HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU WP(C) No. 733/2021 CM No. 3229/2021 Sandesh Kumari & Anr. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Ajaz Chowdhary, Advocate. vs U.T of J&K & Ors. .…. Respondent(s) Through: Ms. Saliqa Sheikh, Assisting counsel vice Mr. Raman Sharma, AAG for R-1&4. Ms. Mehar Bali, Advocate vice Mr. Ravinder Gupta, AAG for R-2&3. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PARIHAR, JUDGE ORDER 05.08.2026 01. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that, in view of the reply filed by the respondents, the present petition can be disposed of, as according to the respondents, there is no proposal for construction of the road. 02. He further submitted that this petition may be disposed of with a direction that, in the event the respondents intending to acquire the petitioners’ land in future, they shall do so only by following the due process of law. 03. Learnd counsels for the respondents express no objection to the aforesaid prayer. 04. After hearing learned counsel for the parties, this petition is taken up for final consideration. Given the stand of the respondents that no proposal for construction of road nor has any acquisition been undertaken so far to acquire the land of the petitioners as of now, this petition is held to be premature. Therefore, the instant petition is disposed of with the direction Serial No. 11 2 that in case, respondents intend to acquire the land of the petitioners for any future project, the same shall be undertaken strictly in accordance with law. 05. Petition stands disposed of along with connected application(s). 06. Interim direction, if any, shall stand vacated. (Sanjay Parihar) Judge Jammu 05.08.2026 Renu