Jammu & Kashmir High Court - Srinagar BenchGhulam Mohammad Zargar& Ors vs Union Territory Of Jk & Ors on 29 May, 2023Author:Wasim Sadiq NargalBench:Wasim Sadiq NargalSerial No. 186\n                                                          Supplementary Causelist 1\n         HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH\n                        AT SRINAGAR\n\n                            WP(C) No. 1309/2023\n                             CM No. 3060/2023\nGhulam Mohammad Zargar& Ors.\n                                                              ..... Petitioner(s)\nThrough:     Mr. Mansoor Ahmad Mir, Advocate.\n\n                                      V/s\nUnion Territory of JK & Ors.\n                                                            .....Respondent(s)\nThrough:\n\nCORAM:\n         HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE WASIM SADIQ NARGAL, JUDGE.\n                                   ORDER29.05.2023\n\n          The short grievance which has been projected by the learned\ncounsel for the petitioners is that the petitioners who happen to be the\nresidents of Village Okey District Kulgam, are having a link road connecting\nthe village with the main road which according to the petitioners has\nallegedly been encroached by the private respondents by raising\nconstruction, which ultimately has squeezed the width of the road, rending it\nunfit for vehicular or any emergency services, which has resulted to various\nserious concerns for the population and villages concern. The learned\ncounsel further submits that villagers have no other means to connect with\nthe main town or other villages and the alleged encroachment of road by the\nprivate respondents, has resulted loss of inconvenience to the inhabitants.\nThe further the case of the petitioners is that the private respondents have\nalso encroached a huge chunk of state land falling under Khasra Nos. 372,\n373, 374 and 375 amongst others including mulberry land, grave yards,\nsprings, shamilat land, irrigation channels etc. and feeling aggrieve of the\nsame, the petitioners have already represented in this regard before the\nRespondent No. 4- Deputy Commissioner, Kulgam.The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he would be\nsatisfied if a direction is issued to the respondents to accord consideration to\nthe representation which has been preferred by the petitioners within some\nreasonable time and accordingly he seeks disposal of the writ petition at this\nstage.Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner at length and perused\nthe record.Without issuing formal notice to the respondents, the instant writ\npetition is disposed of at this stage by directing the respondents to treat this\nwrit petition as representation on behalf of the petitioners and decide the\nsame strictly in conformity with the law and the rules, within a period of six\nweeks from the date copy of the writ petition along with annexures is made\navailable to the respondents.Writ petition disposed of in the above terms.(Wasim Sadiq Nargal)\n                                                          Judge\nSRINAGAR:29.05.2023\n"Hamid"