Serial No. 5 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT SRINAGAR WP(C) 3207/2025 CM(8609/202 SHAKEEL AHMAD KHAN AND OTHERS ….. Petitioner(s) Through: - Mr. Rizwan-ul-Zaman Bhat, Advocate. V/s UNION TERRITORY OF J AND K AND ORS. ….. Respondent(s) Through:- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SEKHRI, JUDGE (ORDER) 22.12.2025. 1. Petitioners claim to be owners in possession of land measuring 05 Kanals and 12 marlas under Survey No. 11982/77 situate at village Pujiteng Marhama Tehsil Bijbehara, District, Anantnag. 2. Case of the petitioners is that they have raised constructions of their residential houses on the subject land where they are residing with their respective families. The area has been declared as industrial area, where almost entire population is engaged in the occupation of manufacturing cricket bats and sports goods. They have also their industrial units duly registered/licensed, established on the said land to earn their livelihood. 3. It is further case of the petitioners that at the time of widening of Jammu and Kashmir National Highway-44, respondents acquired land up to Awantipora/Irrigation Canal, however, other side of the Canal, where subject land, belonging to them is located never came under acquisition nor any compensation was paid to them. According to the petitioners, the land in question is demarcated and separated from Jammu and Kashmir National Highway-44 by the Irrigation Canal. 4. Grievance of the petitioners is that respondents now are trying to interfere with the subject land without any lawful justification or requirement. 5. Mr. Rizwan-ul-Zaman Bhat, learned counsel, appearing for the petitioners submits that he will be satisfied, if present petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents that in case subject land is required, same be acquired as per the procedure established by law and compensation be paid to the petitioners. Statement of learned counsel for the petitioners is taken on record. 6. In view of statement made by learned counsel for petitioner, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents not to interfere with the peaceful possession of the petitioners, qua the subject land provided they are lawful owners in possession of the same and in case they intend to acquire the same, they shall do so as the per procedure established by law. 7. Disposed of along with connected CM(s). (Rajesh Sekhri) Judge SRINAGAR 22.12.2025. “Abdul Rashid”