Does a Lok Adalat Award Passed Without a Judicial Officer Presiding Violate Section 18 of the J&K Legal Services Authorities Act and Render the Award Legally Void?

The High Court has clarified that for a Lok Adalat to be legally constituted under Section 18(2) of the J&K

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September 5, 2025 | High Court of Jammu and Kashmir

Does Failure to Inform a Detenu About the Right to Represent to the Detaining Authority Vitiate Preventive Detention Orders?

The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir ruled that a preventive detention order is vitiated if the detenu is not

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September 4, 2025 | High Court of Jammu and Kashmir

Does a preventive detention order fail if the detenu is not informed of his right to representation before the detaining authority and the grounds merely mirror the police dossier?

  Summary Category Data Case Name HCP/62/2025 of SHAMAS DIN TH KAKU DIN Vs UT OF J AND K TH

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September 4, 2025 | High Court of Jammu and Kashmir

Can a Preventive Detention Order Stand Without Communicating Representation Rights and Relying on Stale Acquitted Cases?

  Summary Category Data Case Name HCP/32/2025 of MOHD ABDULLAH GUJJAR @DULLAH TH NOOR DIN Vs UT OF J AND

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August 31, 2025 | High Court of Jammu and Kashmir

Does Misappreciation of Material Witness Testimony in an Acquittal Require Interference When Evidence of Criminal Conspiracy Is Overwhelming?

High Court Partially Reverses Sessions Court Acquittal, Affirms Conspiracy Principles Under Sections 120B and 302 IPC, and Establishes Binding Precedent

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August 31, 2025 | High Court of Jammu and Kashmir

Can a party challenge a tribunal’s directive after complying with it and issuing a fresh order?

High Court upholds finality of tribunal orders, dismissing belated challenge to salary-release direction and reinforcing that compliance precludes later assailment;

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August 30, 2025 | High Court of Jammu and Kashmir

Does non-application of mind to mandatory facts invalidate a preventive detention order under the J&K PSA?

Court holds that a detention order copying dossier without recording reasons—especially ignoring the grant of bail—violates Article 22(5) and established

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August 29, 2025 | High Court of Jammu and Kashmir

Can Preventive Detention Orders Under J&K Public Safety Act Stand If Based on Police-Drafted Grounds?

Reaffirming that a District Magistrate must form independent subjective satisfaction—detention orders reciting “grounds placed by the Superintendent of Police” are

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August 28, 2025 | High Court of Jammu and Kashmir

Does a preventive detention order under the J&K PSA fail for non-communication of representation rights, non-supply of materials and mechanical reproduction of police dossier?

The High Court held that a detention order is unsustainable if the detaining authority does not specify the time-limit for

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August 27, 2025 | High Court of Jammu and Kashmir

Can unauthorized absence beyond sanctioned leave, even on alleged medical grounds, justify dismissal under Section 11(1) of the CRPF Act 1949 read with Rule 31 of the CRPF Rules 1955?

The High Court reaffirms Supreme Court precedents on “desertion” in uniformed services, holds procedural compliance sufficient, and upholds dismissal as

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August 27, 2025 | High Court of Jammu and Kashmir

Can departmental recommendations or draft rules alter the statutory retirement age under SRO 233 of 1988?

Court affirms only formal amendments to SRO 233 of 1988 can extend retirement age from 58 to 60; interim or

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August 27, 2025 | High Court of Jammu and Kashmir

Can a preventive detention order simultaneously invoke public order and state security without clear application of mind and communication of representation rights?

Quashing a mechanically framed detention order for breach of Article 22 safeguards, reaffirming strict construction of preventive detention law; binding

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August 27, 2025 | High Court of Jammu and Kashmir