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CJ Court Case: LPA No. 168/2025 in SWP No. 448/2011 a/w connected matters. Uploaded on: 05.03.2026
LPA No. 168/2025 in SWP No. 448/2011 CM Nos. 5289/2025 & 5290/2025
UT of J&K and ors. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s)
Through: Mr. Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate (AAG) with Ms. Saliqa Sheikh, Assisting counsel
Vs
Gagandeep Singh and ors. .…. Respondent(s)
Through: Mrs. Surinder Kour, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Michal Singh Dogra, Advocate
LPA No. 177/2025 CM Nos. 5495/2025 & 5496/2025
UT of J&K and ors. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate (AAG) with Ms. Saliqa Sheikh, Assisting counsel
Vs. Richpal Singh and ors. .…. Respondent(s)
Through: Mrs. Surinder Kour, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Michal Singh Dogra, Advocate
LPA No. 179/2025 CM Nos. 5502/2025 & 5503/2025
UT of J&K and ors. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s)
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Through: Mr. Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate (AAG) with Ms. Saliqa Sheikh, Assisting counsel
Vs. Parshotam Kumar and ors. .…. Respondent(s)
Through: Mrs. Surinder Kour, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Michal Singh Dogra, Advocate
LPA No. 191/2025 CM Nos. 5738/2025 & 5739/2025
UT of J&K
…..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate (AAG) with Ms. Saliqa Sheikh, Assisting counsel
Vs. Veer Khan .…. Respondent(s)
Through: Mrs. Surinder Kour, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Michal Singh Dogra, Advocate
LPA No. 194/2025 CM Nos. 5871/2025 & 5872/2025
UT of J&K and ors. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate (AAG) with Ms. Saliqa Sheikh, Assisting counsel
Vs. Krishan Kumar and ors. .…. Respondent(s)
Through: Mrs. Surinder Kour, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Michal Singh Dogra, Advocate
LPA No. 195/2025 CM Nos. 5875/2025 & 5876/2025
UT of J&K and ors. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate (AAG) with Ms. Saliqa Sheikh,
LPA No. 168/2025 a/w connected matters. Page 3 of 15
Assisting counsel
Vs. Iftkhar Ahmed and ors. .…. Respondent(s)
Through: Mrs. Surinder Kour, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Michal Singh Dogra, Advocate
LPA No. 197/2025 CM Nos. 5879/2025 & 5880/2025
UT of J&K and ors. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate (AAG) with Ms. Saliqa Sheikh, Assisting counsel
Vs. Shakeel Mohd and ors. .…. Respondent(s)
Through: Mrs. Surinder Kour, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Michal Singh Dogra, Advocate
LPA No. 198/2025 CM Nos. 5898/2025 & 5899/2025
UT of J&K and ors. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr.
Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate (AAG) with Ms. Saliqa Sheikh, Assisting counsel
Vs. Abrar Hussain Shah and ors. .…. Respondent(s)
Through: Mrs. Surinder Kour, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Michal Singh Dogra, Advocate
LPA No. 200/2025 CM Nos. 5901/2025 & 5902/2025
UT of J&K and ors. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate (AAG) with Ms. Saliqa Sheikh, Assisting counsel
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Mohd Aslam and ors. .…. Respondent(s)
Through: Mrs. Surinder Kour, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Michal Singh Dogra, Advocate
LPA No. 201/2025 CM Nos. 5903/2025 & 5904/2025
UT of J&K and ors. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate (AAG) with Ms. Saliqa Sheikh, Assisting counsel
Vs. Mushtaq Ahmed and ors. .…. Respondent(s)
Through: Mrs. Surinder Kour, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Michal Singh Dogra, Advocate
LPA No. 202/2025 CM Nos. 5905/2025 & 5906/2025
UT of J&K and ors. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate (AAG) with Ms. Saliqa Sheikh, Assisting counsel
Vs. Zahoor Ahmed .…. Respondent(s)
Through: Mrs. Surinder Kour, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Michal Singh Dogra, Advocate
LPA No. 207/2025 CM Nos. 6020/2025 & 6021/2025
UT of J&K and ors. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate (AAG) with Ms. Saliqa Sheikh, Assisting counsel
Vs. Abdul Manir and ors. .…. Respondent(s)
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Through: Mrs. Surinder Kour, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Michal Singh Dogra, Advocate
LPA No. 218/2025 CM Nos. 6195/2025 & 6196/2025
UT of J&K and ors. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate (AAG) with Ms. Saliqa Sheikh, Assisting counsel
Vs. Rehmat Ali and ors. .…. Respondent(s)
Through: Mrs. Surinder Kour, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Michal Singh Dogra, Advocate
LPA No. 220/2025 CM Nos. 6198/2025 & 6199/2025
UT of J&K and ors. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate (AAG) with Ms. Saliqa Sheikh, Assisting counsel
Vs. Latief Mohd and ors. .…. Respondent(s)
Through: Mrs. Surinder Kour, Sr.
