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patients and other stranded people, including students, another vend for beer in any location, is contrary to itself Justice Sanjeev Kumar further ordered that the Covid-19.. from during these winter months. As many as 150 and irrational also. Not only this, Clause 2.1 petitioners shall submit a formal undertaking to the aspirants appearing in Jammu and Services empowers the Excise Department to issue permission to District Mineral Officer concerned that they would from include 451 from Jammu, 81 from Selection Board (JKSSB) examination were airlifted to serve liquor on social occasions at private places even at operate their stone crusher units by using the raw Udhampur, 34 from , 08 from Doda, 38 from Bandipora from Gurez by District Administration the locations for which retail liquor vend JKEL-2 has been material obtained from legitimate source(s) and that they , 33 from Samba, 04 from , 04 from Bandipora last month. Similarly, many patients were proposed to be auctioned. On this count also, the Excise will not extract or procure such raw material from river , 13 from Ramban and 102 from Reasi," officials airlifted from Gurez to Bandipora for medical treatment. Policy 2021-22 is arbitrary and liable to be quashed. Tawi and will faithfully and sincerely adhere to the disclosed. However, the people of Gurez and adjoining border directions passed by the Division Bench of this Court in As per officials figures, 35,073 positive cases including villages have been demanding a tunnel near the Razdan During the course of hearing Advocate General Public Interest Litigation titled Ashish Kumar vs. State & 487 deaths and 30,435 recoveries are from , 10,571 pass so that the border area remains connected with the DC Raina appearing for the Excise Department s has others. In case of any violation of the undertaking by the including 184 deaths and 9,308 recoveries are from rest of the valley throughout the year. vehemently resisted the maintainability of the writ petitioners, the respondents shall be free to take any , 9,024 including 8,418 recoveries and 123 petition for the reliefs claimed, as amounting to seeking action against the petitioners as per law and in case the deaths are from , 6,380 including 5,968 recoveries wEATHER pleasant .... reversal of the Division Bench Judgment in the writ petitioners, whose electricity supply has been snapped by and 94 deaths are from , 6,190 including 99 under several feet of snow, was the only place in the petition before the Single Bench, as the issues qua Power Development Department, fulfils the conditions deaths and 5,828 recoveries are from , 5,652 valley where the mercury dipped below freezing point framing of Excise policy stands settled by the Division mentioned hereinabove and are permitted by the including 5,214 recoveries and 101 deaths are from during the night. Against 0.4 degree recorded on Sunday, Bench of this Court, arising out of the Judgment passed competent authority of Geology & Mining Department to , 5,018 cases including 4,800 and 63 deaths are the night temperature at , about 55 km from here by the Single Bench in Sandya Devi’s case. Learned operate their stone crusher units, their electricity from Bandipora, 4,951 including 4,719 recoveries and 49 in north Kashmir, settled at minus 0.6 degree, which is Advocate General further submits that the Excise Policy connections shall be immediately restored by the deaths are from , 3,235 including 2,889 about 3 degree below normal. 2021-22 impugned in the writ petition has been framed in authorities of Power Development Department so as to recoveries and 57 deaths are from and 2,762 ''The arrival of tourists has witnessed a steep decline exercise of powers derived under the Act and the Rules facilitate operation of their units, provided such units are including 2,629 recoveries and 40 deaths are from after witnessing huge influx of visitors in the ski resort. and the same is in conformity with the provisions of the not in default of payment of arrears of electricity dues. . Many booking for later this month have been cancelled rules and made in compliance with the Judgment of the JNF In Jammu division, 29,240 including 25,911 recoveries due to rise in COVID-19 cases,'' a hotelier told UNI over Division Bench, having earned finality after dismissal of and 401 deaths are from , 5,261 including the phone. the SLP Diary No(s) 3698/2021. He further submits that Baramulla–.. 