Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 1 - June 7, 2026

Nominal Index:State of Jammu and Kashmir & Ors. v. Ghulam Mohd. Tantray 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 237Bittu Ram v. UT of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 238Riyaz Ahmad Hajam & Anr. v. Union Territory through SHO Police Station Uri District Baramulla 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 239State of J&K Through Senior Superintendent of Police, Kathua v. Balwinder Kumar Alias Bittu 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 240Union Territory of J&K & Ors. v. Fayaz Ahmad Bhat & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 241Ali Mohammad Dar v. Union Territory of J&K & Anr. connected with Muzamilla v. State (UT of J&K) 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 242Kewal Sharma v. Union Territory of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 243Maqbool Buhroo and Others v. Ahad Buhroo and Others 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 244S.D. Mevada & Anr. v. Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir Through Food Safety Officer, Block Shopian 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 245Assadullah Wagay and Others v. State 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 246Union of India & Ors. v. Ex NK Roshan Lal 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 247Ghulam Rasool Rather & Ors. v. Financial Commissioner Revenue & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 248State of J&K Through Police Station Gangyal v. Mohd. Irfan 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 249UT of Jammu and Kashmir & Ors. v. Mohd. Shafi Yatoo & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 250Mohammad Ameen War v. State of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 251Kamran Mushtaq v. UT of J&K 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 252Yawar Ahmad Bhagat v. UT of J&K through P/S Yaripora 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 253Makhan Din v. Principal Secretary to Government, Home Department & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 254Judgments/Orders:Enemy Infiltrated Govt Through Employees To Advance Terror Agenda: J&K&L High Court Upholds Constable's Dismissal For Sheltering MilitantCase Title: State of Jammu and Kashmir & Ors. v. Ghulam Mohd. TantrayCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 237The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh upheld the dismissal of a police constable who was found involved in anti-national activities, observing that the enemy had been using multiple tools and strategies to disintegrate the nation by infiltrating the Government through its employees and members of the security forces.“Ordinary Citizen Not Supposed To Know Full Form Of BNSS Unless Informed”: J&KL High Court Quashes Preventive Detention OrderCase Title: Bittu Ram v. UT of J&K & Ors.Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 238The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh quashed a preventive detention order passed under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978, observing that an ordinary citizen is not supposed to know the full form or meaning of the abbreviation 'BNSS' unless law enforcement agencies and the concerned magistrate disclose it.Provision To Extend Investigation Time Under NDPS Act Applies Even In Narco-Terror Cases Under UAPA: J&K&L High CourtCase Title: Riyaz Ahmad Hajam & Anr. v. Union Territory through SHO Police Station Uri District BaramullaCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 239The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court held that the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, though both special enactments, operate in distinct legislative fields and are required to be harmoniously construed.Ante-Dated FIR Renders Investigation Tainted & Unsafe To Rely Upon: J&K&L High Court Upholds Acquittal In Murder CaseCase Title: State of J&K Through Senior Superintendent of Police, Kathua v. Balwinder Kumar Alias BittuCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 240Holding that an ante-dated First Information Report casts serious doubt on the genuineness and spontaneity of the prosecution case and renders the ensuing investigation tainted, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh upheld the acquittal of a man accused of murder.Equal Pay For Equal Work Applies Irrespective Of Funding Source: J&K&L High Court Upholds Enhanced Remuneration For Vocational InstructorsCase Title: Union Territory of J&K & Ors. v. Fayaz Ahmad Bhat & Ors.Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 241Reiterating that employees performing identical duties cannot be paid differently merely because their remuneration originates from different sources, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh upheld the entitlement of Vocational Instructors engaged under the Self-Finance Scheme in Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) to enhanced remuneration under an Government Order.Witnesses Informed By Police About Accused Before Statements Recorded: J&K&L High Court Acquits Murder ConvictsCase Title: Ali Mohammad Dar v. Union Territory of J&K & Anr. connected with Muzamilla v. State (UT of J&K)Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 242Holding that a prosecution case becomes seriously suspect when witnesses are already informed by the police about the identity of the alleged offenders before their statements are recorded, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh set aside the conviction of two persons sentenced to life imprisonment for murder.'Prosecution Examined Barely Two Witnesses Per Annum': J&K&L High Court Grants Bail To Murder Accused After 11 Years In CustodyCase Title: Kewal Sharma v. ...

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