Legal
SC Grants Bail To J&K Murder Accused After 9 Years In Jail, Cites Extraordinary Trial Delay
Says Prolonged Incarceration Without Timely Trial Shocks Judicial Conscience; Invokes Article 32 to Protect Right to Liberty New Delhi, July...
No Public Law Element, No Writ Under Article 226 in Private Civil Disputes: J&K High Court
Justice Sanjay Parihar Says Revenue Authorities Cannot Be Directed to Demarcate Land When Civil Court Is Already Seized of Matter...
‘Sheer Abuse’ of PSA Powers: J&K High Court Quashes Preventive Detention, Restores Liberty; Says State Escaped Compensation Only Because It Was Not Claimed
Justice Rahul Bharti Declares DM Kupwara’s PSA Order Illegal, Says Mechanical Exercise of Preventive Detention Powers Cannot Be Sustained Srinagar,...
790 Kg Poppy Straw Haul: NDPS Court Convicts Accused in Major Drug Trafficking Case
Special Judge Parvaiz Iqbal Holds Prosecution Proved Conscious Possession Beyond Reasonable Doubt; Flags Failure to Trace Source and Destination of...
No victim-blaming: SC asks courts to follow new guidelines in sex assault cases
In a move aimed at making courts more survivor-centric, the Supreme Court has taken note of a comprehensive set of...
Preventive Detention Cannot Be Routine; Must Be Exercised With Constitutional Sensitivity: J&K High Court
HC Quashes PSA Detention, Says Personal Liberty Cannot Be Curtailed Without Fresh Grounds; Orders Immediate Release of Detenu Srinagar, July...
Sessions court stays magistrate’s order on filing case against SSP Srinagar
Srinagar, Jul 14: A Srinagar sessions court on Tuesday stayed a lower court’s order directing the registration of a criminal...
Court Acquits Three Accused As Prosecution Fails To Prove Rape Charges
Court Cites Delay in FIR, Lack of Medical Corroboration, Contradictions in Testimony; Bail Bonds Discharged Jammu, July 13: A Fast...
Posters aimed at alienating J&K residents from India attract UAPA, rules J&K High Court
Srinagar, July 12: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has upheld charges framed under the Unlawful Activities...
Right to Property Cannot Be Curtailed Without Following Due Process: J&K High Court
HC Upholds Interim Protection of Private Land; Says Government Must Follow Law Before Acquiring Property for Public Projects Srinagar, July...