Serial No. 15 HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT SRINAGAR WP(C) 1213/2022 CCP(S) 352/2020, WP(C) 1240/2020, WP(C) 1271/2020 WP(C) 495/2022 & WP(C) 501/2022 GHULAM NABI BHAT AND ORS …PETITIONER(S) Through: Mr. M. Sultan, Advocate. Mr. Waseem Shamus, Advocate V/s. UNION TERRITORY OF J AND K AND ORS ...RESPONDENT(S) Through: Mr. Waseem Gull, GA. Ms. Rahilla Khan, Assisting Counsel. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJNESH OSWAL, JUDGE. ORDER 08.09.2026 WP(C) 1213/2022 01. Mr. M. Sultan, learned counsel for the petitioners, submits that the order impugned passed by the Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, which is subject matter of this writ petition, stands set aside by the Financial Commissioner. 02. In view of the above, he submits that the present petition be disposed of as having been rendered infructuous. 03. Ordered accordingly. 04. Interim direction, if any, shall stand vacated. WP(C) 1240/2020 05. Reply stands filed by respondent Nos. 1 to 5. Reply on behalf of the other respondents be filed positively by the next date of hearing. 06. List on 27.10.2026. 07. Interim direction, if any, shall continue till next date of hearing before the Bench. WP(C) 1271/2020 08. Respondents shall file their response positively by the next date of hearing. 09. List as above. 10. Interim direction, if any, shall continue till next date of hearing before the Bench. WP(C) 495/2022 11. Reply stands filed on behalf of respondent Nos. 8 to 10. A copy thereof be provided to Mr. Waseem Shamus, learned counsel for the petitioner during the course of the week. 12. Other respondents shall also file their reply by the next date of hearing positively. 13. List as above. 14. Interim direction, if any, shall continue till next date of hearing before the Bench. WP(C) 501/2022 15. Respondents shall file their response positively by the next date of hearing. 16. List as above. CCP(S) 352/2020 17. Mr. M. Sultan, learned counsel submits that the instant contempt petition has been filed by a person who does not figure as a party in any of the writ petitions. 18. Be that as it may, none has appeared on behalf of the petitioners on the last two dates of hearings. Even today, none has appeared on behalf of the petitioners, which suggests that the petitioners have lost interest in prosecuting the contempt petition. 19. In view of above, the contempt proceedings are closed. (RAJNESH OSWAL) JUDGE SRINAGAR: 08.09.2026 Junaid