Pahalgam Golf Course Scam: HC asks Govt to file response
“Officials allegedly distributed compensation to people who had never provided any land for the project”
Srinagar July 24: The High Court today directed the government to file response within four weeks in the Pahlgam Golf Course extension scam where government officials allegedly siphoned off crores of rupees of public money while falsely acquiring land for the project. A bench of Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey and Justice Tashi Rabstan directed the […]
HC asks govt to consider deserving Class-IV forest dept employees for promotion
Srinagar, Jul 21: The High Court today directed the State government to consider the case of hundreds of Class-IV employees of the Forest department for promotion against the post of forest guards under recruitment rules within two months. Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey, directed the State government to “consider the case of the employees for promotion […]
SHRC asks govt to finalize compensation case
1990 Hawal Massacre…
Srinagar, Jul 20: The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) today asked the government to finalize the matter related to grant of (financial) compensation to legal heirs of persons “massacred” by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in Hawal area of the old city here in 1990. A bench headed by chairperson SHRC Justice (Retd.) Bilal Nazki […]
HC gears for speedy disposal of justice
Directed all Principal District & Sessions Judges to provide detailed information within a day about civil, criminal cases pending disposal over past five to ten years
Srinagar July 19: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court today directed all the Principal District & Sessions Judges in the state to provide detailed information within a day about all the civil and criminal cases pending disposal in the districts over the past five to ten years. In an order passed on Thursday the top […]
Farooq Abdullah, three others charge-sheeted in JKCA scam
Dr. Farooq has full faith in the judicial system: NC
Srinagar July 16: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today filed a charge-sheet against former chief minister of J&K Dr Farooq Abdullah and three others accused in the rupees multi crore scam in Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA). The charge-sheet was filed by a team of CBI officials in the court of Chief Judicial […]
Nearly 25% of money meant for IEC in Dept of RD&PR goes into minister’s personal promotion
This is why govt’s welfare schemes look good on paper only…
Srinagar, Jul 15: It happens only in Kashmir – of around Rs 42 crore allocated to the J&K’s Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (RD&PR) for Information Education Communication (IEC) activities, almost Rs nine crore have been spent by the department on the “personal publicity” of the former minister in-charge. According to sources, Rs […]
HC raps subordinate judiciary for failing to comply its directions on jail visits
Srinagar, July 10: J&K High Court on Tuesday took serious note of the “leniency” exhibited by the officers of subordinate judiciary to submit reports of the jails within their jurisdictions. The court directed the Registrar General to comply with its earlier directions within a week and report the court. On May 25th of this year, […]
HC reserves order on petition challenging Factoo’s shifting to Udhampur jail
Srinagar, Jul 09: The High Court today reserved its judgment on a contempt petition against the authorities for shifting Dr Ashiq Hussain Factoo, a separatist leader, from Srinagar to Udhapmur Jail in Jammu division. On Monday the court reserved its judgment on a fresh contempt petition filed by Faktoo through his lawyer Mian Abdul Qayoom […]
File report on rules relating to ETT institutes: HC to Gov
Srinagar, Jul 04: J&K High Court on Wednesday granted week’s time to government to file a report on the rules regulating the activities of the Elementary Training (ETT) institutes in the state that have been rocked by widespread corruption and misconduct. “One week’s time is granted to government to file a latest report, indicating therein […]
HC dismisses petition seeking allotment of shops
Allotment of shops at Hazuri Bagh complex…
Srinagar July 03: The J&K High Court today dismissed a writ petition by some “fraudulent” persons seeking allotment of shops in the government owned shopping complex at Hazuri Bagh. Justice A M Magray dismissed the petition on the ground that the petitioners had misled the court for being dislocated by the government through its demolition […]
