High Court of J & K and Ladakh
Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Monthly Digest: February 2026
Nominal Index:Mohd. Ashraf Dar vs UT of J&K 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 33Malika Vs UT Of J&K 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 34UT Of J&K Vs Gulzar Ahmad Khan 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 35New Convent High School Vs Union of India 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 36Huzaif Ahmad Dar Vs UT Of J&K 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 37Mushtaq Ahmad Bakshi 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 38State Of J&K Vs Dhanwanter Singh and ors 2026 LiveLaw...
Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup February 22 - March 1, 2026
Nominal Index:Mazeed Ali Vs UT Of J&K 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 62Joginder Singh & Anr Vs UT of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 63Altaf Hussain & Anr. Vs Union of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 64Mumtaz Ahmad Vs Collector Land Acquisition Rajouri 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 65Shabnam Akhter vs UT of J&K 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 66The Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. Vs Prem Gupta & Ors...
Arms Licenses Scam | J&K&L High Court Directs MHA To File Fresh Affidavit On Sanction To Prosecute 8 IAS Officers
Expressing concern over the prolonged pendency of a public interest litigation relating to the infamous Arms Licenses Scam, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has directed the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to file a fresh affidavit indicating the progress made in taking a decision on the CBI's proposal seeking sanction to prosecute eight IAS officers.“.. We are constrained to observe that the petition at hands is being tried in public interest and is pending since 2012. But, the...
"Preventive Detention Law Invoked With Less Seriousness Than Traffic Challan": J&K&L High Court Orders Release Of Man
In a strong indictment of executive overreach, the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 was invoked against a young man “by non-seriousness of standard with which even a motorist is not subjected to a routine traffic challan,” quashing his preventive detention as illegal from its very inception.Delivering the judgment...
Accepting Alternative Cadre Promotion Without Protest; Can't Challenge Juniors' Elevation In Parent Cadre : J&K HC
A Division Bench of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court comprising Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice Sanjay Parihar held that an employee who accepts promotion to a different cadre without challenging the promotions of his juniors in a parallel cadre, when the employer had relaxed the qualifications for others based on seniority, cannot subsequently seek retrospective parity...
“What Is Casual For Srinagar DM Is Causality To Fundamental Rights”: J&K&L High Court Quashes Arbitrary Detention, Orders Immediate Release
In a scathing indictment of administrative casualness in preventive detention matters, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has quashed a detention order passed under the Public Safety Act, observing that “what is a casual for the District Magistrate Srinagar is a causality to the fundamental right of the personal liberty of the petitioner.”Justice Rahul Bharti, while allowing...
J&K&L High Court Sets Aside CAT Order Granting Sanction For Foreign Job; Says Taking Overseas Assignment Without Prior Permission Is Misconduct
Holding that Schedule XIX of the CSR and Rule 14(b) of the Leave Rules read in conjunction with Rule 10 of the Conduct Rules leave “no iota of doubt” that a Government servant who takes up foreign assignment without prior permission commits misconduct inviting disciplinary action, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has set aside a Central Administrative Tribunal order that...
Challenge To 1985 Wakf Property Notification Fails After 33 Years: J&K&L High Court Says Only Aggrieved Persons Can Maintain Writ
Reaffirming the limits of writ jurisdiction and the doctrine of delay and laches, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has dismissed a petition challenging SRO 320 dated 31.08.1985, a Government notification that published a list of Wakf properties in parts of Tehsil Poonch.The Court held that only a person suffering a legally enforceable injury can invoke Article 226, and...
'State Cannot Forfeit Money For Its Own Lapses': J&K&L High Court Pulls Up JDA For Auctioning Encroached Land, Imposes ₹50K Cost
Observing that contractual forfeiture clauses cannot be pressed into service mechanically to penalise a citizen for lapses attributable to the State, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that where the alleged default itself flows from the failure of the authority, forfeiture of earnest money and denial of allotment would be wholly arbitrary and unsustainable...
Once Pension Is Credited To Bank Account, It Loses Statutory Protection & Can Be Recovered For Guarantor's Liability: J&K&L High Court
Explaining that the statutory protection over pensionary benefits does not extend beyond the stage of actual payment, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that once pensionary benefits are credited to a pensioner's bank account, they lose the protection under Section 11 of the Pensions Act, 1871 and can be subjected to recovery towards enforceable contractual...
Need To Record Reasons While Granting Bail In Heinous Crimes, Mechanical Bail Orders Impermissible: J&K&L High Court
Emphasising that bail orders in serious criminal cases cannot be passed in a cursory or mechanical manner, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that courts are duty-bound to indicate reasons reflecting a prima facie satisfaction while granting bail, particularly where the accused is charged with grave offences punishable with death or life imprisonment.Justice Rajnesh...
State Can't Arbitrarily Scrap Near-Complete Recruitment, Constitutional Courts Can Intervene If Decision Lacks Rationality: J&K&L High Court
Emphasising that the State's power to abandon a recruitment process is not absolute, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that once a selection process reaches an advanced stage, its cancellation must rest on justifiable and rational grounds.The Court underscored that Constitutional Courts, in exercise of judicial review, are empowered to scrutinize such decisions and...