HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU WP(C) No. 2898/2025 CM No. 426/2026 Raghunandan Kumar Vaid …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Tarun Sharma, Advocate Mr. Gurpreet Singh, Advocate vs UT of J&K & Ors. .…. Respondent(s) Through: Ms. Simmi Raina, Advocate Mr. Satyajeet, Advocate CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M A CHOWDHARY, JUDGE ORDER (27.02.2026) CM No. 426/2026 01. This application has been filed by one Rupali Vaid, D/O Lt. Rajeev Vaid, R/O Akhnoor Road, Jammu, seeking her impleadment as party respondent on the ground that the petitioner be recognized as a co-sharer of the acquired land and entitled to a share in this petition. Learned counsel for the petitioner has not raised any objection to this application. In view of the grounds urged, the submissions advanced at the Bar, and the application not being opposed by the other side, is allowed, and applicant Rupali Vaid is hereby arrayed as Respondent No. 15 in the case. 02. Application is accordingly, disposed of. WP(C) No. 2898/2025 01. The petitioner, through the medium of this petition, has sought a direction to the official respondents to make payment as per his share, in respect of the land acquired in terms of the final award dated 02.08.2017 for the construction and establishment of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences , Jammu. 02. As per the affidavit filed by Respondent No. 2, the share of the petitioner in the acquired land is found as 01 kanal and 05 marlas only, and the payment could not be made in terms of the award as the case titled Rupali Vaid Vs. Tehsildar & Ors., under Section 15 of the Land Revenue Act, between the Serial No. 01 2 co-sharers had been pending before the Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, which was later transferred to the Deputy Commissioner, Samba, for adjudication, vide order dated 21.09.2023 and is sub-judice there. 03. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petition be disposed of at this stage, having regard to the advanced age of the petitioner, who is 87 year old with a direction to the Deputy Commissioner, Samba, to decide the matter pending before him under the Land Revenue Act expeditiously, so that the petitioner may receive the compensation due for his land acquired by the official respondent in his life time. Learned counsel for the newly impleaded respondent has not raised any serious objection to the plea advanced by learned counsel for the petitioner and otherwise is an innocuous request. 04. View thus, the petition is disposed of at this stage with a direction to the Deputy Commissioner, Samba, to decide the case titled Rupali Vaid Vs. Tehsildar & Ors. pending before him expeditiously, preferably within six weeks so that the apportionment of compensation can be finalized by the Collector in terms of the order passed in the aforesaid case. 05. The petition is thus disposed of, alongwith pending application(s). (M A CHOWDHARY) JUDGE Jammu 27.02.2026 Amit