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The High Court of J&K and Ladakh held that Army Goodwill School, Wayne, Kupwara, is a self-financed private institution, and a service dispute with its contractual teachers carries no public law element amenable to Article 226.
Justice Rahul Bharti stayed hotel operations at a Srinagar building allegedly converted from residential use under a 2023 building permit and directed the Anti-Corruption Bureau to collect all NOC records.
The High Court found that physical standard relaxations granted on domicile grounds, not caste, cannot force SC candidates into reserved quota, directing supernumerary appointments if no vacancies exist.
The High Court of J&K and Ladakh found that allegations of temple land misappropriation were civil in character and that the criminal complaint was an abuse of process.
The Jammu & Kashmir High Court admitted the fourth accused in a POCSO gang-rape case to bail after DNA profiling found no foreign DNA and the victim retracted implicating three co-accused during trial.
Justice Sanjay Dhar dismissed two appeals against a 2012 acquittal, holding that the prosecutrix's own conduct showed she had accompanied the accused of her own free will.
Justice Sanjay Dhar dismissed a writ petition challenging a CRPF constable's termination during probation, holding the one-month notice under Rule 16 and a pending criminal case each independently justified the dismissal.
A Division Bench of the High Court of J&K and Ladakh dismissed a writ petition filed by a Civil Judge removed from service after a Full Court inquiry found him guilty of accepting ₹2.50 lakh each from three job-seekers on the false promise of securing Class IV posts in the district judiciary.
The Srinagar Bench held that closing an NDPS investigation for want of admissible evidence itself demonstrates the Investigating Officer's bona fides, not malafide.
The court held that Section 7 of the Foreigners Act binds only the "keeper" of premises, not trustees or board members without a direct operational role.
The Jammu & Kashmir High Court dismissed a habeas corpus petition challenging a PSA detention order, holding that opening fire on police personnel in a public setting squarely disrupts public order, not merely law and order.
The Srinagar bench held that a demand draft seized in the VOK investigation into illegal sale of MD/MS entrance question papers cannot be released while trial is pending.
Justice Sanjay Parihar dismissed a writ petition by M/s SPBL Energy, finding JPDCL justified in cancelling the Letter of Intent after the L-1 bidder's blacklisting history surfaced during the award process.
The High Court of J&K and Ladakh found that the Drugs Inspector's inordinate delay in filing the complaint extinguished the manufacturer's statutory right to retest the drug sample under Section 25(3).
Justice M A Chowdhary held that the Additional Sessions Judge, Kathua dismissed a custody-shift application in a slipshod manner, ignoring family convenience and trial access as paramount factors.
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court dismissed a father's habeas corpus petition after finding his adult daughter had freely chosen to live with her husband, her statement already on record before a co-ordinate bench.
The High Court drew a clear line between dismissal at pre-cognizance stage and acquittal under Section 279 BNSS, holding only the former is revisable under Section 528.
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh held that height and chest relaxations granted to J&K residents cannot be treated as SC-category concessions, entitling higher-scoring petitioners to appointment or supernumerary posts.
The J&K and Ladakh High Court overruled a maintainability objection but dismissed the GM/CEO's writ, holding the Board of Management had no statutory power to extend service beyond 58 years.
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court dismissed the UT government's challenge to a tribunal order directing full pension and gratuity to a retired polytechnic college principal, finding no departmental or judicial proceedings were pending against him.
Justice Sanjay Dhar held that a Trial Magistrate cannot convict on the basis of a Section 251 CrPC statement that is neither unambiguous nor unconditional, remanding the case for fresh trial.
Justice Sanjay Dhar held that a juvenile's past FIR cannot anchor a Public Safety Act detention order, particularly when no fresh post-bail activity was shown.
A writ petition pending since 2006 ends with a mandamus directing Union of India to pay ex-gratia assistance to an ex-soldier whose battle casualty status was never in dispute.
Justice Sanjay Parihar held that a trial court cannot prejudge a pending criminal investigation in guardianship proceedings and must decide custody solely on the child's welfare.
