Jammu & Kashmir High Court
Cm No. 3656/2025 vs Ut Of J&K And Others on 23 June, 2025
2025:JKLHC-JMU:1504
Serial No. 15
HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH
AT JAMMU
WP(C) No. 1580/2025
CM No. 3656/2025, 3657/2025
Residents of Village Dreari Th. .....Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s)
Shafait Hussain
Through: Mr. Rohit Verma, Advocate
vs
UT of J&K and others ..... Respondent(s)
Through: Mr.
Coram: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SEKHRI, JUDGE
ORDER
23.06.2025
ORAL
CM No. 3656/2025
1. This is an application seeking permission of this Court to file the
present writ petition in a representative capacity.
2. For the reasons stated in the application, the same is allowed and the
instant application is accordingly disposed of.
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3. Residents of Village Dreari, Tehsil Manjakote have invoked writ
jurisdiction of this Court, under Article 226 of the Constitution of
India, commanding respondent No. 3 to demarcate the subject land
and evict the illegal encroachers therefrom within a time frame.
4. Case of the petitioners is that certain persons/residents of District
Rajouri have encroached upon the State land measuring about 380
Kanals, falling under Survey Nos. 664 (94 Kanals), 664/2 (58 Kanals)
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and 664/1 (19 Kanals and 10 Marlas) within the revenue village
Dreari, Tehsil Manjakote. It is further case of the petitioners that
Principal, Government Middle School, Palyal, District Rajouri also
wrote to respondent No. 4 with respect to the concerted attempts made
by the said persons to encroach upon the school land, but no action in
this regard was taken. Petitioners are stated to have moved various
applications to respondents No. 2 and 4 for demarcation of the State
land.
5. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that petitioners will
be satisfied, in case respondents, at the first instance, are directed to
demarcate the State land.
6. Having regard to the limited nature of controversy and innocuous
prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioners, the present petition
is allowed and respondents No. 2 and 3 are directed to demarcate the
State land within a period of six weeks from the date a certified copy
of this order is made available.
7. Disposed of.
(RAJESH SEKHRI)
JUDGE
Jammu
23.06.2025
Vishal Sharma
Whether the order is speaking: Yes/No.
Whether the order is reportable: Yes/No.