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

Nominal Index:Noushad Ahmad Vs Union of India 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 80Anoop Uppal Vs Jammu Municipal Corporation 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 81State Of J&K Vs Javaid Ahmad Ganai 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 82Mahavir Singh @ Appu v. UT of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 83Akhand Prakash Shahi vs. Union of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 84Sham Lal v. State of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 85Tirath Singh Vs State of J&K 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 86Gopal Dass vs Surinder Kumar 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 87Sarita Devi Vs Mohan Singh 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 88UT of J&K Vs Maqbool Sheikh & connected matters 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 89Mohd. Ashraf Dar & Ors. v. UT of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 90Mohammad Yaseen & Anr Vs State2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 91Omesh Singh & Ors. v. UT of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 92Ghulam Mohammad Rah Vs UT Of J&K 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 93Gurjit Singh Vs. Narcotics Control Bureau, Jammu Zone 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 94Shokat Ali v. UT of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 95State of J&K & Ors v. Irshad Ahmad Sheikh & Anr 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 96Bansi Lal & Ors. v. State of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 97Mudasir Ahmad Bhat Vs UT Of J&K 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 98Sanjay Gupta & Anr Vs Prem Kumar 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 99Sudhir Kumar Vs Peerzada Tasaduq Hussain (Drug Inspector) 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 100Shriram General Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs Romesh Chander & Ors. and Shriram General Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs Pritam Singh & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 101Mohammad Yaqoob Beigh Vs Union Territory of J&K 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 102Mohd. Umar Nizami Vs Collector Land Acquisition (ACR), Ramban & Anr 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 103Subash Raina v. State of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 104Raghbir Singh v. Union of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 105Kamal @ Kaka v. UT of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 106Rehmatullah Naik v. UT of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 107ROBKAR vs SANJEEV VERMA, COMMISSIONER/ SECRETARY, GAD, JAMMU 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 108UT of Jammu & Kashmir & Ors Vs Dr. Jyoti Gupta & Ors (Connected Matters) 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 109Kripal Singh Vs UT Of J&K 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 110Kripal Singh Vs UT Of J&K 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 110Asif Amin Thoker Th. His Sister Vs UT Of J&K 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 111Chuni Lal Vs Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 112Mushtaq Ahmad Ganie Vs Union Territory of J&K & Anr 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 113Gaganpreet Singh Wazir Vs Food Corporation of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 114Ajaz Ahmed Vs UT of J&K through SHO Police Station Poonch & Superintendent, District Jail, Poonch 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 115Javid Ahmad Zargar Vs Union Territory of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 116Arjun Kumar Sharma Vs State of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 117Mumtaz Ahmed v. UT of J&K and others 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 118Sajjad Ahmed vs Union of India 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 119Anjum Mehmood Vs Union Territory of J&K 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 120Sehran Bashir Nadaf v. Union Territory of J&K and Others 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 121Judgments/Orders:'Cause Of Action' Cannot Be Read Liberally To Choose Convenient Forum; Encourages Forum Shopping: J&K&L High CourtCase Title: Noushad Ahmad Vs Union of IndiaCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 80Holding that territorial jurisdiction is a matter of law rooted in the essential facts of a dispute and not a mobile privilege dependent upon a litigant's convenience, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh ruled that the expression “cause of action” cannot be interpreted liberally to allow parties to indulge in forum shopping.J&K&L High Court Orders Probe Against JMC Officials For Ignoring Court-Mandated Structural Report; Says Compensation To Be Levied From SalariesCase Title: Anoop Uppal Vs Jammu Municipal CorporationCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 81The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh directed the Chief Secretary of Jammu & Kashmir to conduct a probe into the role of officials of the Jammu Municipal Corporation after finding that a fresh structural safety audit was ordered despite an earlier engineering report obtained pursuant to court directions declaring the premises safe.Appointment To Higher Post On Compassionate Grounds Not Matter Of Right, Purely Discretionary Power: J&K&L High CourtCase Title: State Of J&K Vs Javaid Ahmad GanaiCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 82The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh held that appointment to a higher post on compassionate grounds cannot be claimed as a matter of right and that the power to grant such appointment lies exclusively with the Government and is purely discretionary.Preventive Detention Under PITNDPS Act Valid Only If Activities Fall Within Statutory Definition Of 'Illicit Traffic': J&K&L High CourtCase Title: Mahavir Singh @ Appu v. UT of J&K & OrsCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 83The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court held that preventive detention under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (PITNDPS) can be ordered only when the activities of a detenue fall within the statutory definition of “illicit traffic”.BSF Court Of Inquiry Can Proceed Alongside Criminal Trial : J&K high...

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

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