Serial No. 113 Supp. List IN THE HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT SRINAGAR WP(C) WP(C) 2891/2025 CM(7659/2025 PAWAN LATA ….. Applicant/Petitioner(s) Through: - Mr. Abdul Muizz, Advocate. V/s UNION TERRITORY OF J AND K AND ORS ….. Respondent(s) Through:- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SEKHRI, JUDGE (ORDER) 21.11.2025. Petitioner is aggrieved of inordinate delay on the part of Additional Deputy Commissioner, Anantnag, who is the First Appellate Authority, under Section 6 of J&K Public Service Guarantee Act, 2011, in disposal of appeal filed in January, 2024, preferred by her against an order of rejection of Legal Heir Certificate in her favour. Having regard to the limited nature of controversy, the present petition is admitted to hearing and disposed of at its threshold with a direction to respondent No. 2-Additional Deputy Commissioner, Anantnag, to decide the appeal preferred by the petitioner within a period of four weeks from the date, copy of this order along with copy of writ petition and annexures are made available. The appellate authority shall pass a speaking order. Disposed of along with connected CM(s). (Rajesh Sekhri) Judge SRINAGAR 21.11.2025. “Abdul Rashid”