Ghulam Nabi Bhat v. Union Territory of J and K and Ors. (Revenue Department)

ORDER

18.09.2025

¶01Upon the institution of this writ petition on

16.10.2023, this Court passed an order dated

20.10.2023 whereby the writ respondents were directed to consider the pending representation of the petitioner through the medium of which the petitioner sought redressal of his grievance as otherwise projected in the writ petition in the context whereof reliefs as under are sought in the writ petition:

Regular

¶1"Writ of Certiorari seeking quashment and setting aside of the report framed by the Regional Director, Survey and Land Records, Anantnag (Maraz) forming Annexure I to this writ petition.

¶2Writ of Mandamus commanding upon the respondents to compensate the Petitioner for the Land in question of which has been taken and is under the possession and use of the Respondents.

¶3Mandamus whereby the Respondents be directed to grant compensation along with interest for the lands which are in the continuous use and possession of the Respondents and which they have acquired from the Petitioner.

¶4Mandamus whereby the Respondents be directed to accord the same treatment be to the Petitioner as has been given to other similarly situated persons whose lands were acquired by the Respondents and who have been provided the compensation by the Respondents and who have been provided the compensation by the Respondents and the Petitioner also be provided adequate compensation without any further delay.

¶5Direct the Respondents to pay the Rent compensation which is due to him and has not been paid till date to the Petitioner without any further delay.

¶6Any other writ, order or direction which the Hon'ble court may deem fit and proper in the given circumstances of this case may also be issued in favour of the petitioner and against the respondents; the same would be in consonance with law and justice".

¶02While the writ petition was pending, a response from the end of the respondents came forward, but the Financial Commissioner Revenue, J&K by virtue of an order dated 29.07.2025 on File No. 1414/FC-AP dealt with the said pending representation of the petitioner in terms of Section 22 of the Jammu and Kashmir Land Revenue Act, Svt., 1996 and came to dispose of the representation against the petitioner by rejecting the petitioner's claim for rectification of the record of rights.

¶03In light of the aforesaid, the petitioner cannot pursue this writ petition any further except to take appropriate legal course of action in dealing with the

subsequent development in the form of passing of order dated 29.07.2025 passed by the Financial Commissioner, Revenue J&K as referred herein above.

¶04Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed without prejudice to the right of the petitioner to resort to appropriate legal course of action in the matter.

¶05Order dated 28.08.2025 is taken on record.

(Rahul Bharti)

Judge

SRINAGAR

18.09.2025 Bisma Jan.

HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT SRINAGAR WP(C) 2710/2023 CM(6466/2023). GHULAM NABI BHAT. …Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Waseem Ramzan Lone, Advocate. VERSUS UNION TERRITORY OF J AND K AND ORS. Through: None for R4. Ms. Nadia Abdullah, Assisting Counsel vice Mr. Mohsin S Qadri, Sr. AAG for R1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8 &9. Mr. Jahingeer Dar, GA for R3. …Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAHUL BHARTI, JUDGE.