Serial No. 25 Regular Cause List HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT SRINAGAR CCP(S) 268/2024 in [WP(C) 767/2024] KHATIJI BEGUM ……...Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. A. M. Dar, Sr. Adv. with Ms. Mehjabeen, Adv. Versus MOHAMMAD HUSSAIN MIR AND ORS. .……Respondent(s) Through: Mr. Hakim Aman Ali, Dy. AG CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE WASIM SADIQ NARGAL, JUDGE ORDER 18.11.2025 1. The instant contempt petition arises out of an order/judgment dated 15.04.2024, by virtue of which the writ petition was disposed of with a direction to respondent No. 4-Tehsildar, Kreeri Pattan, Baramulla, to decide the application filed by the petitioner within a period of six weeks from the date a copy of this order is made available to him, strictly in accordance with law and after affording reasonable opportunity of hearing to both sides. Since the aforesaid order/judgment was not complied with, the present contempt petition was preferred in which notice was issued on 19.07.2024. 2. Statement of facts stands filed on behalf of the respondents on 27.08.2024, in which the respondents have taken a specific stand that the record was examined to verify the report submitted by Patwari, Kreeri, which was found to be in accordance with the official records. It is further stated that upon receipt of the said report, the concerned Tehsildar summoned both the petitioner and Gh. Nabi Mir- Respondent No. 7 to appear in his office on 04.05.2024 and on scheduled date i.e., on 4th May, 2024, both parties appeared and were afforded an opportunity of being heard, in conformity with the directions passed by the learned writ court. 3. The respondents have taken a further stand that in the light of the report of the Patwari, Kreeri, and upon perusal of the record appended with the file, it was established that the name of the petitioner does not exist in the revenue records. 4. Pursuant thereto, an order dated 13.05.2024, came to be passed by the concerned Tehsildar in conformity with the order/judgment passed by this court and within the time frame granted by the court. A copy of the said order has been placed on record as Annexure VII along with the statement of facts. Since the direction of the learned writ court was only to decide the application of the petitioner within a specified time frame, in accordance with law and after affording reasonable opportunity of hearing to both the sides, and the said direction passed by the learned writ court as per the stand taken by the respondents stands complied with. 5. In view of the above, the proceedings in the contempt petition are closed. 6. Rule, if any, shall stand discharged, as the order passed by the learned writ court stands complied with. However, dismissal/disposal of the instant contempt petition shall not come in the way of the petitioner to challenge the aforesaid order through the medium of appropriate proceedings, if so advised. (WASIM SADIQ NARGAL) JUDGE Srinagar 18.11.2025 Sakeena-PS