Editorial Team 
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court refused ownership relief founded on the invalidated Roshni Act but quashed the consequential eviction notice because the occupant’s separate reliance on an alleged 1998 governmental approval had not been demonstrably considered.
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court refused to quash the FIR and charge-sheet arising from a commercial tenancy.
In a cheque-dishonour prosecution, the accused challenged restrictions on his proposed defence witnesses after an unsuccessful revision.
The appellants sought default bail on the ground that a charge-sheet was incomplete because investigation into their alleged links with slain or absconding terrorists continued.
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court upheld the Government’s general directions against illegal MGNREGA engagements but required an in-house inquiry permitting representations and documents, or individual show-cause notices, where the alleged illegality was disputed.
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court quashed preventive detention under the PITNDPS Act because the grounds relied on the 2021 and 2024 FIRs without identifying fresh illegal activity after bail in March 2025.
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court quashed PSA detention based on a solitary FIR and allegations that the authorities themselves said were not yet supported by evidence sufficient for arrest.
Education Volunteers challenged a 2021 advertisement for six-month seasonal engagements, fearing replacement by fresh contractual workers.
A Division Bench of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court dismissed the Union Territory’s challenge to Tribunal directions regularising the respondent’s promotion as Section Officer from the in-charge appointment date or his eligibility date, whichever was later.
Allowing the appeal, a Division Bench of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court set aside the judgment invalidating Rule 129 of the BSF Rules and restarting the Security Force Court proceedings.
