High Court
Jammu and Kashmir High Court
Srinagar / Jammu
Established in 1928 and reorganised in 2019 as the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, it has jurisdiction over the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
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Low Fines Fail to Deter Animal Cruelty, J&K High Court Calls for Heavier Penalties and Jail Terms: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Srinagar has quashed a preventive detention order against Anwar Jan, holding that the detention suffered from multiple legal and procedural infirmities. The Division Bench comprising Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice Mohd Yousuf Wani pronounced the judgment on 24…
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Adult’s Choice Cannot Be Overridden by Societal Expectations, Police Protection Directed for Couple: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Srinagar has allowed a plea by Nusrat Jan and another, directing police authorities to provide appropriate protection to both petitioners. The case arose from WP(C) No. 1805/2026 and LPA No. 209/2026. The petitioners had sought protection from interference with their…
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Drug Sample Expired Before Re-Testing, Proceedings Against Maxmed Life Sciences Quashed: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court at Jammu has quashed criminal proceedings against Maxmed Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. and its director Sanjeev Wasan in a case under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. The case arose after a sample of the drug “Amzone”, manufactured by the company, was collected from Chest and…
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Action Ordered Against Man for Wasting Court’s Time With Plea to Trace Non-Existent Daughter: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has directed the filing of a criminal complaint against Tassadaq Hussain after an inquiry found that the daughter whose alleged illegal confinement he had challenged in court did not exist. The court said he had misled both the police and the judiciary, leading to…
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Prolonged Relationship Despite Knowing Man Was Already Married Raises Doubt Over ‘False Promise of Marriage’ Claim: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has granted anticipatory bail to police officer Vikrant Kotwal in connection with FIR No. 178/2026, registered at Police Station Samba under Sections 69, 83, 88 and 115(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The case arose from a complaint by a woman police employee who…
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ED Plea to Add Sections 411 and 424 RPC Charges in JKCA Funds Case Linked to Farooq Abdullah Rejected: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Srinagar has partly allowed a petition filed by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) against an order concerning the alleged misappropriation of Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) funds. The case arose from CBI proceedings relating to FIR No. 05/2015, involving…
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Modification of Interim Relief Is Not a “Judgment” Under Letters Patent, Defence Tender Appeal Dismissed: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Jammu has dismissed a Letters Patent Appeal filed by M/s Jai Sukrala Trading Co., through its proprietor Ishan Gupta, against an interim order concerning a defence tender. The dispute arose after the 59 Engineer Regiment issued an RFP on 17 June 2026 for realignment…
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Personal Disputes Cannot Be Treated as Threat to Public Order, Preventive Detention Order Quashed: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Jammu has quashed the preventive detention order against Mohd. Yousuf, 49, of Salwah, Mendhar, Poonch. The order was issued by the District Magistrate, Poonch on 27.04.2026 under the J&K Public Safety Act. Yousuf’s wife, Farida Bi, had challenged the detention through…
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Bail Granted During Investigation in POCSO Case Involving Child Assault by Uncle Was “Too Premature”, Bail Cancelled: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Srinagar has cancelled the bail granted to Rayees Ahmad Shah in a case registered under the POCSO Act, holding that the bail granted during the investigation was premature. The court was hearing a petition filed by the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir through Police…
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Mere Membership of Terrorist Gang Not Sufficient to Invoke Section 20 UAPA, Prosecution Must Prove Terrorist Act: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Jammu has partly allowed a petition filed by Dawood, 21, challenging the charges framed against him by the Special Judge designated under the NIA Act, Jammu. Dawood had challenged the trial court’s order dated 23 August 2025, under which he was charged under Sections 13…
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Police Officer Granted Anticipatory Bail in Case Alleging False Promise of Marriage: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Jammu has granted anticipatory bail to Vikrant Kotwal, a police officer facing allegations of cheating and sexual exploitation following promises of marriage. The order was passed by Justice Sanjay Dhar on September 11, 2026, in Bail Application No. 156/2026. The case…
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‘Advocate Not Above Law’: Police Directed to Follow Due Process in Investigation: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Srinagar heard a petition filed by Wasim Ahmad Reshi, an Advocate, concerning the manner in which police sought his assistance in an investigation. The matter arose from FIR No. 198/2026 registered at Police Station Ramban under Section 137, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)…
