Amid Rising Fuel Prices, J&K High Court Adopts Virtual Hearings; Suspends LTC And Directs Staff To Pool Transport

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has issued a circular mandating a series of administrative measures, including promotion of virtual hearings, suspension of Leave Travel Concession facility, and pooling of transport for Registry officers, in response to a nationwide call for “Economic Self‑Defence” arising from concerns over rising crude oil prices and energy...

Criminal Law Cannot Be Used To Settle Internal Disputes: J&K&L High Court Quashes FIR Against Ex-Ranji Cricketer

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has quashed an FIR registered against an ex-Ranji Trophy player Majid Dar alleging production of a false date of birth certificate, holding that criminal law cannot be permitted to be used as an instrument of harassment or for settling internal disputes of an institution.The Court observed that once the complainant association itself, after...

Structure Raised By Purchaser On Migrant Land Cannot By Itself Stall Sale Deed Registration: J&K&L High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that the existence of a structure raised by the purchaser in good faith on land proposed to be purchased from a migrant owner cannot, by itself, be a ground to indefinitely withhold registration of the sale deed if the structure does not belong to the vendor.The Court was hearing a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking a direction to the Sub-Registrar, Awantipora, to register a sale deed executed between the...

J&K&L High Court Quashes Preventive Detention Of Man Held Ahead Of Amarnath Yatra, Orders Immediate Release After Yatra Ends

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has quashed a preventive detention order passed under the Public Safety Act, holding that since the Shri Amarnathji Yatra period for which the detention was purportedly ordered had already concluded, the very reason for keeping the detenue in preventive custody had vanished.The Court further ruled that vague grounds of detention deprive the detenue...

J&K Govt Can Appoint Interim Managing Director Of Cooperative Bank Under Supervisory Powers: High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that the Government is vested with supervisory and control powers over a Cooperative Credit Structure Society under Section 32A of the Jammu and Kashmir Cooperative Societies Act, 1989 and, in that capacity, can make an interim arrangement for discharging the functions of the Managing Director.The Court was hearing an application...

Delay Of 502 Days Remained “Unexplained”: J&K&L High Court Rejects Review Plea Against Judicial Officer's Termination

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has dismissed an application seeking condonation of 502 days' delay in filing a review petition against a judgment that upheld the termination of a Judicial Officer who had secured appointment as Munsiff (Judicial Magistrate) 1st Class on the basis of a fabricated RBA certificate.The Court held that the judgment sought to be reviewed did not...

Splitting Single Cause Of Action Into Multiple Criminal Cases Legally Impermissible: J&K&L High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that the facts of the same occurrence cannot be allowed to be broken into pieces so as to file multiple complaints, and that all offences arising out of the same occurrence are to be investigated and tried together as per the scheme of criminal law.Quashing an FIR registered at Police Station, Budgam, along with the order of the...

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup May 11 - May 17, 2026

Nominal Index:Vilayat Aziz Mir v. UT of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 195Mohammad Ashraf Sheikh Vs Union Territory of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 196Darshan Singh @ Deepu v. UT of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 197Manish Kumar Bharti v. Union of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 198Aultaf Ahmad Shah v. J&K Bank Ltd. & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 199Rouf Ahmad Mir...

Substituting 'State' With 'Union Territory' In Public Safety Act Does Not Alter Nature Of Law: J&K&L High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that the adaptation of the Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 after the enactment of the Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 was carried out strictly within the statutory authority conferred by Parliament and does not suffer from any constitutional infirmity.The Court dismissed a habeas corpus petition challenging...

Failure To Hold Joint Enquiry Under CRPF Rules Does Not By Itself Vitiate Disciplinary Proceedings: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that Rule 27(d) of the Central Reserve Police Force Rules, 1955, which empowers the disciplinary authority to conduct common proceedings against two or more members of the Force, is merely a directory provision.Observing that since the rule does not confer a vested right upon a delinquent employee to demand a joint enquiry the court held...

Similarity Of Grounds With Police Dossier Not Enough To Quash Preventive Detention Unless Non-Application Of Mind Shown: J&K&L High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that merely because certain factual recitals in the grounds of detention resemble portions of the police dossier, the detention order cannot be quashed unless the Court finds that the detaining authority acted mechanically and failed to independently apply its mind to the material before it.The Court was hearing a habeas corpus...

J&K&L High Court Grants Bail To Doctor Accused Of Attempting To Commit Rape On Patient During Medical Exam

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has granted bail to a doctor accused of attempting to rape a woman who had approached him for treatment, reiterating that in non-bailable offences not attracting the statutory embargo under Section 480 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, bail is the rule and jail is the exception.The Court was hearing a successive bail application...