Srinagar, June 8: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has extended the manual acceptance of challans filed by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Jammu and Kashmir, till July 31, 2026, while making it clear that no further extension will be granted thereafter.
The extension was ordered by the Office of the Registrar General in continuation of High Court Order No. 608 of 2026/RG/GS dated April 23, 2026. The court directed that the existing arrangement for manual filing of ACB challans shall continue under the same terms and conditions already in force.
At the same time, the High Court instructed the concerned authorities to resolve all issues and technical bottlenecks related to the online filing system within the stipulated period to ensure a complete transition to digital submission of challans.
The order, issued by Registrar General M.K. Sharma, has been circulated among judicial officers, the Anti-Corruption Bureau, Crime Branch and other concerned departments for information and necessary compliance.
The extension is aimed at ensuring that the processing of ACB cases is not disrupted while efforts continue to operationalise the online challan filing mechanism. The High Court, however, emphasized that the current extension would be the last and that all pending issues must be addressed before July 31, 2026.
