Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Monthly Digest: December 2024
Live LawNominal Index : UT Of J&K Vs Showkat Ali 2024 LiveLaw 324 X Vs UT Of J&K 2024 LiveLaw 325 Ravinder Singh Vs State of J&K 2024 LiveLaw 326 Union of India Vs M/S Sharma Construction Co. Akhnoor District Jammu 2024 LiveLaw 327 State Of J&K Vs Mohammad Sayidullah Bhat 2024 LiveLaw 328 Peerzada Mohd Yehya Vs UT Of J&K 2024 LiveLaw 329 Anand Vs Union of India 2024 LiveLaw 330 Shakeel Mohd Vs UT Of J&K 2024 LiveLaw 331 M/s Mir Sons Constructions Pvt. LTD. & ANR 2024 LiveLaw 348 Rakesh Kumar Mahajan Vs Sidharth Wazir and others 2024 LiveLaw 349 Aaqib Rashid Sofi Vs Chairman, Jammu and Kashmir Grameen Bank and others 2024 LiveLaw 350 Imran Rashid Rather Vs UT Of J&K 2024 LiveLaw 351 Raj Singh Gehlot Vs The Anti-Corruption Bureau 2024 LiveLaw 352 Ghulam Ahmad Bhat Vs State of J&K 2024 LiveLaw 353 Raj Singh Gehlot Vs The Anti-Corruption Bureau 2024 LiveLaw 354 Tarlok Chand Vs UT Of J&K 2024 LiveLaw 355 Umar Bashir Khan Vs UT of J&K 2024 LiveLaw 356 Judgments/Orders: "False In One, False In All" Doctrine Doesn't Apply In India: J&K High Court Partially Overturns Acquittal In 24-Yr-Old Assault Case Case Title: UT Of J&K Vs Showkat Ali Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 324 The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh reaffirmed that the doctrine of falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus—"false in one thing, false in everything" is inapplicable in Indian courts. Interest On Awarded Amount Cannot Exceed Rate Of 6% As Provided U/S 30 Of J&K Arbitration Act: High Court Case Title: Union of India Vs M/S Sharma Construction Co. Akhnoor District Jammu Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 327 The Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court bench of Justice M A Chowdhary held that section 30 of the Jammu and Kashmir Arbitration Act, 1997 which was amended in 2010 is retrospective in nature. Public Servant Exceeding Powers While Performing Official Duties Would Be Protected U/S 197 CrPC: J&K High Court Case Title: Pawan Singh Rathore Vs Devinder Singh Katoch Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 334 The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court ruled that Section 197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure provides protection not only for acts performed by public servants in the discharge of their official duties but also for those done in the purported discharge of such duties. Civil Courts Retain Exclusive Jurisdiction For Non-Industrial Disputes & Provide Alternative Remedies For Common Law Claims: J&K High Court Case Title: J&K Bank Vs Abdul Majeed Bhat Citation : 2024 LiveLaw 345 The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court held that if a dispute is not an industrial dispute nor relates to the enforcement of any rights under the Industrial Disputes Act, the remedy lies exclusively in a civil court.