Khursheed Ahmad Khan v. Union of India & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 437

Haleema and Another v. State of Jammu and Kashmir and Others 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 438

Nazir Ahmad Mir v. Union of India & Others 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 439

Ashok Singh Manhas v. Union of India & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 440

Sheikh Rafiq Ahmad and Another v. Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and Others 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 441

Mangat Ram v. Shano Devi 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 442

Col. R.S. Parmar (Retd.) v. Union of India & Others; AFCONS Infrastructure Limited v. Union of India & Others 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 443

Union Territory of J&K v. Shabir Ahmad Dar 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 444

M/s Kashmir Confectionary Store & Others v. M/s Mother Choice Health Care India 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 445

Mohi Ud Din v. Union of India & Others 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 446

Din Mohd Wani v. Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 447

Mohammad Shafi Lone and Bilal Ahmad Dar v. Union Territory of J&K 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 448

Manhar Gupta and Others v. Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and Others 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 449

Qadeer-Ul-Rehman and Another v. State of J&K and Another 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 450

Ankush Sharma Vs UT of J&K LiveLaw article 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 451

Kaiser Hameed Beigh v. Union Territory of J&K and Others 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 452

Judgments/Orders:

“Territorial Jurisdiction”: J&K&L High Court Dismisses BSF Constable's Plea Against Voluntary Retirement After Beard Permission Was Revoked

Case Title: Khursheed Ahmad Khan v. Union of India & Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 437

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court dismissed a BSF constable's petition challenging acceptance of his voluntary retirement after permission to maintain a neatly trimmed beard was revoked, holding that the Srinagar Bench lacked territorial jurisdiction because no material part of the cause of action arose within its jurisdiction.

State Must Consider Compensation For Private Land Used For Water Pipelines, Even If Laid Before Purchase: J&K&L High Court

Case Title: Haleema and Another v. State of Jammu and Kashmir and Others

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 438

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court held that a landowner cannot be denied consideration of compensation merely because water pipelines were laid through the property before its purchase. It directed the authorities to inspect the site, assess the area occupied and damage caused, and consider acquisition if the land was to be permanently retained.

J&K&L High Court Dismisses BSF Personnel's Plea Against Recovery Of ₹6 Lakh Ex-Gratia Relief, Finds Contradictions In Claim

Case Title: Nazir Ahmad Mir v. Union of India & Others

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 439

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court dismissed a BSF personnel's challenge to recovery of ₹6 lakh in ex-gratia relief, finding that he had failed to establish the claimed deaths of six family members and that significant inconsistencies undermined the basis on which the relief had been sanctioned.

Signing One's Own Name Can Amount To Forgery In Certain Circumstances: J&K&L High Court Upholds Charges In Bank Loan Case

Case Title: Ashok Singh Manhas v. Union of India & Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 440

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court upheld charges against a man accused of using allegedly forged revenue records to obtain a bank loan, observing that forgery does not invariably require signing another person's name and that creating a document with intent to defraud may amount to making a false document.

Revenue Authorities Cannot Refuse To Issue Fards Unless Barred By Court Or Competent Authority: J&K&L High Court

Case Title: Sheikh Rafiq Ahmad and Another v. Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and Others

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 441

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court held that revenue authorities cannot refuse to issue Fards in accordance with existing records unless issuance is barred by an order of a competent court or authority. It directed the Tehsildar concerned to issue the requested revenue extracts within one week.

Section 151 CPC Can Permit Additional Evidence After Closure Of Trial If Necessary In Interests Of Justice: J&K&L High Court

Case Title: Mangat Ram v. Shano Devi

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 442

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court held that Section 151 CPC may, in an appropriate case, permit additional evidence after closure of evidence where necessary in the interests of justice, while clarifying that the power cannot be invoked routinely.

Principal Employer Cannot Escape Statutory Liability To Contract Labour Merely Because Contractor Pays Wages: J&K&L High Court

Case Title: Col. R.S. Parmar (Retd.) v. Union of India & Others; AFCONS Infrastructure Limited v. Union of India & Others

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 443

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court held that a contractual arrangement for wage disbursement cannot completely exclude a principal employer's statutory obligations towards contract labour. In a connected matter, it set aside an award passed without impleading the principal employer and remitted the matter for reconsideration.

