Jammu & Kashmir High Court

J&K Bar Association Questioning Over J-K accession ‘Irks’ SCI

The Supreme Court of India (SCI) was reportedly jolted when the Jammu & Kashmir bar association her on Tuesday submitted that the accession of the state into

Detention of rights activist Khurram Parvez illegal, Release him: says J&K High Court

Jammu and Kashmir High Court has termed the detention of Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez, under the Public Safety Act (PSA) as illegal, adding that the government order was not legal and that the “detaining authority has abused its powers”.

Sikh youth’s killing in police firing in Jammu- High Court directs Govt to file status report

The state High Court of Jammu and Kashmir recently (on Nov. 21) directed state to file a status report in killing of a Sikh youth in police firing during protest at Satwari, Jammu within two weeks.

J&K High Court turns hostile towards different nationalities; Says all must adhere to Indian identity only

Jammu & Kashmir, India (October 13, 2013): A recent observation by a Jammu and Kashmir High Court judge about Indian nationalism is being terms as “landmark” by the Indian media. According to media reports while taking up the petition of Kashmiri Pandits, who had sought issuance of directions to the state government and other official respondents for protecting and preserving some of their religious places in the Valley, the judge said that in Indian constitutional scheme, a citizen of India is only an Indian.