Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup June 15 - June 21, 2026

Shahid Mehraj v. Union Territory of J&K and others 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 271

Mohammed Ashraf Mir v. Wazir Reshi 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 272

M/S Alpine Agro Services v. Union of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 273

Vikar Mustafa Shonthu v. Union Territory of J&K and Others 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 274

Manga Ram v. Union Territory of J&K 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 275

Mst. Jana (Dead) Through LRs v. Assadullah Raina & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 276

Showkat Ahmad Seer v. Union Territory of J&K Through Police Station Qalamabad 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 277

State (Now Union Territory) of Jammu & Kashmir & Ors. v. Raghu Singh Jandla 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 278

Judgments/Orders:

Daily Wage Employees Cannot Claim Parity With Regular Employees For Deployment After Winding Up Of Company: J&K&L High Court

Case Title: Shahid Mehraj v. Union Territory of J&K and others

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 271

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High High Court held that employees engaged on daily wage basis cannot claim parity with those employees who were serving on regular or permanent basis for the purpose of deployment to other government departments after winding up of the company.

Repeated Defaults In Appearance, Possibility Of Evading Trial Justify Interim Compensation Under NI Act: J&K&L High Court

Case Title: Mohammed Ashraf Mir v. Wazir Reshi

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 272

Ruling on the evolving contours of Section 143-A of the Negotiable Instruments Act, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh held that while interim compensation under Section 143-A of the Negotiable Instruments Act is not to be granted mechanically, the conduct of the accused, including repeated defaults in appearance, the likelihood of delaying the trial, and circumstances indicating a possibility of evading proceedings, are relevant considerations while exercising discretion under the provision.

FCI Can Recover Amounts For Delay In Completing Black-Topping Of PEG Godown Roads: J&K&L High Court

Case Title: M/S Alpine Agro Services v. Union of India & Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 273

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh held that black-topping of internal roads forms an essential component of the infrastructure required under the Private Entrepreneur Guarantee (PEG) Scheme and that recoveries effected by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) for failure to complete such work within the stipulated period cannot be faulted merely because the godown continued to remain operational.

Retiral Benefits Can't Be Withheld Merely Due To Pending FIR; Loss Must Be Established In Departmental Proceedings: J&K&L High Court

Case Title: Vikar Mustafa Shonthu v. Union Territory of J&K and Others

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 274

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh held that although an employer possesses the power to recover from the pension or retiral benefits of a retired employee amounts representing losses caused by negligence or fraud during service, such recovery can be effected only in accordance with the conditions stipulated under Article 168-A of the Jammu & Kashmir Civil Service Regulations (CSR).

Pre-Existing Medical Condition Can't Defeat Murder Charge When Post-Mortem Attributes Death To Alleged Assault: J&K&L High Court

Case Title: Manga Ram v. Union Territory of J&K

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 275

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court held that when a post-mortem report states that death was caused by “Recurrent acute on chronic SDH with complications” and links it to the assault, the assault must be treated as the root cause of death at the stage of framing charges.

Muslim Personal Law Applies Only To Marriage And Inheritance, Not To Claims Of Pre-Emption: J&K&L High Court

Mst. Jana (Dead) Through LRs v. Assadullah Raina & Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 276

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh held that Muslim Personal Law in India is confined to matters relating to marriage and inheritance and cannot be invoked to assert a right of prior purchase or pre-emption in relation to immovable property transactions.

Prosecutrix's Testimony Not 'Gospel'; Evidence Negating Penetration Justifies Conviction For Attempt To Rape Instead Of Rape: J&K&L High Court

Case Title: Showkat Ahmad Seer v. Union Territory of J&K Through Police Station Qalamabad

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 277

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh held that where medical evidence does not support the allegation of penetrative sexual assault, the testimony of the prosecutrix requires careful scrutiny and cannot be accepted as conclusive proof of rape merely because she is the victim of the offence.

State Cannot Deny Old Pension Scheme Benefits Due To Appointment Delay Caused By Its Own Error: J&K&L High Court

Case Title: State (Now Union Territory) of Jammu & Kashmir & Ors. v. Raghu Singh Jandla

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 278

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh held that where a candidate is wrongfully denied appointment due to an error attributable to the appointing authority, the State cannot subsequently rely upon the delayed appointment to deny benefits that were available to similarly situated selectees at the relevant time.