Bail Can Be Set Aside For Illegality Even Without Misuse Of Liberty: J&K&L High Court Cancels Bail In 24-Kg Ganja Case

Case Title: Union Territory of J&K v. Shabir Ahmad Dar

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 444

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court set aside bail granted in a 24-kg ganja case, holding that an illegal or perverse bail order may be set aside even without subsequent misuse of liberty where the trial court failed to adequately consider the NDPS Act's statutory twin conditions.

MSME Supplier's Non-Registration At Time Of Transaction Does Not Render Facilitation Council's Award A Nullity: J&K&L High Court

Case Title: M/s Kashmir Confectionary Store & Others v. M/s Mother Choice Health Care India

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 445

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court held that alleged non-registration of an enterprise under the MSME Act at the time of a transaction does not, by itself, render arbitral awards a nullity or oust the Facilitation Council's jurisdiction. It dismissed three revision petitions challenging execution of awards passed in favour of the supplier.

Penalty For Delayed Compensation Requires Finding Of Unjustified Delay And Opportunity Of Hearing: J&K&L High Court

Case Title: Mohi Ud Din v. Union of India & Others

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 446

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court held that interest on delayed compensation follows statutory default, but a penalty under Section 4-A(3)(b) of the Employees' Compensation Act requires a finding of unjustified delay after an opportunity to show cause. It remitted the penalty issue to the Commissioner.

Bovine Smuggling Allegations Without Communal Tension Or Law-And-Order Problem Cannot Establish Public-Order Threat: J&K&L High Court

Case Title: Din Mohd Wani v. Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir & Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 447

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court at Jammu quashed the preventive detention of 65-year-old Din Mohd Wani, holding that allegations of illegal bovine transportation and cruelty, without material showing communal tension or disturbance of law and order, could not by themselves establish a threat to public order.

NDPS Act | Cannot Rely On Magistrate's Presence To Validate Search While Disregarding His Testimony On Source Of Recovery: J&K&L High Court

Case Title: Mohammad Shafi Lone and Bilal Ahmad Dar v. Union Territory of J&K

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 448

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court acquitted two men convicted under the NDPS Act, holding that the prosecution could not rely on an Executive Magistrate's presence to validate a search while disregarding his testimony that the contraband had been recovered from the vehicle, not the appellants' persons. The Court found material doubts about recovery and compliance with Section 50.

SAUBHAGYA Scheme Irregularities: J&K&L High Court Quashes Further Probe After No Criminal Misconduct Found

Case Title: Manhar Gupta and Others v. Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and Others

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 449

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court set aside an order directing further investigation into alleged SAUBHAGYA scheme irregularities, noting that the ACB investigation, departmental proceedings and third-party inspections had not established criminal misconduct or conspiracy by the concerned officials.

Magistrate Cannot Give Criminal Colour To Administrative Dispute Without Following Section 156(3) CrPC Procedure: J&K&L High Court

Case Title: Qadeer-Ul-Rehman and Another v. State of J&K and Another

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 450

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court quashed an FIR directed by a Magistrate in an administrative land dispute, holding that an application which did not seek registration of an FIR and did not comply with the safeguards governing Section 156(3) CrPC could not be used to criminalise the dispute.

Mere Use Of Forged Document Not Offence Unless Knowledge Of Forgery Is Established: J&K&L High Court

Case Title: Ankush Sharma Vs UT of J&K

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 451

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court held that mere use of a forged document as genuine does not, by itself, constitute an offence under Section 471 RPC; the prosecution must establish that the accused knew or had reason to believe that the document was forged and used it fraudulently or dishonestly. The precise case title was not recoverable from the accessible article metadata and should be confirmed before publication.

J&K&L High Court Quashes Preventive Detention Order After Two-Year Delay, Says Live And Proximate Link Snapped

Case Title: Kaiser Hameed Beigh v. Union Territory of J&K and Others

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 452

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court quashed Kaiser Hameed Beigh's preventive detention order, holding that unexplained delay of more than two years in executing it, despite his regular court attendance, snapped the live and proximate link between past allegations and the need for detention.