Justice Sanjay Dhar

The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh pulled up a counsel for demanding a portion of compensation awarded to his client in a case as professional fees. This is against laid down rules

The Jammu and Kashmir an...

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Monday held that without actually exhausting the remedy of filing of pre-arrest bail application before the court of first instance, one can't invoke the High Court's jurisdiction unless there are compelling and exceptional circumstances.

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court denied bail to a man accused of lynching a Deputy SP of 3rd Battalion Security, while observing that his act has put humanity and spirit of Kashmiriyat to shame.

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has put a stay on coercive steps against the Kashmiri migrants, appointed under the Prime Minister's Special Package for Kashmiri Migrants, against reduction of their salaries or effecting any recovery from them.

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 upheld the decision to cancel liquor vend licenses while stating that excise policies were framed from time to time in the most arbitrary and irrational manner, just to benefit those who had access to the corridors of power and without any focus on revenue generation.