1 HIGH COURT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR & LADAKH AT SRINAGAR. WP ( C ) No. 2720/2025. CM No.7709/2025 CM No. 7210/2025 INHABITANTS OF VILLAGE PALPORA QAZI ABAD KRALGUND, KUPWARA. ...Petitioner(s) Through:- Mr. T. A Lone, Advocate v/s U T of J&K & Ors. . ... Respondent (s) Through:- Mr. Waseem Gul, GA. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SEKHRI, JUDGE ORDER 06.11.2025. CM No. 7209/2025. The present petition has been filed by the petitioners alongside an application to file the petition in representative capacity, under Order 1 Rule 8 of the Code of Civil Procedure. For the reasons urged in the application coupled with submission made at bar, application is allowed and the petitioners are allowed to file the present petition is representative capacity. CM 7209/2025, is disposed of. WP ( C ) No. 2720/2025. 1. The case setup by the petitioners is that land measuring 07 Kanals, falling under survey Nos. 390 (01 Kanal 07 marlas) 392 (01 Kanal 17 marlas), 393 (01 Kanal 09 marlas) and 394 (02 Kanals 07 marlas) situated at Palpora Tehsil Qazi- abad, Kralgund, Kupwara, recorded in the name of private respondents in the revenue record came to be exchanged with Kahcharie land namely Dal, situated at Kralgund, Kupwara, as per exchange deed dated 1st April, 1968. According to the petitioners, aforesaid land measuring 07 Kanals, falling under different Khasra numbers situated at Palpora Tehsil Qazi-abad, Kralgund, Kupwara recorded in the name of private respondents, is being used as play ground appurtenant to Government Middle School, Palpora, over which few Government structures have been erected. Sr. No. 36 2 2. Short grievance of the petitioners is that aforesaid piece of land is neither being acquired formally by the official respondents for the public purpose nor being formally exchanged, as such, they are aggrieved of inaction on the part of official respondents in allowing the private respondents to interfere with said land. 3. It is also contention of the petitioners that they have preferred a representation before the official respondents No. 3 & 4, which has been received by them on 18th September, 2025, however, it has not evoked any response till date. 4. Mr. T. A. Lone, appearing counsel for the petitioners submits that he will be satisfied in case respondents are directed to dispose of the representation of the petitioners with expedition. 5. Having regard to the limited nature of controversy involved and an innocuous prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioners, the present petition is admitted to hearing and is disposed of at its threshold with a direction to the respondents to dispose of the representation of the petitioners, received on 18th September, 2025, within a period of four weeks from the date copy of this order, copy of the petition along with annexures are made available to them. Till then parties are directed to maintain status-quo with respect to the subject land. 6. Disposed of. (RAJESH SEKHRI) JUDGE SRINAGAR. 06.11.2025 “Abdul Rashid”