The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has ordered the police to protect a young woman who feared for her safety after allegedly receiving threats of forced marriage. The Court directed that she ‘is not subjected to any harm in any manner whatsoever.’
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court dismissed Mehbooba Mufti’s PIL seeking transfer of prisoners from outside jails to J-K, terming it politically driven. The court said PILs cannot be used to gain political mileage or turn courts into platforms for electoral advantage.
The J&K and Ladakh High Court questioned the maintainability of Mehbooba Mufti’s plea seeking repatriation of J&K undertrials from prisons outside the Union Territory, asking how she was personally affected. The matter will be heard next on November 18.
In a notable move to bolster judicial capacity in the region, the President of India has appointed Shri Sanjay Parihar and Shri Shahzad Azeem as Judges of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court.
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court issued stay the deportation of a Kashmiri man who lost his passport in Pakistan in 1986. He had traveled there to visit his sister and brother-in-law, who had migrated in 1965. During his stay, he reportedly lost his passport, leaving him stranded. The court’s decision provides temporary relief as his case is reviewed.
