HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU CJ Court Case: CPSW No. 333/2017 in SWP No. 1284/2013 Arjan Singh ….. Appellant/Petitioner(s) Through: None Vs Mohd. Afzal .…. Respondent(s) Through: None Coram: HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE ORDER 30.04.2026 Vide this petition, the petitioner seeks initiation of contempt proceedings against the respondent-Authorities for willful non-compliance of the order dated August 09, 2016, rendered by the Writ Court in SWP No. 1284/2013 (Arjan Singh vs. State of J&K & ors.). A bare reading of the order referred to above reveals that the petition preferred by the petitioner was disposed of by the Writ Court with a direction to the Principal Secretary to Government, Forest Department to take an appropriate decision on the recommendation made by the Chief Conservator of Forests vide its communication dated February 14, 2016 within a specified time. The petition is pending since 2017 and nearly a decade has gone by. None is present either on behalf of the petitioner to clarify if anything actually survives for consideration in the matter. It appears that the petition is rendered infructuous with the efflux of time and the same is, accordingly, disposed of. However, in the event any dispute/cause of action/interest still survives, the petitioner is at liberty to move an appropriate application for restoration and its decision on merits. ( (ARUN PALLI) CHIEF JUSTICE Jammu 30.04.2026 Pawan Chopra/Secy. Sr.No. 54 Pawan Chopra 2026.05.02 11:12 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document