12.03.2026
1. The petitioners, claiming to represent the inhabitants and estate
holders of village Khimber, Tehsil and District Srinagar, have filed the
instant writ petition invoking the jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226
of the Constitution of India seeking protection of their rights in respect of
Shamilat Deh land falling under Survey Nos. 742, 743 and 747 situated at
Mouza Khimber.
2. It is stated that the petition has been filed in a representative capacity
on behalf of the inhabitants and estate holders of village Khimber, who are
stated to have a common interest in the subject matter of the dispute. The
petitioners claim to have been duly authorized by the villagers to institute
the present proceedings on their behalf. An application seeking permission
to prosecute the petition in representative capacity under Order I Rule 8 of
the Code of Civil Procedure has also been filed along with the writ petition.