Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup May 11 - May 17, 2026

Nominal Index:Vilayat Aziz Mir v. UT of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 195Mohammad Ashraf Sheikh Vs Union Territory of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 196Darshan Singh @ Deepu v. UT of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 197Manish Kumar Bharti v. Union of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 198Aultaf Ahmad Shah v. J&K Bank Ltd. & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 199Rouf Ahmad Mir...

Substituting 'State' With 'Union Territory' In Public Safety Act Does Not Alter Nature Of Law: J&K&L High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that the adaptation of the Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 after the enactment of the Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 was carried out strictly within the statutory authority conferred by Parliament and does not suffer from any constitutional infirmity.The Court dismissed a habeas corpus petition challenging...

Failure To Hold Joint Enquiry Under CRPF Rules Does Not By Itself Vitiate Disciplinary Proceedings: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that Rule 27(d) of the Central Reserve Police Force Rules, 1955, which empowers the disciplinary authority to conduct common proceedings against two or more members of the Force, is merely a directory provision.Observing that since the rule does not confer a vested right upon a delinquent employee to demand a joint enquiry the court held...

Similarity Of Grounds With Police Dossier Not Enough To Quash Preventive Detention Unless Non-Application Of Mind Shown: J&K&L High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that merely because certain factual recitals in the grounds of detention resemble portions of the police dossier, the detention order cannot be quashed unless the Court finds that the detaining authority acted mechanically and failed to independently apply its mind to the material before it.The Court was hearing a habeas corpus...

J&K&L High Court Grants Bail To Doctor Accused Of Attempting To Commit Rape On Patient During Medical Exam

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has granted bail to a doctor accused of attempting to rape a woman who had approached him for treatment, reiterating that in non-bailable offences not attracting the statutory embargo under Section 480 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, bail is the rule and jail is the exception.The Court was hearing a successive bail application...

High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Former J&K Bank Executives In IFFCO TOKIO Insurance Deal Case

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has dismissed a petition filed by four former senior executives of the Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd. seeking quashing of an FIR registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 120-B RPC in connection with an alleged insurance deal between the Bank and M/S IFFCO TOKIO General Insurance Company Ltd.Dismissing the plea the court...

Corrigendum Clarifying Tribunal's Original Order Cannot Create New Cause Of Action: J&K&L High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that a corrigendum issued by a Tribunal on its own without any formal application, bearing the same date as the main order, does not create a fresh cause of action for a writ petition when it is purely clarificatory in nature and does not effect any substantial modification in the operative portion of the original order.The Court...

AFT Cannot Insist On Certified Court-Martial Copies When Disclosure Barred On Security Grounds: J&K&L High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that Rule 147-A of the Army Rules, 1954, which permits the Central Government to deny a certified copy of court-martial proceedings on grounds of security of the State or friendly relations with foreign States, is constitutionally valid and protected by Article 33 of the Constitution of India.However, the Court set aside the order of...

J&K&L High Court Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Facilitating Safe Movement Of Hizbul Mujahideen Militants To Jammu

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has dismissed the bail appeal of an accused alleged to have acted as an intermediary between Hizbul Mujahideen militants and a police officer, facilitating the safe movement of militants from Shopian to Jammu for exfiltration to Pakistan and transferring funds for arms and ammunition, holding that the prima facie material collected...

PITNDPS Detention Unsustainable Without Commercial Quantity; Reliance On Pending FIRs Shows Non-Application Of Mind: J&K&L High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that preventive detention under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 (PITNDPS) cannot be ordered by mechanically relying on pending FIRs in which the detenu has already been granted bail, especially when no commercial quantity of narcotics was recovered from the detenu and there is...

J&K&L High Court Constitutes Ad-Hoc Managing Body For Registration Of Judicial Officers Association

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has constituted an ad-hoc managing body to oversee the registration and transitional functioning of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh Judicial Officers Association.The order issued by the Office of the Registrar General on Thursday, follows previous High Court orders on the subject and the ad-hoc managing body comprises the following...

Courts Cannot Direct Regularisation Of Seasonal Labourers Amid Govt's Blanket Ban On Such Engagements: J&K&L High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that judicial review under Article 226 of the Constitution is confined to examining the decision-making process and not the decision itself.The Court emphasised that courts must refrain from issuing directions for permanent absorption or regularization when there exists a blanket ban on engagements imposed by the Government and over...