M/S Simran Pharmaceuticals and Others v. State of J&K and Others 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 370

Abdul Gani & Ors. v. Union Territory of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 371

UT of Jammu and Kashmir v. Neeru Pandita 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 372

Advocate Abdul Basit Bhat v. District Bar Association Shopian & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 373

Satyavir Singh Arya v. U.T. of Jammu and Kashmir and Others 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 374

Bilal Ahmad Lone v. UT of J&K & Another 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 375

Sunita Devi and Others v. Union Territory of J&K and Others 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 376

Muzaffar Hussain Rather v. Union Territory of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 377

Saadut Hussain Pampori v. UT of J&K and Others 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 378

Kewal Krishan v. UT of Jammu and Kashmir and Another 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 379

Shafat Maqbool Wani (through paternal uncle) v. UT of J&K and Others 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 380

Judgments/Orders:

Drugs & Cosmetics Act | Failure To Exercise Right To Re-Test Sample Within 28 Days Renders Drug Analysis Report Conclusive: J&K&L High Court

Case Title: M/S Simran Pharmaceuticals and Others v. State of J&K and Others

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 370

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh dismissed petitions seeking quashing of criminal proceedings under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, holding that the manufacturer and other petitioners failed to exercise their statutory right under Section 25(3) of the Act within the prescribed period of 28 days.

J&K&L High Court Questions Delay In SC/ST Act Probe, Says 'Quality Of Evidence' Matters More Than Number Of Witnesses

Case Title: Abdul Gani & Ors. v. Union Territory of J&K & Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 371

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh observed that “it is not the number of witnesses that matters but the quality of the evidence”, while questioning the manner in which investigation into an FIR under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 was being conducted.

Right To Regularization Under J&K Civil Services Act Accrues On Fulfillment Of Conditions, Not Date Of Formal Order: High Court

Case Title: UT of Jammu and Kashmir v. Neeru Pandita

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 372

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh settled the conflicting interpretations regarding the effective date of regularization under the J&K Civil Services (Special Provisions) Act, 2010.

The Court held that ad hoc, contractual or consolidated appointees who completed seven years of service on the appointed day are entitled to regularization from the appointed day itself, and the process under Section 10 is merely procedural, not determinative of the effective date.

'Internal Dispute, Not Amenable To Writ Jurisdiction': J&K&L High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Bar Association Election Rules

Case Title: Advocate Abdul Basit Bhat v. District Bar Association Shopian & Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 373

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh held that a dispute concerning the internal electoral governance of a Bar Association does not, merely because its members are advocates, acquire a public-law character, and has dismissed a plea challenging the enhancement of eligibility criteria for contesting elections to the District Bar Association, Shopian.

'Web Of Transactions' Cannot Defeat Criminal Investigation: J&K&L High Court Refuses To Quash FIR In NH-40 Investment Case

Case Title: Satyavir Singh Arya v. U.T. of Jammu and Kashmir and Others

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 374

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh refused to quash an FIR registered under Sections 420 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, observing that a party cannot defeat criminal prosecution by creating a "web of transactions" and relying upon payments made by persons other than the complainant.

J&K&L High Court Upholds Preventive Detention Of Man Accused In Alleged Lynching Of Deputy Superintendent Of Police

Case Title: Bilal Ahmad Lone v. UT of J&K & Another

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 375

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh upheld the preventive detention of an accused allegedly involved in the lynching of a Deputy Superintendent of Police-rank officer during the Shab-i-Qadr prayers at Jamia Masjid, Srinagar, in June 2017.

Resumption Under Agrarian Reforms Act Not An Absolute Right; Bound By Severe Conditions To Protect Tillers: J&K&L High Court

Case Title: Sunita Devi and Others v. Union Territory of J&K and Others

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 376

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh set aside orders passed by the Financial Commissioner and the J&K Special Tribunal in a decades-old land dispute, observing that resumption under the Agrarian Reforms Act is not an absolute right and is bound by severe conditions to ensure that the provision is not exploited to evict tillers unfairly.

Sub-Registrar Cannot Examine Legality Or Merits Of Document, Powers Confined U/S 34(3) Registration Act: J&K High Court

Case Title: Muzaffar Hussain Rather v. Union Territory of J&K & Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 377

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh held that the powers and domain of the Sub-Registrar are strictly governed and bounded by Section 34(3) of the Registration Act, 1908, which is confined to satisfying himself as to the execution of the document by the person purporting to execute it and his/her identity.

High Court Quashes J&K Bank Employee's Termination Over Alleged Anti-National Activities, Says Mandatory Probe Wasn't Conducted

Case Title: Saadut Hussain Pampori v. UT of J&K and Others

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 378

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh quashed the dismissal order of a Deputy General Manager of the Jammu & Kashmir Bank, holding that termination of an employee without holding an inquiry is a drastic step which can only be taken in rare and appropriate cases.

"Suppression Of Criminal Antecedents Amounts To Abuse Of Process": J&K&L High Court Denies Bail To Former Sarpanch In Assault Case

Case Title: Kewal Krishan v. UT of Jammu and Kashmir and Another

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 379

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh dismissed the bail application of a former Sarpanch accused in a serious assault case, holding that the applicant had suppressed his criminal antecedents and failed to make a full and candid disclosure of material facts. The Court observed that the gravity of the allegations, the stage of investigation, and the applicant's criminal history weighed against the grant of bail.

Mere Possession Of Allegedly Anti-National Books Does Not Make One A Criminal: J&K&L High Court Quashes Detention Of Scholar

Case Title: Shafat Maqbool Wani (through paternal uncle) v. UT of J&K and Others

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 380

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh quashed the preventive detention of an academic scholar who was detained under the Public Safety Act, holding that mere possession of books with dispiriting titles does not make a person a criminal requiring preventive detention.