# Legal actions regarding document forgery in Jammu & Kashmir

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/legal-actions-regarding-document-forgery-in-jammu-kashmir
> Updated: 2026-08-20T19:56:23.000Z. Sources: 2. Developments: 2.

A High Court in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has ordered the prosecution of a former employee of the J&K State Road Transport Corporation for allegedly using a forged medical certificate during legal proceedings.

Justice Sanjay Dhar dismissed a writ petition filed by Bashir Ahmad Ganai, ruling that a litigant relying on fraudulent documents cannot claim discretionary protection under Article 226 of the Constitution. The case centered on a dispute regarding service benefits and periods of absence, during which Ganai presented a certificate purportedly from the Government Psychiatric Diseases Hospital in Srinagar. The court described the use of the document as a “serious abuse of the judicial process” and directed the Registrar Judicial in Srinagar to lodge a criminal complaint before the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate.

## Timeline

### 2026-08-20: High Court orders prosecution for forged medical certificate

The J&K and Ladakh High Court has ordered criminal prosecution against a former transport corporation employee for using a forged medical certificate in a writ petition.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/high-court-orders-prosecution-for-forged-medical-certificate

### 2026-07-29: Jammu & Kashmir Man Convicted for Using Forged Police Recruitment Certificate

Srinagar court sentenced Nazir Ahmad Malik to three years’ rigorous imprisonment for using a forged 10+2 certificate to secure an IRP constable post, with a fine of Rs 1,000 and additional penalties confirmed.

5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/jammu-kashmir-man-convicted-for-using-forged-police-recruitment-certificate

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