INHABITANTS OF VILLAGE CHULISKHAMBOO (LADAKH CASE) v. UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH AND ORS. (RURAL DEVELOPMENT / PANCHAYAT RAJ)
WP(C)/2217/2025 · 2025-09-29
Rahul Bharti
Writ Petition (Civil)body2025
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HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT SRINAGAR
WP(C) 2217/2025 CM(5855/2025) CM(5856/2025).
INHABITANTS OF VILLAGE CHULISKHAMBOO.
…Petitioner(s)
Through: Mr. Shuja Ul Haq, Advocate.
VERSUS
UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH AND ORS.
Through: Mr. T. M. Shamsi, DSGI with Ms. Yasmeen Jan, Advocate.
…Respondent(s)
CORAM:
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAHUL BHARTI, JUDGE.
ORDER 29.09.2025
01. Considering the innocuous but genuine nature of the relief being prayed for through the medium of this representative writ petition, the writ petition is
disposed of at its very inception stage by directing the respondents No. 4 to 6 i.e., Chief Engineer, Roads and Buildings Department (R&B) Kargil, U. T. of Ladakh; the District Superintending Engineer, Roads and Buildings (R&B) Department Kargil, U. T. of Ladakh and the Executive Engineer, Roads and Buildings (R&B) Department Kargil, U. T. of Ladakh to 01 Regular
examine the issue of macadamization of the road being referred to in the writ petition.
02. If the request for road improvement as solicited by the Inhabitants of Village Chuliskhamboo is found to be feasible, the same shall be done as early as possible so as to serve the convenience of the Inhabitants of the Village Chuliskhamboo.
03. This Court leaves it to the discretion of the respondents No. 4 to 6 regarding the time factor considering that the winter season is about to set in and the intended exercise might not be feasible in the matter of carrying out development of the road but nevertheless it is expected that the respondents concerned would act within a reasonable spell of time.
04.
Disposed of.
(Rahul Bharti)
Judge
SRINAGAR 29.09.2025 Bisma Jan.