Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 24 to 30, 2026

This weekly round-up collects Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh High Court decisions covered by Legal Republic in the selected period. Each entry gives the court, case name or citation, a short holding, and a link to the full article.

Key Decisions

#1High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakhhabeas corpus

Fariz Gulzar v. Union Territory of J&K & Anr., HCP No.239/2025

J&K HC quashes PSA detention of Fariz Gulzar, holding juvenile acts cannot ground preventive detention and the detaining authority failed to consider the JJ Act.

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#2High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakhcivil miscellaneous petition

Bashir Ahmad Akhoon & Anr. v. Ghulam Ahmad Malik, CM(M) No. 548/2025

J&K High Court upholds Kupwara trial court's appointment of Revenue and Agriculture Commissioners under Order 26 CPC in a land possession dispute.

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#3High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakhwrit petition criminal

Umar Nazir Bhat v. UT of J&K and Others, WP(Crl) No. 95/2023

J&K HC quashes PSA detention order against Umar Nazir Bhat, citing stale grounds from 2009–2015 FIRs and nearly a year of unexplained delay in executing the warrant.

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#4High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakhletters patent appeal

Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd. v. Tanu Gupta & Ors. and Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd. v. Basu Magotra & Ors., LPA No. 34/2026 and LPA No. 27/2026

J&K and Ladakh HC dismisses J&K Bank's appeals; maternity leave cannot be excluded from contractual service period to deny regularisation benefits under Circular No. 752.

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#5High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakhwrit petition civil

Bisma Bashir v. UT of J&K and Others, WP(C) No.2838/2022

J&K HC dismisses writ petition of waiting-list candidate for Messieurs post at Ganderbal, holding select list exhausted once selected candidate joined.

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#6High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakhquashing petition

Pawan Kumar @ Raja v. Union Territory of J&K & Anr., CRM (M) No. 368/2022

J&K HC orders SIT in POCSO rape case where DNA excluded the accused as biological father, finding the investigation slipshod and the true perpetrator unidentified.

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