While the petitioner, Ali Mohammad Lone alias Advocate Zahid Ali, had sought a compensation of Rs 25 lakh, the court directed the state to pay Rs 5 lakh.
Dr Abdul Bari Naik was in the news after he was booked on UAPA charges, although the former government college teacher had reportedly countered that he was being targeted for exposing corruption.
The Supreme Court Collegium on Wednesday recommended a fresh one-term for Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal as an additional judge of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The ED has filed a plea before the Jammu and Kashmir High Court seeking the cancellation of bail granted to former State minister, Choudhary Lal Singh in a money laundering case