituted the Arbitration Committee for the Court annexed Jammu and Kashmir International Arbitration Centre.The committee has been constituted by the Chief Justice in exercise of powers under Rule 3 of the Jammu and Kashmir International Arbitration Centre (Internal Management) Rules,