Jammu & Kashmir High Court
Bir Singh vs U.T. Of J&K & Ors on 24 July, 2026
Sr. No. 152
HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH
AT JAMMU
Case: WP(C) No. 2284/2026
CAV No. 2060/2026
Bir Singh .... Petitioner/Appellant(s)
Through:- Mr. K Nirmal Kotwal, Sr. Advocate with
Mr. Pawan Dev Singh, Advocate
V/s
U.T. of J&K & Ors. .....Respondent(s)
Through:- Mr. Rohan Kidar Sharma, Caveator
Ms. Meenakshi Salathia, Dy.AG
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. WASIM SADIQ NARGAL, JUDGE
ORDER
24.07.2026
CAV No. 2060/2026
01. With the appearance of Mr. Rohan Kidar Sharma, learned counsel for
the caveator, caveat stands discharged.
WP(C) No. 2284/2026
02. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner would
feel satisfied that in case, the instant petition is treated as a
representation and a direction be issued to the respondent Nos.2 to 4
to accord consideration to the case of the petitioner.
03. Heard the learned senior counsel for the petitioner at length and
perused the record.
04. Issue notice, which is waived by Ms. Meenakshi Salathia, learned
Dy.AG on behalf of the respondents and submits that she is not averse
to the disposal of the instant writ petition by treating the same as a
representation, provided the same is directed to accord consideration
strictly under rules and as per law.
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05. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the instant writ
petition is taken up for final disposal, at the very threshold, by
directing respondent Nos. 2 to 4 to treat the instant writ petition as a
representation and to accord due consideration to the same in light of
the judgment passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in case titled,
“Union Territory of J&K and Ors. Vs. Saba Wani” dated
03.04.2026, within a period of four weeks from the date, a copy of this
order alongwith writ petition and Annexures are made available to
the concerned respondent(s) strictly under rules and as per law. It is
further made clear that while according consideration, the petitioner
and any other stakeholders be also heard before passing the final order
and the petitioner and other stakeholders will be at liberty to place on
record any relevant material, which would facilitate respondent Nos. 2
to 4 to accord consideration in accordance with law.
06. Let the necessary consideration be accorded within the aforesaid
period positively.
07. In the aforesaid backdrop, the writ petition is disposed of in the
manner indicated above along with all connected application(s).
(WASIM SADIQ NARGAL)
JUDGE
JAMMU
24.07.2026
Suraj K. Singh
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