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1991 Kunan Poshpora mass rape incident: SC admits J&K’s plea

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The Supreme Court today admitted for hearing an appeal by Jammu and Kashmir government against a high court order for payment of compensation to the victims of 1991 Kunan-Poshpora mass rape incident allegedly by army personnel. The top court directed expeditious hearing of the appeals filed by the state gvernment against various orders of the […]

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SC asks Centre, J&K to sit and decide Muslim minority status

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The Supreme Court today asked the Centre and the Jammu and Kashmir government to “sit together” and decide contentious issues including the question whether Muslims can be treated as minority in the state. A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justices D Y Chandrachud and S K Kaul asked both the governments to […]

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Beef ban row: HC issues notice to state govt

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Jammu & Kashmir high court on Wednesday gave a week’s time to the state government to file its response to a writ petition seeking to strike down the Constitutional provisions criminalising bovine slaughter in the state. The notice was issued by a division bench comprising justices Mohammad Yaqoub Mir and Bhansi Lal Bhat after hearing […]

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J-K’s special status cannot be challenged or altered: Jammu and Kashmir High Court

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In a landmark ruling, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has said that the sovereignty of the state remains “legally and constitutionally” intact and cannot be challenged, altered or abridged. “The sovereignty of the State of J&K under the rule of Maharaja, even after signing of Instrument of Accession and in view of framing of […]

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