Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup April 20 - April 26, 2026

Nominal Index:M/s Sports Goods Industry v. State of J&K and Others 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 157Pushpa Devi & Ors. v. Union Territory of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 158Manga Ram v. Union Territory of J&K 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 159Maqsad Ali Kohli v. Union Territory of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 160Harsh Dev Singh Vs UT of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 161Nargees Javaid v. Ghulam Jeelani Nengroo 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 162Smanla Dorje Nurboo v. Union Territory of Ladakh a/w Deldan Namgail v. Union Territory of Ladakh 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 163Ghulam Nabi Bhat & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 164UT of J&K v. Sameer Ahmad Bhat & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 165Ghulam Mohammad Sheikh & Ors. Vs Gulzar Ahmad Sheikh & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 166Sanjay Kumar & Anr. Vs Mohan Singh & Anr 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 167Ahsan ul Haq Khanday Vs UT of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 168UT of J&K v. Sameer Ahmad Khan & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 169UT of J&K & Ors. Vs Sara Begum 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 170Judgments/Orders:'State Acted As Predator': J&K&L High Court Orders Industrial Sheds For Kashmiri Pandit Migrant Without Premium Or ArrearsCase Title: M/s Sports Goods Industry v. State of J&K and OthersCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 157The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh directed the allotment of two industrial sheds in favour of a Kashmiri Pandit migrant without charging any premium or arrears, holding that the action of the State in cancelling and re-allotting his industrial unit during migration was unjustified.State Cannot Claim Adverse Possession Over Land Used For Vaishno Devi Pilgrim Facilities, Must Acquire Or Return It: J&K&L High CourtCase Title: Pushpa Devi & Ors. v. Union Territory of J&K & Ors.Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 158The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh held that the State cannot be permitted to perfect its title over private land by invoking the doctrine of adverse possession against its own citizens and must either acquire such land in accordance with law or return it.Investigating Officer Not Bound By FIR; May Alter Offences In Final Chargesheet U/S 173 CrPC Based On Evidence: J&K&L High CourtCase Title: Manga Ram v. Union Territory of J&KCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 159The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh held that the Investigating Officer has wide powers during investigation to collect evidence and include or alter the applicable Sections of law in the final charge-sheet, and that the Sections mentioned in the FIR are not final.Preventive Detention Based On Speculative Apprehension Of Election Disturbance Unsustainable: J&K&L High CourtCase Title: Maqsad Ali Kohli v. Union Territory of J&K & Ors.Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 160The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh held that a detention order founded on speculative apprehension of disturbance to Parliamentary elections, without any proximate or concrete material, fails to satisfy the requirement of a live nexus and is liable to be quashed.CPC Applies To Election Petitions Only Subject To RP Act; 'Proper Parties' Cannot Be Added Beyond Statute: J&K&L High CourtCase Title: Harsh Dev Singh Vs UT of J&K & Ors.Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 161The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court held that the procedure prescribed under the Code of Civil Procedure is applicable to the trial of election petitions only, subject to the provisions of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. The Court clarified that anything contained in the CPC which is contrary to the provisions of the Act of 1951 cannot be made applicable to the trial of election petitions.Interim Compensation U/S 143A NI Act Discretionary; Cannot Be Granted Mechanically: J&K&L High CourtCase Title: Nargees Javaid v. Ghulam Jeelani NengrooCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 162The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh held that the power to grant interim compensation under Section 143A of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, is discretionary in nature and cannot be exercised in a routine or mechanical manner without recording reasons and undertaking a prima facie evaluation of the case.J&K&L High Court Grants Bail To Former MLA, Councillor In Ladakh Protest FIR After Seven Months' CustodyCase Title: Smanla Dorje Nurboo v. Union Territory of Ladakh a/w Deldan Namgail v. Union Territory of LadakhCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 163The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh granted bail to a former MLA and an LAHDC councillor accused in connection with the Ladakh protest incident, holding that continued incarceration was not warranted in the facts of the case.General Land Register Entries Not Conclusive Proof Of Title, Cannot Override Revenue Records Or Natural Justice: J&K&L High CourtCase Title: Ghulam Nabi Bhat & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 164The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh held that entries in the General Land Register (GLR) do not carry probative value where such records are prepared without affording an opportunity of hearing to affected persons, and...

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup April 20 - April 26, 2026

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