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CHARANJIT SINGH AND OTHERS v. RAHUL YADAV DEPUTY COMMISSIONER KATHUA

CCP(S)/229/2021 · 2025-11-14

Moksha Khajuria Kazmi

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HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU CCP(S) No. 229/2021 in OWP No. 55/2017 Pronounced on:- 14.11.2025 Uploaded on:- 17.11.2025 Charanjit Singh and Ors. .....Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through :- Mr. Jagpaul Singh, Advocate. v/s Rahul Yadav Deputy Commissioner Kathua .....Respondent(s) Through :- Ms. Chetna Manhas, Advocate vice Mrs. Monika Kohli, Sr. AAG. CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE MOKSHA KHAJURIA KAZMI, JUDGE ORDER (Oral) 01. By this petition, petitioners herein have alleged non-compliance of order passed by this Court dated 26.12.2018 in OWP No. 55/2017 titled “Charanjit Singh v. U.O.I. and Ors.”, whereby the petition has been disposed of with a direction to the respondents to pay not only the amount, which is payable to the petitioners in terms of the Award, but also consider the payment of such additional amount if petitioners satisfy the conditions as prescribed in Circular dated 15.12.1981. 02. Statement of facts stands filed by the respondent. 03. Ms. Chetna Manhas, Advocate appearing vice Mrs. Monika Kohli, Sr. AAG states that she has filed compliance report before this Court today i.e., 14.11.2025. She has also passed on a copy of the compliance report, which is taken on record. It is stated that respondent has generated bill No. 2J00KTHREV00061025WDC0156 dated 30.10.2025 amounting to Rs. 7,48,609/- (Rupees Seven Lakh Forty Eight Thousand Six Hundred Nine Only) which has already been submitted to the District Treasury Officer, Kathua for further payment of land compensation in favour of rightful claimants. Sr. No. 04 HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH CCP(S) No. 229/2021 in OWP No. 55/2017 Page No. 2 04. It is further stated that the remaining amount of Rs. 1,49,722/- (Rupees One Lakh Forty Nine Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty Two only), which is the share of Smt. Sheela Devi D/o Harnam Singh, who had expired on 01.06.2016, the Legal Hier Certificate of deceased namely Sheela Devi has been submitted by Surishta Kumari D/o Sheela Devi on 13.11.2025 in the office of the respondent. Accordingly, the bill has been generated on 13.11.2025 amounting to Rs. 1,49,722/- which has been submitted to the District Treasury Officer, Kathua for further payment of land compensation in favour of the rightful claimants. 05. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that the order passed by this Court 26.12.2018 has been complied with, however, respondent has not considered the claim of the petitioners for payment of additional amount. 06. Since, respondents have implemented the order passed by this Court dated 26.12.2018, nothing survives in this petition for further adjudication. 07. Accordingly, contempt proceedings are closed. However, liberty is granted to the petitioners to challenge the action of the respondents, if cause survives. 08. Disposed of. (Moksha Khajuria Kazmi) Judge JAMMU 14.11.2025 Sushant