Jammu & Kashmir High Court
Raj Kour & Ors vs State Of J&K & Ors on 30 April, 2026
Author: Moksha Khajria Kazmi
Bench: Moksha Khajria Kazmi
S. No. 21
HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH
AT JAMMU
OWP No. 16/2009
Raj Kour & Ors. .....Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s)
Through: Mr. M.L. Gupta, Advocate.
V/s
State of J&K & Ors. ..... Respondent(s)
Through: Ms. Chetna Manhas, Assisting counsel vice
Mrs. Monika Kohli, Sr. AAG for R-1 to 4.
Mr. J.P. Gandhi, Advocate for R-5.
Mr. Susheel Sambyal, Advocate vice
Mr. Bodh Raj Rao, Advocate for R-6&7.
CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MOKSHA KHAJRIA KAZMI, JUDGE
ORDER
(30.04.2026)
01. By this petition, the petitioners herein, have challenged the agreement of
compromise, which was arrived at between the parties in the writ
petition No. 823 of 1986, being not in consonance and violative of the
mandatory overriding provisions of the Agrarian Reforms Act, 1976.
02. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the
petitioners herein were not party to the writ petition No. 823 of 1986
which was decided by this Court on 01.03.1991, upon recording the
statements of the parties before the Deputy Registrar of this Court.
03. Learned counsel for the respondents has raised a preliminary objection
with respect to the maintainability of this petition with respect to
prayer(i) thereof.
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04. Learned counsel for the petitioners seeks and is granted two weeks’ time
to assist this Court with respect to the maintainability of the instant
petition.
05. List on 14.05.2026.
06. Registry is directed to tag the record of OWP No. 823/1986 along with
the instant petition.
(MOKSHA KHAJURIA KAZMI)
JUDGE
Jammu
30.04.2026
Renu
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