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.
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court said it's the Court's duty to release an accused on default bail if the investigation agency does not complete its probe within the prescribed time limit as per the law.
The Supreme Court has stayed the contempt proceedings which was sought to be initiated against Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari by the Uttarakhand High Court which had issued a notice on the same.
The Court has asked the High Court to decide the pending review petition by December 21st, and observed that the Supreme Court cannot do much until and unless the petition is decided by the Court.
The Chief Justice in her address stated that there are several areas in both the Union Territories that which face extreme and sudden changes in the weather, remain cut-off and inaccessible for months due to their topography leaving the people living those areas unable to approach the courts.
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on 03.12.2020 designated 26 Advocates as "Senior Advocate" subject to furnishing of undertaking in terms of Rule (4) of the Criteria for Designating Senior Advocates, 2018.
The Jammu & Kashmir High Court on Monday ruled that the Magistrate is precluded from ordering an investigation under Section 156(3) of the Code, once a cognizance of an offence is taken by him.
The Jammu and Kashmir State Legal Service Authority organized its first E-Lok Adalat through different digital platform modes. A total of 4,273 cases were disposed of by 110 benches across the UT’s of J&K and Ladakh on August 22.