HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU CPOWP No. 136/2015 c/w OWP No. 1085/2014 Tara Chand & Anr. .....Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through :- Mr. P N Bhat, Advocate v/s Simrandeep Singh & Anr. .....Respondent(s) Through :- Mr. Vishal Sharma, DSGI with Mr. Eishaan Dadhichi, CGSC Ms. Chetna Manhas, Assisting counsel to Mrs. Monika Kohli, Sr. AAG CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE MOKSHA KHAJURIA KAZMI, JUDGE ORDER 27.10.2025 Mr. Vishal Sharma, learned DSGI appearing on behalf of Union of India submits that the objections/statement of facts filed on 14.09.2017 be treated as counter. His statement is taken on record. Ordered accordingly. Ms. Chetna Manhas, Assisting counsel to Mrs. Monika Kohli, learned Sr. AAG appearing on behalf of rest of the respondents seeks and is granted four weeks’ time to file counter. Rejoinder, if any, be filed by the petitioners within a period of two weeks, thereafter. List on 05.12.2025. (Moksha Khajuria Kazmi) Judge JAMMU 27.10.2025 Manan Sr. No. 83 Manan Mahajan 2025.10.27 23:23 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document