Voluntary adult marriage: protective direction preserves verification
Claiming a voluntary marriage under Muslim personal law and threats from relatives, the petitioners sought police protection.
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Protection for consenting adults; marriage validity left open
Two adults of different faiths sought protection against family interference after registering their marriage in Punjab and choosing to live together in Sopore.
Pending Appeal Does Not Displace An Unstayed Acquisition-Compliance Obligation
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court required compliance with an earlier judgment directing acquisition and compensation for land already taken for a road.
Adult Choice Requires Protection, Subject To Verification And Lawful Investigation
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court directed adequate security for a couple alleging threats from relatives after marrying by choice.
Compliance Order Rejected For Reopening An Issue Resolved In The Writ Judgment
In continuing contempt proceedings concerning pensionary and retiral benefits, the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court rejected a departmental consideration order inconsistent with the...
Protection Request To Be Examined On Majority And Free-Choice Verification
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court disposed of a couple’s protection petition by directing the official respondents to examine their grievance if approached...
Premature Finding On Tender Responsiveness Expunged While Merits Remain Open
A Division Bench of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court expunged an observation that a bidder’s technical offer was non-responsive because the competent...
Police Protection Follows Verification Of Adult Consent, Without Marriage Declaration
A couple sought police protection against relatives after producing a marriage certificate and age documents and appearing before the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High...
Tender Objection Must Be Decided Before Judicial Determination Of Technical Eligibility
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court declined to determine a bidder’s technical eligibility before the Chief Engineer decided its timely objections under the...
Financial Bids Deferred Until Timely Technical Objections Are Decided
A bidder for construction of the PM Unity Mall challenged technical disqualification while its objections under the evaluation result remained undecided.