# J&K&L High Court: No parallel recovery after warrant to Collector

2026-08-15T01:08:40+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

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The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court held that a Judicial Magistrate cannot simultaneously pursue recovery of maintenance through the police after issuing a levy warrant to the District Collector under Section 421(1)(b) CrPC. Justice Rahul Bharti observed that once the warrant is issued to the Collector, the court's role pauses and recovery proceeds as land revenue arrears. The ruling came on a petition by District Collector Shishir Gupta challenging a show-cause notice from a magistrate who had later issued a separate warrant to the police. The court found no legal basis for such parallel recovery.

## Coverage

- livelaw.in <https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/jammu-kashmir/magistrate-cannot-adopt-parallel-recovery-routes-after-issuing-levy-warrant-to-collector-under-section-421-crpc-jk-hc-sets-aside-show-cause-notice-to-district-collector-545759>

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