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Action Ordered Against Man for Wasting Court’s Time With Plea to Trace Non-Existent Daughter: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has directed the filing of a criminal complaint against Tassadaq Hussain after an inquiry found that the daughter whose alleged illegal confinement he had challenged in court did not exist. The court said he had misled both the police and the judiciary, leading to…
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Drug Sample Expired Before Re-Testing, Proceedings Against Maxmed Life Sciences Quashed: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court at Jammu has quashed criminal proceedings against Maxmed Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. and its director Sanjeev Wasan in a case under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. The case arose after a sample of the drug “Amzone”, manufactured by the company, was collected from Chest and…
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Police Officer Granted Anticipatory Bail in Case Alleging False Promise of Marriage: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Jammu has granted anticipatory bail to Vikrant Kotwal, a police officer facing allegations of cheating and sexual exploitation following promises of marriage. The order was passed by Justice Sanjay Dhar on September 11, 2026, in Bail Application No. 156/2026. The case…
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Re-Tendering of 39 Works After Opening of Financial Bids Quashed, Authority Cannot Act Arbitrarily: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
Quick Summary WP(C) No. 2583/2025 was filed before the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh at Jammu by Iftekhar Hussain Shah and others against the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and officers of the PWD (R&B). The dispute concerned the cancellation of a tender process for 39 civil works after the…
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Bar Association Election Dispute Not Maintainable Under Article 226, Advocate’s Plea Dismissed: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court at Srinagar has dismissed a writ petition filed by advocate Abdul Basit Bhat challenging the amended election rules of the District Bar Association, Shopian. The Court clarified that disputes over internal eligibility criteria for association elections do not fall within the…
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DNA Evidence Alone Does Not Establish Lack of Consent in POCSO Cases; It Must Be Assessed Along With Victim’s Testimony: Jammu and Kashmir High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has granted bail to Mohammad Ashraf Sheikh, an accused facing trial under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 and Section 64 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Justice Sanjay Dhar held that although a DNA profiling report can constitute strong…
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Mother's Violation of Foreign Court Order and Relocation of Children to India Does Not Disentitle Her From Custody: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that a mother's violation of a court direction and her act of bringing minor children from Qatar to India by procuring duplicate passports, although legally impermissible, would not by itself make her unfit to retain custody. The Court held that the decisive…
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Child Welfare Takes Priority, Custody Retained by Mother Despite Qatar Relocation Dispute Under Guardians and Wards Act: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court at Srinagar has delivered an important judgment on child custody, holding that the welfare and best interests of minor children must remain the central consideration in custody disputes. The Court ruled that the mother's violation of conditions imposed by a Qatar court and her…
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Domicile Relaxation Available to All; SC Candidate Cannot Be Deprived of Availing Unreserved Vacancy: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that a reserved category candidate cannot be denied appointment against an unreserved vacancy merely because the candidate availed a physical relaxation that was available equally to all candidates belonging to a particular geographical region. The Court clarified…
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PIT NDPS Act | Unexplained Four-Month Delay in Acting on Police Dossier Makes Preventive Detention a "Mockery": Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has quashed a preventive detention order passed under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 (PIT NDPS Act, 1988), holding that the authorities failed to justify a delay of more than four months in issuing the detention…
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2016 Case Against Coca-Cola Over Dual MRPs Quashed: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has quashed a criminal case registered against Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd. over the sale of Coca-Cola bottles carrying different Maximum Retail Prices (MRPs) in different markets. The court held that, at the time of the alleged offence in 2016, there was no legal…
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PSA Detention Set Aside | Liberty Can't Be Curtailed on Vague Allegations Against Alleged Forest Land Encroacher: J&K & Ladakh High Court
The Patna High Court has set aside an order that had summoned a man to face trial in a murder case under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). The Court held that the materials relied upon by the Trial Court were extremely weak and that the entire exercise appeared to be influenced by mala fide…
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45-Day Timeline for Disposal of RTI Appeals Not Fixed; CIC Directed to Improve Mechanism for Clearing Pendency: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has ruled that it cannot direct the Central Information Commission (CIC) to decide second appeals under the Right to Information Act, 2005 within a fixed period of 45 days because the law itself does not prescribe any such mandatory timeline. While declining the relief sought,…
