Manisha Yadav On 29th June 2025, the Poonch Court in Jammu and Kashmir issued a significant directive for the registration of a First Information Report (FIR) against Zee News and News18 India, a News Channel. The Channels were reportedly circulating Read more
Jai Raj Bhati The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on 7th January 2025 initiated suo motu contempt proceedings against the well-known law firm Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. for allegedly misquoting its 2010 judgment in a legal notice. Read more
Rakia Imran A Division-Bench comprising Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice Puneet Gupta, observed that the SHRC’s compensation award of ₹1 lakh was issued without notice or a hearing for the accused, breaching natural justice, and set it aside. The Jammu Read more
Aastha Pareek The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently clarified that the Bar Council of India (BCI) rules regarding the dress code for women advocates do not allow them to appear before courts with their faces covered. This Read more
Aastha Pareek In a significant legal development concerning transgender rights, the Jammu & Kashmir High Court has directed the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh to submit a comprehensive status report on the implementation of policies aimed at Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal On 14th September 2024, the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court ruled that the mere fact an accused person has been granted bail in criminal cases cannot be used as grounds to invoke preventive detention laws. This Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan.V A court in Kashmir has suggested that an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer who is the Deputy Commissioner (DC) in the Ganderbal district be transferred and face criminal contempt charges for using his official position to intimidate and Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On December 22nd, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh held that a minor cannot be punished for the offence of perjury for making a false rape claim or a false claim of sexual assault Read more
Anadi Tewari Former Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Justice Gita Mittal, has been conferred with the prestigious Arline Pacht Global Vision Award for 2021 by the International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ). About The Award The Arline Read more
