HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU WP(C) No. 2794/2025 CM No. 6444/2025 Mehak Nehru & Anr. …..Petitioners Through: Mr. Abid Khan, Advocate Vs UT of J&K & Ors. .….Respondents Through: Ms. Pallavi Sharma, Assisting Counsel to Mr. Ravinder Gupta, AAG for R-1 Ms. Sagira Jaffar, Assisting Counsel to Mrs. Monika Kohli, Sr. AAG for R-2 and 3 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY DHAR, JUDGE ORDER (08.10.2025) 01. The grievance of the petitioners is that respondent No. 3-Tehsildar, Atholi (Paddar), is not taking a decision on the issue with regard to grant of Schedule Tribe certificates in favour of the petitioners after the matter was remanded to him by respondent No. 2-Deputy Commissioner, Kishtwar. 02. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the statutory period for deciding such matters is 15 days but despite lapse of the said period, respondent Serial No. 177 2 WP(C) No. 2794/2025 No. 3- Tehsildar, Atholi (Paddar), is not taking a decision in the matter. 03. Having regard to the nature of the grievance that has been projected by the petitioners in this case, the present petition is disposed of, at this stage by issuing appropriate direction to respondent No. 3-Tehsildar, Atholi (Paddar), to decide the case with regard to the grant of Schedule Tribe certificates in favour of the petitioners expeditiously in accordance with law preferably within a period of 15 days from the date a certified copy of this order is made available to respondent No. 3 i.e. Tehsildar, Atholi (Paddar). 04. Disposed of. (SANJAY DHAR) JUDGE JAMMU 08.10.2025 SUNIL Whether the order is speaking ? : Yes Whether the order is reportable ? : No