HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU CCP(S) No. 354/2019 CM No. 1849/2026 Sayeeda Begum …..Petitioner(s) Through: None. Vs M. Farooq Lone, Secy. Social Welfare Deptt. & Ors. .….Respondent(s) Through: Ms. Pallavi Sharma, Assisting Counsel to Mr. Ravinder Gupta, AAG Ms. Monika Thakur, Standing Counsel. Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAHUL BHARTI, JUDGE ORDER (11.05.2026) The absence of learned counsel for the petitioner is a pointer to the fact that the petitioner is not inclined to come up with a response or confirmation to the query which this Court came to register for the learned counsel for the petitioner to respond as to whether the petitioner availed the benefits of Non-Pension Scheme (NPS) which came into force by virtue of SRO 400 of 2009 as in the event of the answer being yes, then the cause of action for the petitioner to pursue this contempt petition would come to self collapse. Absence of learned counsel for the petitioner amounts to an admission by default and, as such, the instant petition is dismissed for non- prosecution. (RAHUL BHARTI) JUDGE JAMMU 11.05.2026 Shivalee Regular List Serial No. 10 Shivalee Khajuria 2026.05.13 17:34 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document