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Safe medicines basic right not just consumer choice, says Jammu and Kashmir High Court
August 14, 2026 11:17 am
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court refused to set aside the case against three directors of a pharmaceutical company over drugs found to be ‘not of standard quality’, ruling that the right to health falls under Article 21.
‘Only God can save country’ if cops skip duty over threats: Jammu and Kashmir High Court
August 13, 2026 1:24 pm
The petitioner, a special police officer (SPO), claimed that in 2015, he received life threats from militants and could not join duty. Later, he was not allowed to rejoin when he reported back to his place of posting.
‘Preventive detentions require great care’: Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court releases man
August 10, 2026 5:48 pm
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court ordered a man’s release from preventive detention, finding the terror allegations vague and unsupported by any FIR or other evidence.
Court cites greed, environmental depletion while releasing seized Kashmir willow
August 04, 2026 3:16 pm
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court set aside confiscation of 6,150 willow wood clefts, holding that private property cannot be confiscated before conviction and flagging the absence of procedure for seized wood.
Court restores girl's custody to mother, says child's welfare outweighs 'marital rape' claim
July 06, 2026 1:31 pm
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court restores six-year-old girl's custody to her mother, ruling that child welfare considerations take precedence over unproven marital rape allegations raised by her mother.
'Liberty not a plaything’: Court cancels man's preventive detention in J&K
July 02, 2026 1:36 pm
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court noted that any action of state and its officials that tends to interfere with fundamental rights, is supposed to be strictly in accordance with the law providing and prescribing.
State must protect consenting adults: Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
June 23, 2026 3:11 pm
The court reiterated that consenting adults are free to marry a person of their choice and directed authorities to consider protection requests.
AI can't substitute judicial scrutiny, says court, cautions judges over fake citations in orders
June 11, 2026 10:58 am
The court noted that in one instance, the judgment referred to by the trial court could not be traced despite verification efforts, while another carried a citation that did not correspond to the actual decision.
High court upholds Army man's 50% disability pension, rules Centre can't cap arrears for veterans
June 10, 2026 12:49 pm
Rejecting the Centre's contention, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court said that he will receive his rounding-off 50 per cent disability pension with consequential arrears dating back to his 2001 discharge.
27 weeks pregnant, minor rape survivor seeks abortion: Why court refused to override experts
June 02, 2026 1:32 pm
The minor rape survivor’s counsel submitted that forcing a child to continue an unwanted pregnancy would infringe her right to life guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution.
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