HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU WP (C) No. 3173/2025 Date of pronouncement: 14.11.2025 Date of uploading : 17.011.2025 1. Krishna Kumari, aged: 72 years W/o Kartar Singh R/o Kotli Bajalan Nomain Tehsil Katra District Reasi 2. Santosh Kumar, aged 62 years W/o Late Sh. Santokh Singh R/o Gran Morh Reasi. 3. Bimla Devi, aged 65 years W/o Late Sh. Moti Singh R/o Village Tikri Morha Chenani District Udhampur 4. Pankaj Singh, aged 45 years S/o Late Sh. Puram Singh R/o Katra District Reasi .....Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through :- Mr. G.S. Thakur, Advocate v/s 1. Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, Through Commissioner/Secretary, Revenue Department, Government of Jammu & Kashmir, Jammu 2. The Collector land Acquisition Assistant Commissioner Revenue Reasi. .....Respondent(s) Through :- Ms. Chetna Manhas, Advocate vice Ms. Monika Kohli, Sr. AAG CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE MOKSHA KHAJURIA KAZMI, JUDGE ORDER(ORAL) 1. By this petition, the petitioners herein are seeking a direction upon respondent no. 2 to make reference of the final award no. Coll/LA/ACR/Reasi/159-161 dated 03.09.2012, to the District Judge, Sr. No. 117 2 Reasi for determination of just compensation in terms of Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, with respect to the land owned by the petitioners falling under khasra no. 743, situated at village Kundrorian Tehsil Katra District Reasi, inherited from their predecessors, namely, Chuni Lal at par with the similarly situated land holders. Petitioners are also seeking a direction upon respondents to consider the application of the petitioners for making reference to the District Judge, Reasi qua the land owned by them. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners has placed on record order passed by this Court in WP (C) No. 2928/2025 titled <Krishan Singh and Others vs. UT of J & K and Others=. He has stated that the award has already been passed and reference under Section 18 is pending before the Principal District Judge, Reasi. He further states that he has filed representation on 02.08.2024, but the same has not been considered by the Collector till date. He has relied upon an order passed by this Court dated 18.10.2025, wherein the petition has been disposed of with a direction to the Collector to decide the representations within a reasonable period of time. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that the petitioners would feel satisfied, if the instant petition is disposed of with a similar relief. 3. Learned counsel for the respondents is not averse to the proposition made by Mr. G.S. Thakur, learned counsel for the petitioners. 4. Be that as it may, this petition is disposed of, at the threshold, with a direction upon respondent no. 2-Collector Land Acquisition to consider the representation of the petitioners dated 02.08.2025, in 3 accordance with law. Respondent no. 2 is directed to decide the representation filed by the petitioners within a period of one month by passing a speaking order thereon. (Moksha Khajuria Kazmi) Judge JAMMU 14.11.2025 Manik Whether this order is speaking: yes/no Whether this order is reportable: yes/no