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J&K High Court Upholds SARFAESI Action by J&K Bank, Says Lease Dispute Cannot Stall Loan RecoverySrinagar: The High Cour...
29/07/2026

J&K High Court Upholds SARFAESI Action by J&K Bank, Says Lease Dispute Cannot Stall Loan Recovery

Srinagar: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has dismissed a writ petition filed by Mohammad Ishaq Pampori and his family, refusing to interfere with J&K Bank's SARFAESI proceedings against their mortgaged property. A Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice Mohd. Yousuf Wani held that the dispute over the premature termination of a lease agreement between the petitioners and the Bank had "no nexus or direct relation" with the loan transaction secured by a separate mortgaged property....

Bench&Law | J&K High Court Upholds SARFAESI Action by J&K Bank, Says Lease Dispute Cannot Stall Loan Recovery

J&K High Court Upholds PSA Detention, Reiterates Preventive Detention Distinct From Criminal ProsecutionSrinagar: The Ja...
29/07/2026

J&K High Court Upholds PSA Detention, Reiterates Preventive Detention Distinct From Criminal Prosecution

Srinagar: The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has upheld the preventive detention of Sakib Akbar Waza of Tral, Pulwama, under the Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978, holding that the detention order was based on cogent and relevant material and that all constitutional and statutory safeguards were duly followed. Dismissing the habeas corpus petition, Justice Shahzad Azeem observed that the detention record established that the detenu was supplied all relied-upon documents, including translated copies in Kashmiri/Urdu, enabling him to make an effective representation under Article 22(5) of the Constitution....

Bench&Law | J&K High Court Upholds PSA Detention, Reiterates Preventive Detention Distinct From Criminal Prosecution

J&K HC Upholds Preventive Detention, Says Grounds Not Vitiated by Alleged DelayThe Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court...
24/07/2026

J&K HC Upholds Preventive Detention, Says Grounds Not Vitiated by Alleged Delay

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has upheld the preventive detention of one Showkat Ahmad Chopan under the J&K Public Safety Act, 1978, dismissing a challenge to the detention order dated 3 May 2025 issued by the District Magistrate, Pulwama. The petitioner contended that the grounds of detention were vague, that the relied-upon material and translated documents were not supplied, and that the detention was based on stale allegations, with no prejudicial activity attributed to him after 2021....

Bench&Law | J&K HC Upholds Preventive Detention, Says Grounds Not Vitiated by Alleged Delay

J&K HC Says Successive PSA Detention Sustainable on New and Proximate MaterialThe Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court ...
24/07/2026

J&K HC Says Successive PSA Detention Sustainable on New and Proximate Material

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has upheld the preventive detention of a person namely Musavir Nabi Bhat under the J&K Public Safety Act, 1978, dismissing his challenge to the detention order dated 29 January 2026. The petitioner contended that the impugned order was the third successive detention order founded on the same allegations and FIRs that had formed the basis of two earlier detention orders, both of which had been quashed by the High Court....

Bench&Law | J&K HC Says Successive PSA Detention Sustainable on New and Proximate Material

J&K HC Directs Police Protection for Couple Facing Threats Over Marriage ChoiceThe High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Lad...
22/07/2026

J&K HC Directs Police Protection for Couple Facing Threats Over Marriage Choice

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has directed the SSP Handwara to ensure protection of a couple who approached the Court alleging threats and interference from family members over their marriage. The petitioners invoked Article 226 of the Constitution, stating that they are major adults who solemnised their marriage out of their own free will and consent, but were facing threats to their life and personal liberty....

Bench&Law | J&K HC Directs Police Protection for Couple Facing Threats Over Marriage Choice

J&K HC Holds RBI-Regulated Cooperative Banks Amenable to Writ JurisdictionThe High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh h...
22/07/2026

J&K HC Holds RBI-Regulated Cooperative Banks Amenable to Writ Jurisdiction

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that the maintainability of a writ petition under Article 226 does not depend solely on whether the respondent is "State" under Article 12, but on the existence of a public law element and the nature of the functions performed. Dismissing a writ petition filed by the former General Manager/CEO of the Urban Cooperative Bank, Anantnag, Justice Shahzad Azeem observed that a Cooperative Bank carrying on banking business by accepting public deposits under the regulatory framework of the RBI performs a public function and is amenable to writ jurisdiction as…...

Bench&Law | J&K HC Holds RBI-Regulated Cooperative Banks Amenable to Writ Jurisdiction

J&K High Court Asks Authorities to Decide Plea on Road Alignment Dispute in PoonchJammu: The High Court of J&K and Ladak...
21/04/2026

J&K High Court Asks Authorities to Decide Plea on Road Alignment Dispute in Poonch

Jammu: The High Court of J&K and Ladakh has directed the Chief Engineer, PW(R&B) Department, Poonch, to examine and decide a representation filed by residents opposing changes to a sanctioned road alignment in the district. The petition, filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, sought directions to restrain authorities from altering the alignment approved under NIT No. 177 of 2021–22 dated October 13, 2021....

Bench&Law | J&K High Court Asks Authorities to Decide Plea on Road Alignment Dispute in Poonch

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