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Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court | Tribunal Misapplied Rule 64 of PSC Rules | Order on Principal Appointments in Degree Colleges Quashed

Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court | Tribunal Misapplied Rule 64 of PSC Rules | Order on Principal Appointments in Degree Colleges Quashed

Safiya Malik   The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh Division Bench of Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice Sanjay Parihar held that the judgment of the Central Administrative Tribunal, Jammu Bench, was erroneous and unsustainable. The court quashed the Tribunal’s order that had directed appointments from a select list of Associate Professors as Principals in Government Degree Colleges. The Division Bench concluded th...

J&K&L High Court: Deceased Son Of Vehicle Owner Still ‘Third Party’ Under Motor Vehicles Act | Appellate Court May Enhance Compensation Under Order 41 Rule 33 CPC Even Without Cross Appeal

J&K&L High Court: Deceased Son Of Vehicle Owner Still ‘Third Party’ Under Motor Vehicles Act | Appellate Court May Enhance Compensation Under Order 41 Rule 33 CPC Even Without Cross Appeal

Safiya Malik   The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh Single Bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar has dismissed an insurer’s appeal against a Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal award while simultaneously enhancing the compensation payable to the claimants. The Court held that the deceased, though son of the owner of the tractor, qualified as a third party under the Motor Vehicles Act. Importantly, the Court invoked Order 41 Rule...

J&K and Ladakh High Court | Unauthorized Absence Exceeding 60 Days Amounts to Desertion Under CRPF Act | Dismissal From Service Held Justified

J&K and Ladakh High Court | Unauthorized Absence Exceeding 60 Days Amounts to Desertion Under CRPF Act | Dismissal From Service Held Justified

Sanchayita Lahkar   The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh Division Bench of Justice Sindhu Sharma and Justice Shahzad Azeem dismissed an intra-court appeal and upheld the dismissal of a constable from service in the Central Reserve Police Force. The Bench held that no error of fact or law was committed by the writ court while dismissing the petition challenging the disciplinary action. The Division Bench directed that th...

J&K and Ladakh High Court | Advocate Entitled To Absolute Licence If Application Preceded Govt Service Appointment | Cancellation Of Provisional Enrolment Quashed

J&K and Ladakh High Court | Advocate Entitled To Absolute Licence If Application Preceded Govt Service Appointment | Cancellation Of Provisional Enrolment Quashed

Isabella Mariam   The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh Division Bench of Justice Javed Iqbal Wani and Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi quashed the cancellation of a provisional license issued under the Advocates Act, 1961. The court declared the order and notification issued on 5 August 2024 as unreasonable and directed that the petitioner be treated as on the rolls of the State Bar Council of the Union Territory of Jammu...

J&K High Court | Academic Arrangement Lecturers Form Distinct Class, Not Eligible for Regularization Under Civil Services Act | Only Pre-2010 Contractual Appointments Against Vacancies Covered by Special Provisions Act

J&K High Court | Academic Arrangement Lecturers Form Distinct Class, Not Eligible for Regularization Under Civil Services Act | Only Pre-2010 Contractual Appointments Against Vacancies Covered b...

Safiya Malik   The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh Division Bench of Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice Sanjay Parihar held that engagements of petitioners appointed against clear vacancies prior to the commencement of the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services (Special Provisions) Act, 2010, and who continued thereafter, fall within the category of ad hoc, contractual, or consolidated appointments. The Court directed the con...

J&K High Court | Suspension Period Spent in Gainful Private Practice to Be Treated as Leave, No Salary Payable | ‘Censure’ Penalty Quashed for Breach of Natural Justice

J&K High Court | Suspension Period Spent in Gainful Private Practice to Be Treated as Leave, No Salary Payable | ‘Censure’ Penalty Quashed for Breach of Natural Justice

Safiya Malik   The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh Division Bench of Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice Sanjay Parihar, in a judgment delivered on 29 July 2025, quashed the imposition of censure upon a government doctor while upholding the treatment of his suspension period as leave. The Court recorded that the punishment of censure, although a minor penalty, was imposed in violation of principles of natural justice sin...

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