S. No. 110 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT SRINAGAR WP(C) No.2768/2025 CM No.7334/2025 Mohammad Ashraf Bhat and Ors. …Petitioner/Appellant(s) Through: Mr. Imaan Abdul Muizz, Advocate. Vs. UT of J&K and Ors. ...Respondent(s) Through: Mr. Jehangir Ahmad Dar, GA. CORAM: HON’BLE MR JUSTICE RAJESH SEKHRI, JUDGE O R D E R 10.11.2025 1. The petitioners, residents of village Marhama have represented before the respondents for the initiation of process to remove encroachment upon Gam Khul, a water canal traversing their village. 2. According to the petitioners a team f officers came to be constituted under the orders of Deputy Commissioner, Anantnag, for demarcation and undertaking the process of removal of encroachment jupon the State Land including the aforesaid Khul. 3. The grievance of the petitioners is that despite the demarcation and multiple inter-se official communications, respondents have failed to remove the encroachment, which continued to obstruct the Khul and the village. 4. After brief submissions, learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that it would be suffice if respondents are directed to act upon the communications issued by them from time to time for the removal of encroachments, to which learned counsel for the respondents has no objection, provided it is directed to be done in accordance with law. Statements of learned counsels for the parties are taken on record. 5. Having regard to the limited nature of controversy, the present petition is admitted to hearing and disposed of at the threshold with a direction to the respondents, in particular respondent Nos. 3 and 4 to ensure that identified encroachment upon the aforesaid Khul situated at village Marhama Tehsil Bijbhera, District Anantnag are removed, preferably within a period of four weeks from the date copy of this order along with copy of the writ petition and annexures are made available to them. 6. Disposed of. (RAJESH SEKHRI) JUDGE SRINAGAR 10.11.2025 Ishaq