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Survey Ordered of Hotels, Coaching Centres and Commercial Establishments for Building and Fire Safety Violations: Jammu and Kashmir High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has directed the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) to conduct a comprehensive survey of all hotels, commercial establishments, coaching institutes and other public buildings within its jurisdiction to identify violations relating to sanctioned building plans, mandatory parking…
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J&K CSR: Borrowing Organisation Must Release Leave Salary to Deputationist Before Seeking Reimbursement from Parent Department: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
Jammu & Kashmir Civil Service Regulations and Section 7(3-A) of the Payment of Gratuity Act: J&K High Court Holds Borrowing Organisation Must Pay Leave Salary First, Parent Department Liable for Gratuity Introduction The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that where an employee serves on deputation with…
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Four Civil Judges Appointed in 2011 Were Illegally Appointed: Here's Why and How: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has dismissed the plea of four Civil Judges seeking seniority equal to other officers appointed through the same recruitment process. The Court held that their appointments in 2011 were made due to a clerical mistake committed by the Law Department and the Jammu & Kashmir…
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Absence of Spermatozoa on Rape Survivor’s Clothes Alone Cannot Discredit Her Testimony; Bail Cancelled in Sexual Assault Case: Jammu and Kashmir High Court
The High Court of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh has cancelled the bail granted to Parvaiz Ahmed Ganie in a rape case, holding that the trial court relied upon irrelevant considerations and conducted an impermissible assessment of evidence at the bail stage. The Court described the bail order as "illegal and perverse" and…
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Economic Offence Allegations Alone Cannot Justify Denial of Bail; Liberty Cannot Be Curtailed Solely on the Gravity of Charges: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has granted bail to Mohammad Iqbal Wani in an alleged wild garlic fraud case, holding that the seriousness of allegations alone cannot be a ground to keep an accused in custody for an indefinite period once the investigation concerning his role has been substantially…
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Prosecutrix's Testimony Not Conclusive; Evidence Negating Penetration Justifies Conviction for Attempt to Rape Instead of Rape: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has delivered an important judgment while dealing with allegations under Section 376 RPC. The Court held that when medical evidence does not support penetrative sexual assault, a conviction for rape cannot be sustained merely on the statement of the prosecutrix. However, if…
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Pre-Existing Medical Condition Cannot Negate Murder Charge When Post-Mortem Attributes Death to Alleged Assault: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that at the stage of framing charges, if a post-mortem report links death to injuries caused by an assault, the assault must be treated as the root cause of death. The Court further ruled that pre-existing medical conditions or alternative medical explanations…
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Section 143A NI Act | Repeated Court Absence and Risk of Evading Trial Justify Interim Compensation: J&K & Ladakh High Court
A court at Saket, New Delhi, has convicted Anil Sharma in a cheque bounce case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The judgment was delivered on 11 June 2026 by Ms. Poorva Mehra, Judicial Magistrate First Class (NI Act-01), South East District, Saket Courts, New Delhi. Loan Transaction Between…
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Minor's Tacit Approval Isn't Legal Consent, But Can Influence Bail Consideration; Accused Gets Bail: Jammu and Kashmir High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has granted bail to accused Shahnawaz Amin Shah in a case registered under Section 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) along with Section 64, Section 137(2) and Section 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The Court observed…
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Bail Rejected in NDPS Case Under Section 483 BNSS, 2023 Read with Section 37 NDPS Act, 1985 Due to Commercial Quantity Recovery and Non-Fulfilment of Twin Conditions: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Jammu decided a bail application filed by petitioner Manish Kumar Sharma seeking regular bail in FIR No. 10/2022 registered at Police Station Nowabad, Jammu. The case was registered under multiple provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985…
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AI Cannot Replace Judicial Verification; Judicial Officers Directed to Verify AI-Generated Citations Before Use: Jammu and Kashmir High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has issued important directions regarding the use of Artificial Intelligence in judicial work while dismissing a petition filed by the management of Woodland House School, Srinagar. The Court emphasized that although Artificial Intelligence tools may assist in legal…
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About the Jammu and Kashmir High Court
Established in 1928 and reorganised in 2019 as the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, it has jurisdiction over the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
Seat
Srinagar / Jammu
State / UT
Jammu and Kashmir
Region
North India
