Ghulam Haider Magray and Anr. v. Ghulam Nabi Magray and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Reference Ref (C) No. 2/2025, High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Srinagar, M. A. Chowdhary, J., 02.12.2025: Fast Track Court Kulgam lacks civil jurisdiction under Sections 15 and 16 of the Civil Courts Act, 1977, being exclusively created for fast-track trial of rape cases and Unlawful Activities Prevention Act cases; appeal No. 14/Appeal ('Ghulam Haider Magrey & Anr. v. Gh. Nabi Magrey & Ors.') withdrawn from Reference Court and transferred to Principal District Judge, Anantnag, to be heard by him or assigned to a competent court in his District; appeal to be taken up on 16.12.2025; Reference answered and disposed.
What did the court decide?
The Reference is answered on the above terms and stands disposed of: appeal No. 14/Appeal ('Ghulam Haider Magrey & Anr. v. Gh. Nabi Magrey & Ors.') is withdrawn from the Fast Track Court, Kulgam (Reference Court) and transferred to the Court of the learned Principal District Judge, Anantnag, who may hear it himself or assign it to any other Court of competent jurisdiction in his District; the appeal is to be taken up before the Transferee Court on 16th of December, 2025; a copy of the Order is to be forwarded to both the Reference Court and the Transferee Court for compliance.