Declaration of Roshni Act as Unconstitutional Does Not Nullify Cases under Prevention of Corruption Act: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that criminal prosecutions linked to alleged irregularities under the Jammu and Kashmir State Lands (Vesting of Ownership to the Occupants) Act, 2001, popularly known as the Roshni Act, can lawfully continue even though the Act has been declared unconstitutional and void from its inception. The Court made it clear that corruption and abuse of official position cannot be wiped out…