Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Monthly Digest: April 2023

Nominal Index [Citations 72 - 101]:Farid Ahmad Tak Vs UT of J&K & Ors 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 72Fayaz Ahmad Rather Vs UT of J&K 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 73Sonika Sharma vs Union of India 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 74Sunil Kumar Vs UT of J&K 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 75Raj Kumar Vs SSP & Anr 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 76Rizwan Bashir Dhobi Vs UT of J&K 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 77Mohammad Abdullah Bhat Vs Nazir Ahmad Bhat & Ors 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 78Amjid Hussain Khan Vs State of J&K 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 79Sheikh Mohammad Amin and another Vs Yasir Farooq and others 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 80Emaad Muzaffar Makhdoomi vs Vikar Ahmad Bhat 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 81Madan Lal & Ors Vs UT of J&K 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 82Robkar Vs Vivek Bhardwaj & Ors 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 83Sheikh Khalid Jehangir Vs Nayeem Akhter 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 84Afsana Kouser Vs UT of J&K 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 85Mohd Ashraf Shah Vs Union of India 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 86Gull Mohammad Bhat Vs Raj Kumar Goyal and others 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 87Jamal Din & Ors Vs New India Assurance 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 88Mohammad Ashraf Wani Vs Muzamil Bashir 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 89Ghulam Nabi Turrey Vs Farooq Ahmad Thokar and Another 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 90Peerzada Shah Fahad Vs UT of J&K 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 91Janbaz Ahmad Dass Vs UT of J&K 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 92Surinder Partap Singh and another Vs Vijay Kumar and Anr 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 93Tariq Ahmad Dar Vs NIA 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 94Ghulam Rasool Dar Vs J&K State Cooperative Bank 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 95Mushtaq Ahmad Dar Vs Enforcement Directorate & Ors 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 96M/s Ajay Auto Mobiles Vs TVS Motor Company Ltd. and others 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 97Rajinder Singh Manhas Vs Anil Gaind & Anr 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 98Renu Bala &Ors Vs State &Ors 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 99Zahoor Ahmad Bhat Vs UT of J&K 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 100Mohammad Maqbool Bhat Vs UT of J&K 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 101Judgments/Orders:Investigation Into Non-Cognizable Offences Without Magistrate's Permission Can't Be Regularised By Subsequently Adding Cognizable Offences: J&K High CourtCase Title: Nikunj Sharma Vs State of J&K and anotherCitation: 2023 LiveLaw(JKL) 70The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has recently ruled that once an FIR is registered for non-cognizable offences, the inclusion of a cognizable offence at a later stage of the investigation could not be used to circumvent the law.Inadvertence To Produce Document Not Substantial Cause To Invoke Order XLI Rule 27 CPC: Jammu & Kashmir High CourtCase Title: Mohammad Maqbool Regu and ors Vs Hilal Ahmad & Ors.Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 71The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court ruled that inadvertence on the part of a party to produce a document before the Court cannot be construed as a substantial cause within the meaning of Rule 27 of Order XLI of the Civil Procedure Code(CPC) to allow application for production of additional documents."Mere fact that certain evidence is important per se is not in itself a sufficient ground for admitting that evidence in appeal," Justice Javed Iqbal Wani remarked.S.311 CrPC Asserts Power Of Courts To Recall & Summon Witnesses Even After Closure Of Evidence In Criminal Proceedings: Jammu & Kashmir High CourtCase Title: Farid Ahmad Tak Vs UT of J&K & OrsCitation: 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 72The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court reiterated that power of the court under Section 311 CrPC to recall any witness or witnesses already examined or to summon any witness can be invoked even if the evidence in both sides is closed, so long as the court retains seisin of the criminal proceedings.The High Court observed that Section 311 of CrPC envisages that any court may, at any stage of any inquiry, trial or other proceedings, summon any person as a witness, or examine any person in attendance, though not summoned as a witness, or recall and re-examine any person already examined. The said power is not confined to any particular class of person, it said.Jugglery, Manipulation Has No Place In Courts: Jammu & Kashmir HC Upholds Imposition Of Exemplary Cost On Party For Suppressing Material FactsCase Title: Fayaz Ahmad Rather Vs UT of J&KCitation: 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 73Upholding a single judge verdict wherein the writ court had imposed Rs one lakh penalty on petitioner for suppressing material facts and misleading the court to gain advantage over the other side, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court observed that that jugglery, manipulation, maneuvering or misrepresentation has no place in equitable and prerogative jurisdiction.The bench maintained,"Suppression of material facts, concealment of full details of litigation, present and past, between the parties qua subject matter of dispute, distortion or manipulation of relevant facts, misleading the court by stating false facts or withholding true facts disentitle a party to invoke equitable jurisdiction under Article 226 of Constitution of India,".[BSF] Jammu & Kashmir High Court Upholds Widow's Rights To Family Pension Despite Divorce Proceedings Pending During Husband's LifetimeCase Title:...

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Monthly Digest: April 2023

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