SRINAGAR — The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has ruled that a person cannot be denied a passport merely because his relatives were involved in anti-national activities. “This court is of the considered opinion that there is no reason to not recommend the case of the petitioner for issuance of passport just […]
Tag: J&K High Court
J&K High Court defers final hearing to March 20 in case concerning LG’s power to nominate MLAs
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has scheduled the final hearing on March 20 for a PIL challenging the authority of the J&K Lieutenant Governor to nominate five members to the Legislative Assembly of the Union Territory. A division bench comprising Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice Rajesh Sekhri directed both parties […]
Trial of Yasin Malik: SC asks J&K HC registrar to ensure proper VC facilities at Jammu court
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Monday directed the registrar general of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court to ensure proper video conferencing facilities at a special court in Jammu hearing the 1989 Rubaiya Sayeed kidnapping and the 1990 Srinagar shootout cases involving jailed JKLF chief Yasin Malik and others. The top court also […]
Sajad Lone files PIL in High Court over ‘misuse’ of police verification process
SRINAGAR — People’s Conference chief Sajad Lone on Thursday filed a public interest litigation (PIL) in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court against the “misuse” of police verification process. The PIL, submitted through advocate Syed Sajad Geelani, seeks to address the “growing misuse” of police verification as a tool of “collective punishment, targeting individuals […]
No change in migrant status of Kashmiri Pandit women marrying non-migrants: High Court
JAMMU — The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has observed that there will be no change in the migrant status of Kashmiri Pandit women even if they marry non-migrants, upholding a Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) order in favour of two women selected under PM employment package. The two women — Seema Koul […]
Right to property is human right: J&K High Court asks Army to pay 46 years rent to land owner
SRINAGAR — The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh recently held that the right to property now falls within the realm of human rights. Disposing of a petition on November 20, Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal directed the Army, which had occupied the parcel of the petitioner’s land since 1978, to pay the rent […]
High Court admits PIL challenging LG’s power to nominate 5 Assembly members
SRINAGAR — The J&K and Ladakh High Court on Monday admitted a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the powers of the UT’s Lt Governor to nominate 5 members to the Assembly. A special bench was constituted to hear the PIL by Chief Justice Tashi Rabstan. It comprises Justices Sanjeev Kumar and Rajesh Sekhri. The matter […]
HC to hear next week plea against LG’s power to nominate 5 MLAs in J&K assembly
JAMMU — A special division bench of the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court will hear next week a plea challenging the power vested in the J&K lieutenant governor to nominate five members to the Legislative Assembly of the Union territory. Chief Justice Tashi Rabstan agreed to constitute a special division bench on Monday […]
Justice Tashi Rabstan Inaugurates Legal Literacy Club at Solace International High School Pulwama
PULWAMA (KIMS) — Hon’ble Justice Tashi Rabstan, Chief Justice of the High Court of J&K and Ladakh and Patron-in-Chief and Executive Chairman of the J&K Legal Services Authority paid an official visit to Pulwama today. Accompanied by Hon’ble Justice Rajnesh Oswal, Judge of the High Court of J&K and Ladakh and Administrative Judge for District […]
J&K HC orders continuation of benefits under Ayushman Bharat Yojana amid dispute
SRINAGAR — The J&K High Court has intervened after all private hospitals in the union territory decided to refuse patients under the national health insurance programme, Ayushman Bharat Yojana, from September 1. Private hospitals in J&K jointly decided to refuse patient admissions from September 1 claiming that multiple crores of outstanding under this programme had […]




