J&K&L High Court Upholds Conviction Of 84-Year-Old "Guru" For Rape Of Minor Girl

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has upheld the conviction of an 84-year-old godman/guru for committing rape upon a minor girl, holding that the prosecution had established the charge through credible ocular, documentary and expert evidence. The Court maintained the sentence awarded by the Trial Court and dismissed the appeal filed by the convict.The Court held that the evidence on record, including the statement of the prosecutrix, medical evidence and DNA examination,...

Passport Authority's Notice To PDP Leader Naeem Akhtar Prima Facie Fails Fairness Test: J&K&L High Court Seeks RPO's Personal Appearance

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has prima facie observed that the communication issued by the Regional Passport Officer, Srinagar, requiring PDP leader Naeem Akhtar Andrabi to furnish an explanation regarding adverse police verification reports without disclosing the contents of such reports, failed to reflect the essence of a fair administrative course of action.The...

Mother's Violation Of Foreign Court Order, Relocation Of Children To India Does Not Disentitle Her From Custody: J&K&L High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that a mother's violation of court orders and procurement of duplicate passports to relocate minor children from Qatar to India, though legally impermissible, would not by itself disentitle her to claim custody of the minor children if it is otherwise in the best interests and welfare of the children.The Court observed that the...

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup 10th August - 17th August 2026

Nominal Index:Showkat Yousuf Shah & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 343Mymoona v. Union Territory of J&K & Ors. connected with M/s Jammu Indore Roadways v. Union Territory of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 344Syed Bilal Ahmad Qadri v. Union Territory of J&K & Ors., WP(C) No. 1857/2026 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 345BADAVATH KISHAN v. UNION OF INDIA &...

“Shocks Judicial Conscience” J&K&L High Court Orders Inquiry After Drug Sample Expires Without Reaching Lab In 8 Years

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has observed that a drug sample whose shelf life had expired during the proceedings could not be treated as capable of meaningful re-testing.The High Court, while making these observations, directed an inquiry into lapses after the sample, stated to have been sent to the Central Drugs Laboratory, failed to reach it for almost eight years.The Court...

J&K High Court Issues Summons To JKMSCL Managing Director Over Failure To Supply Haemophilia Drug To Govt Medical Colleges

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has summoned the Managing Director of the Jammu & Kashmir Medical Supplies Corporation Limited (JKMSCL) to personally explain the shortage of life-saving anti-haemophilia drugs, Factor-VIII and Emicizumab, at Government Medical Colleges in Srinagar and Jammu.The Court observed that despite repeated reminders from the medical...

IUST Constituent College Teachers Retire At 60, Not 62; Executive Council Decision Excluding Them From Enhanced Age Binding: J&K&L High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has upheld the retirement of an Associate Professor of a constituent Nursing College at the age of 60 years, holding that the decision of the Executive Council of the Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) specifically excluding constituent College teachers from the benefit of enhanced superannuation age of 62 years is binding in...

J&K&L High Court Directs Strict Implementation Of Women's Seat Reservation In Public Transport, Orders Awareness Drives

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has issued a series of directions to ensure the safety and comfort of women commuters in public transport, including the proper identification and reservation of seats for women, awareness programmes for drivers and helpers, and the establishment of a mechanism for lodging and redressing complaints by aggrieved women.These directions came...

Once Maintenance Recovery Warrant Is Issued To Collector, Magistrate Cannot Pursue Parallel Recovery Through Police: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that once a levy warrant for recovery of maintenance is issued to the District Collector under Section 421(1)(b) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the recovery proceedings shift to the Collector, and the Judicial Magistrate cannot simultaneously pursue an inconsistent mode of recovery,The Court further held that the Magistrate exceeded...

J&K&L High Court Refuses To Quash Drug Quality Case Against Company Directors, Says Responsibility Under Drugs Act Requires Trial

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has refused to quash criminal proceedings against three Directors of a pharmaceutical company over the manufacture of a drug declared “Not of Standard Quality”, holding that a Director cannot escape prosecution at the threshold merely by claiming that he had no personal role in the manufacturing process. The Court held that whether a Director...

National Sports Federation Has No Right To Compel Govt To Relieve Employee For Sporting Assignments: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that a National Sports Federation cannot claim a legal right to requisition the services of a Government employee or compel the Government to spare such employees for sporting assignments in the absence of a statutory provision creating such an obligation.The Court observed that mere appointment of a Government employee by a National...

Alleged ₹90 Lakh Embezzlement, Irregular Land Allotments: J&K&L High Court Refuses To Quash Graft Probe Against Ex-DIC GM

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has refused to quash an Anti-Corruption Bureau FIR against a former General Manager of District Industries Centre (DIC), Pulwama, in a case involving allegations of embezzlement of over ₹90 lakh from the Government treasury and irregular allotment of industrial land even after the concerned estates had been transferred to the State...