Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup December 22 - December 28, 2025

Nominal Index:Oasis Girls School Vs XXX 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 332Basharat Ahmad Bhat Vs UT Of J&K 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 333Abdul Gani Ganai Vs Habibullah Ganai 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 334Dharmarth Trust J&K Vs Industrial Tribunal & Anr 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 335Irfan Yousuf Vs IIT Jammu, Nagrota Campus & Ors 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 336Residents of Seenthakran, Tehsil & District Udhampur Vs UT Of J&K 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 337Mehbooba Mufti Vs Union of India 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 338Union Territory of J&K vs SRM Contractors Ltd 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 339Kafil Ahmad Mangral Vs Union of India 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 340UT Of J&K Vs Bashir Ahmad Mir 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 341Sunny Kashyap Vs UT Of J&K 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 342Ghulam Rasool Baba Vs Principal Secretary To Govt & Anr 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 343Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company V/s M/s Hollywood ornaments at Hari Singh High Street, Sgr 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 344Ghulam Nabi Ganai Vs UT Of J&K 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 345Sajad Ahmad Malik Vs Gulzar Ahmad Wani 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 346TC Tours Limited v. Union Territory of J&K and Ors 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 347Judgments/Orders:Child Welfare Committees Have No Power To Recommend Action Against Schools Under Juvenile Justice Act: J&K&L High CourtCase Title: Oasis Girls School Vs XXXCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 332Holding that a Child Welfare Committee (CWC) has no statutory authority to recommend punitive or legal action against educational institutions, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh set aside an order passed by the Child Welfare Committee, Srinagar, which had recommended action against a private school for allegedly expelling a minor student.Successive Bail Plea Maintainable Even Without Change In Circumstances: J&K&L High CourtCase Title: Basharat Ahmad Bhat Vs UT Of J&KCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 333The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh held that a change of circumstances is not a prerequisite for the High Court to entertain a successive bail application where earlier bail pleas have been rejected by an inferior criminal court.Failure To Frame Specific Issue On Limitation Not Fatal; Courts Can Examine Limitation Suo Motu: J&K&L High CourtCase Title: Abdul Gani Ganai Vs Habibullah GanaiCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 334The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court held that the question of limitation can be subsumed within the broader issues arising from the pleadings, and failure to frame a specific issue on limitation is not fatal, so long as no prejudice is caused to the parties.Not Purely Religious Or Voluntary: J&K&L High Court Holds Dharmarth Trust As 'Industry' Under Industrial Disputes ActCase Title: Dharmarth Trust J&K Vs Industrial Tribunal & Anr.Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 335The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh held that the J&K Dharmarth Trust, by virtue of the systemic, organised and commercial nature of its activities, answers the statutory definition of an “industry” under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.'Arbitrary Cancellation': J&K&L High Court Directs IIT Jammu To Appoint Selected Candidate With Retrospective Effect; Imposes ₹1 Lakh CostCase Title: Irfan Yousuf Vs IIT Jammu, Nagrota Campus & OrsCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 336The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court held that the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jammu wrongfully delayed and denied appointment to a duly selected candidate, in clear breach of his legal and constitutional rights.Health Sub-Centre Location Is Policy Matter, But Residents' Objections Must Be Fairly Considered: J&K&L High CourtCase Title: Residents of Seenthakran, Tehsil & District Udhampur Vs UT Of J&KCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 337Underscoring the balance between administrative discretion and public fairness, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh held that the choice of location for a government amenity such as a Health Sub-Centre squarely lies within the domain of the competent authority, and no private individual or group can insist upon a particular site.“Lacking Material Documents, Grounded In Ambiguity”: J&K&L High Court Dismisses Mehbooba Mufti's PIL On Transfer Of Undertrial PrisonersCase Title: Mehbooba Mufti Vs Union of IndiaCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 338Reaffirming the constitutional limits of Public Interest Litigation, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh dismissed a PIL filed by PDP President and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, holding that the petition was “lacking material documents and grounded in ambiguity” and rested on incomplete, vague and unsubstantiated assertions.Past Employment With Party Does Not Make Arbitrator Ineligible: J&K&L High Court ReaffirmsCase Title: Union Territory of J&K vs SRM Contractors LtdCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 339The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court reiterated that an arbitrator does not become ineligible merely because he was employed by one of the parties in the past.'Baseless Claims Cannot Discredit Documents By Competent Authorities': J&K&L High Court Reiterates Need For Specific Pleadings...

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup December 22 - December 28, 2025

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