Legal

Outlines multi-pronged strategy to ensure swift, effective adjudication of matters STATE TIMES NEWS SRINAGAR: In a significant move aimed at strengthening the justice delivery system, Justice Arun Palli, Chief Justice, High Court of…
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STATE TIMES NEWS GUREZ: In a historic first, Justice Sanjeev Kumar, senior-most Judge of the High Court of J&K and Ladakh, presided over Division Bench proceedings from Gurez through virtual mode, marking a new chapter in…
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Justice Sanjeev Kumar inaugurates National Lok Adalat at Kupwara STATE TIMES NEWS SRINAGAR: Continuing its endeavour to fulfil the constitutional commitment of providing swift, cost-effective, and efficient dispute resolution to the…
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STATE TIMES NEWS JAMMU: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has dismissed an appeal filed by an elderly couple from Srinagar, declaring them Pakistani nationals illegally overstaying in India since 1988, and ordered that…
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JAMMU: In a landmark ruling, the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has sentenced a former police officer to life imprisonment for his role in facilitating a deadly fidayeen (suicide) attack in Kupwara in May 2003, which…
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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to advance the date of hearing on pleas seeking the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, saying the matter is already listed on October 10. On August 14, a bench headed by Chief…
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STATE TIMES NEWS NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday modified its direction prohibiting the release of vaccinated stray dogs from pounds in Delhi-NCR calling it "too harsh" and ordered the canines to be released post sterilisation…
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STATE TIMES NEWS NEW DELHI: Judicial activism should not become judicial terrorism, Chief Justice of India B R Gavai said on Thursday during the presidential reference hearing which raised constitutional questions on whether the court…
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Slams police for six-month delay; Over 2,300 tablets allegedly sold illegally STATE TIMES NEWS JAMMU: In a major development, the Principal Sessions Judge (Special Judge under NDPS Act) Udhampur, Virinder Singh Bhou, has ordered the…
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STATE TIMES NEWS NEW DELHI: Defending the Chief Justice of India's authority to act on any judicial misconduct, the Supreme Court on Thursday said he couldn't be "merely a post office" but had the moral responsibility to ensure the…
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