Jammu and Kashmir High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has quashed an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against one of the Promoter Directors of a Kashmir-based Company.

A Sessions Court of Jammu and Kashmir has granted bail to a person, accused of promoting enmity for his comments at a Janta Darbar that he has no expectations from non-local officers posted in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court recently quashed an order issued by the superintendent of police, City South, Jammu on a re-investigation in a case already closed by his superior, Senior Superintendent of Police, Jammu. The reason for the quashing of the order of the junior was 'Not Admitted'.

Entry of litigants and public into the Court premises from the very outer gate shall continue to be prohibited.

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.