4,953 recoveries and 58 deaths are from Udhampur, 4,118 However, he said tourists, who are arriving in the ski there cannot be automatic renewal of the license as the station towards Baramulla while Srinagar and South including 3,862 recoveries and 56 deaths are from Rajouri, resort, are being tested for COVID-19 at . provisions of the Rules do not envisage that situation. He Kashmir districts up to Banihal Railway Station shall be 3,540 including 3,428 recoveries and 64 deaths are from After witnessing a slight dip in the night temperature, further submits that the Excise policy 2021-22 is in tune covered in next phases. Doda, 3,807 including 3,504 recoveries and 53 deaths are people in the summer capital, Srinagar, woke up to a with the provisions of the Act and rules and as per In order to ensure smooth execution of the project, the from Kathua, 3,097 including 2,863 recoveries and 44 sunny Monday morning. The weather remained pleasant Scheme of law laid down by the Division Bench in the Div Com directed the concerned Deputy Commissioners deaths are from Samba, 2,808 including 2,770 recoveries throughout the day due to sunshine in the city, where Judgment in case titled Balbir Singh and Ors. Vs. State of (DCs) and Senior Superintendent of Police (SSPs) to and 22 deaths are from Kishtwar, 2,639 including 2,530 people were seen basking in the sun in parks, balconies JK and Ors., dated 28.12.2020. He further submits that the provide all logistic support and provide adequate recoveries and 29 deaths are from Poonch, 2,243 and open fields after two days of rain. The night normal validity of a regular license is one year and security facilities to concerned executing agency in their including 2,158 recoveries and 23 deaths are from temperature in the city dipped marginally and settled at though provisions of Rules 4 and 14 of the Rules provide respective areas. Ramban and 2,599 including 1,794 recoveries and 16 7.6 degree, which is slightly below normal. for renewal of the license, however, the same is not as a He said that two wagons shall be operated during day deaths are from Reasi. The spokesperson said skies will be generally cloudy matter of right, but is to be seen in the light of the and night with work force on board to complete pole As per the daily information bulletin 1,677,798 persons during the next 24 hours in Srinagar, where the provisions of Rule 16, 26, 27 thereof. Mr. Raina, learned erection and wire laying works during the execution. in Jammu and Kashmir are under observation while maximum and minimum temperatures would be around Advocate General further submits that as per the scheme He instructed DCs to conduct spot visits and discuss 70,442 persons have been kept under home quarantine 20 degrees and 8 degrees, respectively. of law, and the Judgments of the Apex Court and this modus operandi threadbare and ensure proper besides that 12,164 persons are in isolation. The mercury during the night at world famous health Court no person has a fundamental right to do trade or deployment for hassle-free work execution. According to the bulletin, 1,465,049 persons have resort of , about 100 km from here in south business in intoxicants and can claim renewal as a matter He further instructed concerned to start work in a completed surveillance period and 128,080 persons are Kashmir, dipped over 3 degree from Sunday and settled of right. He further submits that the Hon’ble Apex Court week’s time and ensure timely completion of under home surveillance besides that so far results of at 1.4 degree, which is 2 degree below normal. But, major has time and again opined that there is no fundamental electrification of the railway line. 6,794,193 samples are available. Out of 6,794,193 the improvement was witnessed during the day in the health rights to do trade or business in liquor but conferred by Meanwhile, Div Com also chaired a meeting of officers number of samples tested negative stands at 6,645,985 resort due to sunshine. the State. to review the progress of various projects of NHIDCL. while as 148,208 have tested positive, among them 12,164 The night temperature at , gateway to the Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey after hearing During the meeting, Mr Pole reviewed pace and persons are active, 133,981 persons have recovered and valley, Kupwara in north Kashmir and tourist resort of Mohsin Qadri, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Tahseen, Advocate progress made on Z- MORH and Zojila tunnels 2,063 persons have died during the night settled at 7.4 degrees, 4.8 for thepetitioner whereas Advocate General DC Raina connecting Kashmir with the Ladakh region. degrees and 4.4 degrees, respectively. Change in... assisted by . D. S. Kotwal, Dy. AG and Mr. Sajad Ashraf, Stressing on the speedy work process, he instructed Panic... GA for the respondents observed that the fact that the concerned to ensure prompt response by all concerned He said that these steps have been taken to address the licenses already granted were being renewed as a matter departments to all bottlenecks causing inconveniences in rush for safety after hearing the firing shot, they said “feeling of alienation in the citizens at the security checks of course, contrary to the provisions of law, formed the the construction process. the bullet hit the parked car of a lawyer. and drills.” basis for the respondents to take corrective steps and act The Div Com directed concerned to ensure prompt However, they said, there was no report of any loss of “There is a need for understanding the fact that the in accordance with law and not follow the practice which disposal of NOCs, land acquisition process is completed life or injury in the incident. Later, normalcy returned in security checks are necessitated due to the existing threat is contrary to law. This is so because