Jammu And Kashmir & Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup: May 25 - May 31, 2026

Citation 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 227 - 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 236Nominal IndexFariz Gulzar (through father) v. UT of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 227Arif Billa Sheikh v. Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 228Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd. & Ors. v. Naseer Ahmad Sheikh 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 229Bashir Ahmad Akhoon & Anr. v. Ghulam Ahmad Malik 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 230Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd. & Ors. v. Tanu Gupta & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 231Pawan Kumar @Raja v. UT of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 232Sohan Singh & Ors. v. Chuni Lal 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 233Rameez Ahmed v. Union of India through Intelligence Officer, Narcotic Control Bureau, Jammu 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 234Bisma Bashir v. UT of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 235Umar Nazir Bhat v. UT of J&K and Others 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 236Judgments/Orders:J&K&L High Court Quashes Preventive Detention Order Against Teen, Says JJ Act Excludes Preventive Detention Mechanisms Meant For AdultsCase Title: Fariz Gulzar (through father) v. UT of J&K & Ors.Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 227The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court quashed a preventive detention order passed under the Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 against a juvenile who was 16 years old at the time of the alleged activities, holding that the scheme of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 excludes the application of punitive or preventive detention mechanisms meant for adults.UAPA Trials Cannot Linger Endlessly, Day-To-Day Hearing Mandated U/S 19 NIA Act: J&K&L High CourtCase Title: Arif Billa Sheikh v. Union Territory of Jammu & KashmirCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 228The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh directed a Special Court to accord priority to a trial arising out of offences under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, observing that Parliament, through Section 19 of the National Investigation Agency Act, has specifically mandated day-to-day trials in such cases to ensure that prosecutions involving serious offences do not linger indefinitely.Bank Can Dismiss Employee Even After Retirement If Departmental Enquiry Began During Service: J&K&L High CourtCase Title: Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd. & Ors. v. Naseer Ahmad SheikhCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 229The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh held that disciplinary proceedings initiated against a bank employee during service can lawfully continue after his retirement and culminate in an order of dismissal if the governing service regulations so permit.Appointment Of Commissioner Is Neither Adjudication Of Title Nor Determination Of Possession, But Mere Procedural Aid: J&K&L High CourtCase Title: Bashir Ahmad Akhoon & Anr. v. Ghulam Ahmad MalikCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 230The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh held that the appointment of a Commissioner does not amount to adjudication of title or determination of possession and is merely a procedural mechanism intended to assist the court in resolving disputed factual issues.Motherhood Cannot Become Grounds For Economic Disadvantage: J&K&L High Court Upholds Maternity Leave Period As Continuous ServiceCase Title: Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd. & Ors. v. Tanu Gupta & Ors.Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 231The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court dismissed intra-court appeals filed by the Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd. against a single bench judgment directing the Bank to treat maternity leave period as continuous service for regularisation of female Banking Associates.POCSO Case Can't Be Closed Merely Because DNA Excludes Accused As Child's Father: J&K&L High Court Orders SIT ProbeCase Title: Pawan Kumar @Raja v. UT of J&K & Ors.Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 232The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court refused to quash an FIR registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act against a petitioner, even though a DNA report excluded him as the biological father of the child born to the minor victim.Omission Of S.19(3) Of Agrarian Reforms Act Revived Civil Court Jurisdiction Over Possession-Based Injunction Suits: J&K&L High CourtCase Title: Sohan Singh & Ors. v. Chuni LalCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 233The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh held that a civil suit seeking permanent prohibitory injunction to protect possession over land remains maintainable before a civil court notwithstanding the provisions of the Jammu & Kashmir Agrarian Reforms Act, 1976, observing that the omission of Section 19(3) from the statute has substantially altered the legal position governing jurisdictional objections in such matters.NDPS Act | Section 52A Lapses Alone Cannot Vitiate Prosecution Or Render Evidence Inadmissible: J&K&L High CourtCase Title: Rameez Ahmed v. Union of India through Intelligence Officer, Narcotic Control Bureau, JammuCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 234The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh held that infractions relating to Section 52A of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 cannot, by themselves,...

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