HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU WP(C) No. 1580/2025 CM No. 3656/2025, 3657/2025 Residents of Village Dreari Th. Shafait Hussain …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Rohit Verma, Advocate vs UT of J&K and others .…. Respondent(s) Through: Mr. Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SEKHRI, JUDGE ORDER 23.06.2025 ORAL CM No. 3656/2025 1. This is an application seeking permission of this Court to file the present writ petition in a representative capacity. 2. For the reasons stated in the application, the same is allowed and the instant application is accordingly disposed of. WP(C) No. 1580/2025 3. Residents of Village Dreari, Tehsil Manjakote have invoked writ jurisdiction of this Court, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, commanding respondent No. 3 to demarcate the subject land and evict the illegal encroachers therefrom within a time frame. 4. Case of the petitioners is that certain persons/residents of District Rajouri have encroached upon the State land measuring about 380 Kanals, falling under Survey Nos. 664 (94 Kanals), 664/2 (58 Kanals) Serial No. 15 2 WP(C) No. 1580/2025 and 664/1 (19 Kanals and 10 Marlas) within the revenue village Dreari, Tehsil Manjakote. It is further case of the petitioners that Principal, Government Middle School, Palyal, District Rajouri also wrote to respondent No. 4 with respect to the concerted attempts made by the said persons to encroach upon the school land, but no action in this regard was taken. Petitioners are stated to have moved various applications to respondents No. 2 and 4 for demarcation of the State land. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that petitioners will be satisfied, in case respondents, at the first instance, are directed to demarcate the State land. 6. Having regard to the limited nature of controversy and innocuous prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioners, the present petition is allowed and respondents No. 2 and 3 are directed to demarcate the State land within a period of six weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is made available. 7. Disposed of. (RAJESH SEKHRI) JUDGE Jammu 23.06.2025 Vishal Sharma Whether the order is speaking: Yes/No. Whether the order is reportable: Yes/No.