Preventive detention must be used rarely: JK HC

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has observed that preventive detention laws like Public Safety Act (PSA) have to be used very rarely and only to deal with extraordinary situations. The 20-page......

Muslim man's power to divorce NOT unrestricted: JK HC

The Jammu and Kashmir high court has held that a Muslim man's power to divorce his wife is not "unrestricted or unqualified". Justice Hasnain Masoodi in his 23-page judgment extensively went into......

No judge for NC worker murder probe: JK HC

The Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir high court on Saturday rejected the request of the state government to spare the services of a sitting judge to probe the death of National Conference worker......

JK HC issues notice to state on civilian killings

Admitting a public interest litigation filed by separatist group Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front on the 17 civilian killings during last year's summer unrest in Kashmir Valley, the Jammu and Kashmir......