the clauses in Excise with release of compensation to the land losers at the the court after some time. of attacks by militants on the Security Forces and policy for the year 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20, earliest. common man. “More the threat, more have to be the HC dismiss... providing for renewal of licenses for five years having At the outset, the Div Com also reviewed the status of preventive checks and drills. These checks will be qua issuance of the liquor license issued & renewed by been found to be contrary to the Rules were struck down various other projects including approach roads of necessary till the time the militant threat can be brought the competent authority under the Excise Act, the by the Division Bench of this Court in case titled Balbir Srinagar-Zojila and Kargil, Gulmarg- Baramulla down. This effort at countering militancy has to be a joint provisions of the Act & the notification issued under the Singh and Ors. Vs. State of JK and Ors., and the Highway, Vailoo- Donipawa besides various other citizen-soldier effort,” Lt Col Musavi. Act leaves no scope for respondents to come up with the Government was given liberty to frame new Excise Policy proposed road projects in Kashmir. Lt Col Musavi said that these visual steps are a message impugn policy, taking away the rights of petitioner when for the year 2021-22, taking care of all the aspects.Trade in that the Security Forces are reaching out to the citizens for the same was not even the purport of the judgment liquor cannot be claimed as a matter of right. It is so as the better mutual understanding, and there is a desire to rendered by the Division Bench of this court, Supreme Court has time and again opined that there is no minimise the discomfort to the citizens due to the security subsequently clarified in the decision rendered in bunch fundamental right to trade in liquor. It is a right conferred One notorious ... by the State and consequently there is no scope for drills. “The intent is to improve the citizen-soldier of Review petitions on 06.04.2021. That from the bare back, he found that his bike had been stolen. claiming renewal of license which in the past was connect so that both work jointly to address the challenge perusal of Clause 2.1 of the Excise Policy 2021-22, it Acting on the complaint, a case under FIR No. 51/2021 followed as a matter of course and such practice being of militancy in J&K,” he said transpires that the License for Type-C i.e. JKEL-2 shall be U/S 379/ IPC was registered at P/S Gangyal. contrary to law, cannot be sought to be enforced in Court, issued by as per the provisions of J&K Excise Act, 1958 Spokesperson further said that after this special teams therefore, there is no merit in the argument advanced by Routin... and the Rules framed thereunder i.e. SRO 679 J&K of P/S Gangyal under the supervision of SDPO City Mr. Mohsin Qadri, learned senior counsel, seeking setting for operations of civilian flights from 0600 hrs to 1300 Liquor, License and Sale Rules 1984. The very South, DySP Parshotam Kumar Mengi were constituted aside the impugned Excise policy on the strength of the hrs with the last flight departure at 1250 hrs from March Notification dated 31st March, 2021 on the basis of which and the team headed by SHO P/S Gangyal Inspr. grounds, which are not available to the petitioner under 10 to April 19. Excise Policy has been issued, it has been categorically Raghubir Singh Choudhary assisted by PSI Kapil Singh Pertinent to mention that flights from Jammu Airport stated that it will come into force from 1st April, 2021 and law. JNF Wazir after hectic efforts and with the help of technical were earlier regulated from March 10 to April 19 to will continue to remain in force till 31st March, 2022 and assistance and CCTV footages of the area, rounded up enable the Indian Air Force (IAF) to carry out resurfacing as per Bid document, Clause 1.8, it has further been stated HC directs UT .. one suspect namely Ravinder Singh@ Mangu R/O and other allied works after the Centre shot down its that all licenses granted under the provisions of Excise Simbal Camp, Jammu. proposal for a complete closure of the strategic airport Policy 2021-22 shall determine on 31st March of the year or sought to be imposed shall be deemed to have been Spokesperson maintained that during sustained from March 6 to 20. following the year of allotment irrespective of their date made Rule 70 of Chapter IX of SRO 105 and, therefore, questioning, accused confessed his involvement in the of allotment. If the aforesaid Excise Policy is taken at its appealable under Rule 85 of Chapter XIII of the said SRO. above case and on his disclosure, below mentioned BarrinG... face value, as per clause 2.4.10, which pertains to It shall not be open to the respondents to contend that the vehicles were recovered: Minimum Guarantee Revenue (MGR) the licensee who order of penalty passed or proposed to be passed against M/Cycle No JK02BA, thunderbolt,in case FIR no 31/21 8 inches of fresh snowfall on Saturday," he said. ultimately became successful in bid as H-1 has to deposit the erring stone crushers is under