'Time For Women Lawyers To Break Every Glass Ceiling': Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Chief Justice Arun Palli In Farewell Address

Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court Chief Justice Arun Palli, in an emotional farewell address on Monday (June 1) urged women members of the legal profession to “break every glass ceiling” while assuring young lawyers that the future of the Bar in the region is “exceptionally bright”.Addressing a Full Court Reference held in his honour at the Srinagar Wing of the High Court over his elevation to the Supreme Court, Justice Palli reflected upon his association with the institution,...

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Monthly Digest: May 2026

Citation 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 171 - 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 236Nominal IndexDeepak Singh & Ors Vs UT of J&K 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 171Aqib Ahmad Vs UT of J&K 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 172Mehraj Din Malik (through father Shamas Din) v. UT of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 173Mohd. Kabir v. Union Territory of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 174Altaf Ahmad Waza v. UT of J&K & Ors...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justice Sanjeev Kumar As Acting Chief Justice Of Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court

The Central Government on Monday (June 1) notified the appointment of Justice Sanjeev Kumar as the Acting Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court consequent upon the elevation of Chief Justice Arun Palli to the Supreme Court of India.The appointment has been made by the in exercise of powers under Article 223 of the Constitution of India. The notification, issued by the Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice reads:"In exercise of the powers conferred by...

Jammu And Kashmir & Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup: May 25 - May 31, 2026

Citation 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 227 - 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 236Nominal IndexFariz Gulzar (through father) v. UT of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 227Arif Billa Sheikh v. Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 228Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd. & Ors. v. Naseer Ahmad Sheikh 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 229Bashir Ahmad Akhoon & Anr. v. Ghulam Ahmad Malik 2026 LiveLaw (JKL)...

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court To Hold Full Court Reference On Chief Justice Arun Palli's Elevation To Supreme Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh will hold a Full Court Reference on Monday (June 1) to bid farewell to Chief Justice Arun Palli following his appointment as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India.For context, the Centre early on Monday morning notified the elevation of five persons, inlcuding Justice Palli, as judges of the Supreme Court. As per a High Court notification, the ceremonial reference has been scheduled for 10:30 a.m. in the Chief Justice's Court Room at the...

'Striking Aspect': J&K&L High Court Notes FIR In Arms Recovery Case Preceded Occurrence Of Alleged Offence, Asks IO To Appear

While hearing a bail plea of an accused booked in an arms recovery case, the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court remarked that a "striking aspect" emerging from the prosecution's record was that the registration of the FIR appears to have preceded the occurrence of the alleged offence itself.While hearing a bail application filed by an accused who has remained in custody since...

Alleged Role In Enforcing 2015 Kashmir Bandh Too Remote To Justify 2022 Preventive Detention: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that allegations relating to a person's involvement in enforcing hartal and bandh calls in Kashmir cannot justify preventive detention years later in the absence of any proximate material linking such activities to the detention order.The Court observed that preventive detention under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 must...

Selected Candidate's Removal Over Fake Certificate Won't Revive Waiting List: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has dismissed a writ petition seeking direction to operate the waiting list for the post of Messieurs (female) after the initially selected candidate was disengaged on account of her 12th pass qualification certificate being found to have been issued by an unrecognized institution.The Court held that once a candidate is selected and appointed...

NDPS Act | Section 52A Lapses Alone Cannot Vitiate Prosecution Or Render Evidence Inadmissible: J&K&L High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that infractions relating to Section 52A of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 cannot, by themselves, nullify a prosecution under the NDPS Act, observing that the provision is intended primarily for safe disposal of seized narcotic substances and that procedural lapses must be assessed in the context of the...

Omission Of S.19(3) Of Agrarian Reforms Act Revived Civil Court Jurisdiction Over Possession-Based Injunction Suits: J&K&L High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that a civil suit seeking permanent prohibitory injunction to protect possession over land remains maintainable before a civil court notwithstanding the provisions of the Jammu & Kashmir Agrarian Reforms Act, 1976, observing that the omission of Section 19(3) from the statute has substantially altered the legal position...

POCSO Case Can't Be Closed Merely Because DNA Excludes Accused As Child's Father: J&K&L High Court Orders SIT Probe

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has refused to quash an FIR registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act against a petitioner, even though a DNA report excluded him as the biological father of the child born to the minor victim.The Court expressed astonishment at the slipshod investigation and directed the Inspector General of Police, Jammu...

Motherhood Cannot Become Grounds For Economic Disadvantage: J&K&L High Court Upholds Maternity Leave Period As Continuous Service

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has dismissed intra-court appeals filed by the Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd. against a single bench judgment directing the Bank to treat maternity leave period as continuous service for regularisation of female Banking Associates.The Court held that subtracting the period of maternity leave from the contractual tenure for determining...