J&K HC to hear, decide pending proceedings, orders passed by CDRC of erstwhile J&K State
Srinagar: “All the pending proceedings and appeals arising out of the orders or awards passed by the Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (CDRC) of the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir shall continue to be heard and decided by J&K High Court,” a division bench of the court said today. The ruling ensued a case titled […]
HC allows ferrying of material for macadamization of roads in city during daytime
Srinagar: J&K High Court Friday allowed entry of vehicles carrying material for construction and macadamization of roads in the city during daytime with a direction that the work be carried out in an efficient and fast way. Chief Justice Gita Mittal ad Justice Sanjay Dhar while hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) ordered the concerned […]
HC issues notice to J&K Bank on cancellation of selection of POs, banking associates
Srinagar: The J&K High Court has issued a notice to J&K Bank for cancelling the selection process for the posts of probationary officers and banking associates advertised by it in 2018. The court also ordered the bank to postpone (till further orders) the date of availability of the link for online registration of applications by […]
Sagar walks free as HC quashes PSA against him
Srinagar: Terming the detention of Ali Mohammad Sagar, National Conference (NC) general secretary, as illegal, the J&K High Court ordered the government to “set him at liberty”. Sagar was one of the scores of political leaders and civil society activists taken in to custody in the aftermath of the abrogation of the autonomy of Jammu […]
HC dismisses Akhtar’s plea for quashing Abdullah’s defamation complaint
Srinagar: J&K High Court on Monday dismissed a petition by Nayeem Akhtar, senior Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader, seeking quashment of a complaint alleging him of defaming Omar Abdullah, the then chief minister of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir in 2010. The defamation case was filed by the Omar Abdullah-led government through then […]
HC gives ‘last opportunity’ to GoI to submit report
Attacks on journos, lawyers, other professionals…
Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Friday gave “last opportunity” to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoH) Government of India to submit its report about the attacks on professionals including journalists and lawyers. The court also asked the ministry to inform it on enactment of a law for the protection of the professionals on the […]
Lockdown, bureaucratic inaction bring disaster to Kashmir’s cherry crop
‘With canning units shut and supply chain to outside markets blocked, crops rotting in farms’
Srinagar: Absence of a timely state intervention is leading to the destruction of the approximately 12000 metric tons of cherry in Kashmir amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, say the stake-holders. Kashmir has 22 cherry canning units in the private sector that process almost 80 percent of the annual produce of this highly perishable fruit here. […]
HC asks govt to take ‘immediate and clear view’ on charging of transportation fee by schools
Srinagar: The J&K High Court has asked the Education Department authorities to take “immediate and clear view” on charging transportation fee from students during the ongoing coronavirus crisis. Disposing of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Justices Ali Mohammad Magrey and Vinod Chatterji asked the Principal Secretary Education Department to take “immediate and clear view” on […]
HC reserves judgment on Sagar’s habeas corpus petition
Srinagar: J&K High Court on Wednesday reserved its order on habeas corpus petition challenging the detention of National Conference (NC) general secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar under the Public Safety Act (PSA). Justice Sindhu Sharma hearing the plea of Sagar through video-conferencing reserved the judgment on his writ petition filed through his counsel Shuja ul Haque. […]
HC asks govt to ensure availability of proper PPE to healthcare workers
Puts admin on notice over ‘lack of basic amenities’ in far-flung areas
Srinagar : Apart from directing to ensure availability of protection gear to healthcare workers fighting COVID-19 in J&K, the High Court today put the civil administration to notice ‘for lack of basic amentias to residents of the far-flung areas of Kashmir amid the ongoing pandemic’. The Department of Health and Medical Education shall ensure availability […]