SRO 302, which now of PS Gangyal, M.Cylce No JK02BA-9070 Super He said snow clearance operation will be started on the MGR for twelve months. That while proposing to auction stands repealed vide S.O. 60 of 2021. That pending Splendour in case FIR 51/21 of P/S Gangyal, Scooty no road only after improvement in the weather conditions as Retail Liquor Vend JKEL-2 at different locations in terms disposal of the appeal/appeals, if any preferred by the JK02BE.0458, Hero pleasure, Scooter No the areas in avalanche prone. of Annexure A attached to the Policy and fixation of petitioners, the petitioners shall pay outstanding JK02AM.6646,Vespa, M.Cycle No JK02V.1417, LML Gurez, which is surrounded from Pakistan-occupied- Minimum Guarantee Revenue and also receipt of bid royalty/penalty in terms of communication freedom M/Cycle No Jk21A.4656, Super Splendour Kashmir (PoK) from three sides, and other adjoining amount after auction, Clause 2.1 further empower the No.MNG/Crusher/ 15/2021 dated 25th of February, M/Cycle No JK02Q.68-8., Hero Honda, M/Cycle No villages, including those near the Line of Control (LoC), respondents to grant license JKEL-7A i.e. License for 2021, and an undertaking in this regard shall be JK02J.6520, Caliber, M.Cycle without no , Passion Pro were on April 10 reconnected with district headquarters Retail Vend of Beer (Bottled, tinned, draught beer in submitted to the competent authority. The payment of M/Cycle without no Bandipora in north Kashmir after remaining cutoff for bar). It is germane to mention here that License for JKEL- royalty/penalty to the respondents shall remain subject Out of 10 recovered vehicles, two vehicles in cases FIR over four months due to the accumulation of snow, 2 is given for sale of Indian Made Foreign Liquor, 3K Desi to final determination of the appeal(s) envisaged under No 31/21 U/S 379/IPC and 51/21U/S 379/IPC of PS avalanches and slippery conditions. Whisky and includes Beer also. The bidder has to bid for SRO 105 of 2016 and the order/orders of penalty Gangyal are among those. Further investigation is going The authorities provide helicopter services to ferry the area as given in the Annexure-I and opening of attaining finality in law. on. First Caesarian Surgery on Covid-positive Mother performed at MCH Gandhinagar NIN NEWS SERVICE Dean GMC & Associated doctors from SMGS & kept separate from the monitors, autoclaves, make MCH fully Shashi Sudan Sharma oxygen pipeline and JAMMU, APRIL 19 Hospitals Jammu, Dr GMC Jammu including mother. theater tables, Theatre functional. Principal & Dean GMC & manifold backup The First COVID positive Shashi Sudan Sharma, Dr Huma (Registrar Gy & The MCH Hospital lights, defibrillators, Multiple rounds of AH’s Jammu, took available for all the beds. mother was today 16th April 2021 trial of obstet), Dr Megha Gandhinagar was made cauterys, laboratory meetings were held numerous initiatives to It has 4 state- of- the -art operated and Caesarian major surgeries were (Registrar Anaes), Dr COVID Hospital and the equipment, blood storage wherein Medical make the hospital fully OTs MCH, Gandhi Nagar done to deliver 2 healthy done on non covid Monika jutshi(PG) and Dr first patient was admitted equipment, beds for ICU Superintendent, SMGS, functional. is a Covid Hospital where twin female babies at patients at MCH COVID Kartik (pg paediatrics) in June 2020 and till date and general wards and all Medical Superintendent, It is pertinent to all Covid positive patients MCH COVID Hospital Hospital Gandhinagar and technicians and team over 700 patients have other equipments MCH Gandhinagar, Head mention that from from all surgical Gandhinagar of Govt medical college from MCH Gandhinagar. been admitted, treated required for the hospital. Of Departments of 17.04.2021 onwards all specialties requiring Government medical jammu, to see whether the As informed by Medical and discharged. For the last few months, Anaesthesia, Gynae & Covid positive patients surgeries shall be college Jammu. theaters of MCH are Superintendent, MCH Sufficient machinery under the leadership of Obstetrics, Pediatrics, from surgical specialties operated henceforth. The Earlier, as per the prepared to take COVID Gandhinagar, Dr Arun and equipments have Dr Shashi Sudan Sharma Surgery, Orthopedics, like Surgery, concerned HODs have Hospital Management, on Positive patients to be Sharma, post operative been provided by MD Dr Principal & Dean GMC & ENT, Medicine etc along Orthopedics, Gynae, been asked to prepare the directions of Financial operated for in the mother and babies are Yash Paul Sharma, AH’s Jammu, the with Executive Engineers ENT, Eye etc are being roasters of staff for Commissioner Health hospital. good and healthy. Both JKMSCL J&K. Government Medical of PWD, Electrical and operated at MCH. posting in Covid hospital Atul Duloo and under the The surgery was the babies are COVID The JKMSCL J&K College administration Mechanical, under the The MCH is 200 by rotation as per Covid- guidance of Principal & performed by team of Negative and have been provided ventilators, has worked tirelessly to chairmanship of Dr bedded-Hospital with 19 SOP’s/ guidelines.