Jammu and Kashmir High Court

Since the petitioner refused to marry the prosecutrix, she filed a complaint before the police. On the basis of this complaint, the police registered the FIR for the offence under Section 376 IPC and arrested the petitioner.

Kathua dated 29.04.2017 whereby the Tribunal while awarding compensation to the claimants, granted liberty to the insurance company (respondent 1) to recover the same from the owner (appellant).

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court denied directing a bank to release loan instalment for the payment of fees as writ courts have no right to interfere into matters of contractual obligations of parties.

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has recently said that an accused cannot be kept in custody merely for the reason that the offence alleged to have committed by him is of a serious nature.

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has held that non-communication of the fact that the detenu has a right to make an effective representation to the Detaining Authority against the detention order so long as the order of detention has not been approved by the Government constitutes a violation of the valuable right of the detenu under Article 22(5) of the Constitution.

The Division Bench of Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal (Acting) and Sanjay Dhar was hearing a Public Interest Litigation filed by NGO Save Animal Value Environment, seeking the closure of unregistered slaughterhouses and meat shops in the state.

A single-judge bench headed by Justice Tashi Rabstan has said, “the expression “law and order”, “public order”and “security of the State” are distinct concepts though always not separate.

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has upheld the decision to cancel liquor vend licenses while stating that excise policies were framed from time to time in the most arbitrary and irrational manner, just to benefit those who had access to the corridors of power and without any focus on revenue generation.

"Rape is not merely a physical assault but it is the destruction of the personality of the victim. Therefore, Courts have to act responsibly and with sensitivity while dealing with the cases of rape, particularly, while referring to the prosecutrix, " the Court observed.

The court has also asked the government to apprise it regarding the rules or regulations under which staff has been provided to the 72 persons (in its compliance report) at the state expenses without being entitled to the same.