Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 21 April 27, 2025

Nominal Index:State of J&K vs Ishtiyaq Ali 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 152Kuldeep Sharma vs UT if J&K &Ors 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 153Abdul Gani and another vs UT of J&K 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 154Gulzar Begum and another vs Raja Begum and others 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 155Sita Ram vs UT if J&K &Ors 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 156Falaq Mukhtar Vs UT Of J&K 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 157Anil Kumar Yadav Vs Directorate of Enforcement 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 158Ranjit Kour & Another Vs UT Of J&K 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 159Anamika Devi Vs UT Of J&K 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 160Dinesh Kumar Vs UT Of Leh 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 161Mohammad Shafiq Dar vs Union Territory of J&K & Ors 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 162Abdul Majid Bhat vs Gulzar Ahmad Bhat 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 163Jammu Cooperative House Building Society Vs UT Of J&K 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 164Rahil Chowdhary Vs UT Of J&K 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 165Tsewang Thinles Vs UT Of Ladakh 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 166J&K HORTICULTURE PRODUCE MARKETING AND PROCESSING CORPORATION Vs ABDUL RAZAK MALLA & OTHERS 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 167Judgments/Orders:No Complaints Of Cruelty During 30-Yr Marriage, Absence Of Incriminating Proof: J&K High Court Upholds Husband's Acquittal In Abetment CaseCase-Title: State of J&K vs Ishtiyaq AliCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 152The Jammu and Kashmir High Court held that in the absence of any substantial and credible evidence or any prior complaints, FIRs, or consistent testimony of cruelty over the 30-year marriage, it cannot be proved that the accused has abetted or instigated the commission of suicide of his deceased wife.Arms License Issuing Authority Must Procure Police Report & Conduct Enquiry Before Rejecting License Despite Multiple FIRs: J&K High CourtCase-Title:- Kuldeep Sharma vs UT if J&K &Ors.Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 153The Jammu and Kashmir High Court held that even if there are multiple FIRs against the applicant seeking renewal of his arms license, the licensing authority is bound by statute to call for the police verification report from the concerned police station before refusing to renew the arms license.Land Acquisition Proceedings Lapse If Award Is Not Passed Within 2 Years Of Declaration Being Made: J&K High CourtCase-Title: Abdul Gani and another vs UT of J&K,Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 154The Jammu and Kashmir High Court held that if no award is passed within two years after the declaration is made, the entire land acquisition proceedings shall stand lapsed unless stayed by the court.Civil Courts Cannot Adjudicate Disputes Over Determination Of Right To Possess Land Under Agrarian Land Reforms Act: J&K High CourtCase-Title: Gulzar Begum and another vs Raja Begum and othersCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 155The Jammu and Kashmir High Court held that where in a suit right to possession is claimed or disputed and it is referable to the officer or the authority appointed under the Agrarian Reforms Act, the Civil Court is debarred from settling such a dispute.Higher Salary Mistakenly Credited To Employee Cannot Be Recovered, But Employee Cannot Seek Continuation Of Erroneous Benefits: J&K High CourtCase-Title:- Sita Ram vs UT if J&K &OrsCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 156The Jammu and Kashmir High Court held that the claim of the petitioners to avail the benefit of a mistake of fact, despite the mistake having been detected and corrected, is totally misconceived and cannot be accepted.J&K HC Dismisses Plea Challenging Dental College Recruitment, Says Candidates Who Participated Without Protest Cannot Subsequently Challenge ProcessCase Title: Falaq Mukhtar Vs UT Of J&KCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 157The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court dismissed a petition challenging the Government Order No. 383-JK(HME) of 2024, which altered the selection criteria for Senior Residents/Registrars in Government Dental and Medical Colleges.S.531 BNSS | Stage Of Proceedings Is Pivotal In Determining Applicability Of BNSS Or CRPC: J&K High Court ExplainsCase Title: Anil Kumar Yadav Vs Directorate of EnforcementCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 158Clarifying the legal framework regarding the applicability of the old and new criminal procedural laws, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh ruled that the relevant factor for determining the applicability of BNSS or CrPC, 1973, is the stage of the case prevailing immediately prior to 01.07.2024.[S. 498a IPC] Cruelty Not Dependent On Suicide Or Self-Harm, Causing Grave Mental Or Physical Injury Sufficient To Attract Offence: J&K High CourtCase Title: Ranjit Kour & Another Vs UT Of J&KCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 159Reinforcing the protective scope of Section 498A IPC, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, while rejecting two petitions seeking quashing of an FIR lodged under sections 498A and 109 IPC, held that “if the conduct of husband or his relatives is accompanied with an intention to cause grave injury to a woman, whether or not she was driven to commit suicide or inflict grave injury upon herself, is immaterial, it would amount to cruelty within the meaning of...

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 21 April 27, 2025

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