Advocate with Mr. Michal Singh Dogra, Advocate
LPA No. 221/2025 CM Nos. 6200/2025 & 6201/2025
UT of J&K and ors. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate (AAG) with Ms. Saliqa Sheikh, Assisting counsel
Vs. Mohd. Rafiq and ors. .…. Respondent(s)
Through: Mrs. Surinder Kour, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Michal Singh Dogra, Advocate
LPA No. 168/2025 a/w connected matters. Page 6 of 15
LPA No. 225/2025 CM Nos. 6263/2025 & 6264/2025
UT of J&K and ors. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate (AAG) with Ms. Saliqa Sheikh, Assisting counsel
Vs. Maneer Ahmed and ors. .…. Respondent(s)
Through: Mrs. Surinder Kour, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Michal Singh Dogra, Advocate
LPA No. 227/2025 CM Nos. 6296/2025 & 6297/2025
UT of J&K and ors. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate (AAG) with Ms. Saliqa Sheikh, Assisting counsel
Vs. Bikramjeet Singh .…. Respondent(s)
Through: Mrs. Surinder Kour, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Michal Singh Dogra, Advocate
LPA No. 231/2025 CM Nos. 6378/2025 & 6379/2025
UT of J&K
…..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate (AAG) with Ms. Saliqa Sheikh, Assisting counsel
Vs. Mohd Zafar .…. Respondent(s)
Through: Mrs. Surinder Kour, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Michal Singh Dogra, Advocate
LPA No. 232/2025 CM Nos. 6380/2025 & 6381/2025
UT of J&K and ors. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s)
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Through: Mr. Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate (AAG) with Ms. Saliqa Sheikh, Assisting counsel
Vs. Jhangeer Khan and ors. .…. Respondent(s)
Through: Mrs. Surinder Kour, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Michal Singh Dogra, Advocate
LPA No. 233/2025 CM Nos. 6382/2025 & 6383/2025
UT of J&K and ors. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate (AAG) with Ms. Saliqa Sheikh, Assisting counsel
Vs. Sadam Hussain and ors. .…. Respondent(s)
Through: Mrs. Surinder Kour, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Michal Singh Dogra, Advocate
LPA No. 234/2025 CM Nos. 6384/2025 & 6385/2025
UT of J&K and ors. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate (AAG) with Ms.
Saliqa Sheikh, Assisting counsel
Vs. Imtiaz Nazir and ors. .…. Respondent(s)
Through: Mrs. Surinder Kour, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Michal Singh Dogra, Advocate
LPA No. 235/2025 CM Nos. 6389/2025 & 6388/2025
UT of J&K and ors. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate (AAG) with Ms. Saliqa Sheikh,
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Assisting counsel
Vs. Abdul Qayoom and ors. .…. Respondent(s)
Through: Mrs. Surinder Kour, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Michal Singh Dogra, Advocate
LPA No. 236/2025 CM Nos. 6390/2025 & 6391/2025
UT of J&K and ors. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate (AAG) with Ms. Saliqa Sheikh, Assisting counsel
Vs. Irfan Riaz and ors. .…. Respondent(s)
Through: Mrs. Surinder Kour, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Michal Singh Dogra, Advocate
LPA No. 237/2025 CM Nos. 6394/2025 & 6395/2025
UT of J&K and ors. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate (AAG) with Ms. Saliqa Sheikh, Assisting counsel
Vs. Irfan Husssain Shah and ors. .…. Respondent(s)
Through: Mrs. Surinder Kour, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Michal Singh Dogra, Advocate
LPA No. 238/2025 CM Nos. 6396/2025 & 6397/2025
UT of J&K and ors. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate (AAG) with Ms. Saliqa Sheikh, Assisting counsel
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Tahir Aziz and ors. .…. Respondent(s)
Through: Mrs. Surinder Kour, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Michal Singh Dogra, Advocate
LPA No. 239/2025 CM Nos. 6398/2025 & 6399/2025
UT of J&K and ors. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate (AAG) with Ms. Saliqa Sheikh, Assisting counsel
Vs. Shahoor Sadiq Khan and ors. .…. Respondent(s)
Through: Mrs. Surinder Kour, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Michal Singh Dogra, Advocate
LPA No. 240/2025 CM Nos. 6400/2025 & 6401/2025
UT of J&K and ors. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate (AAG) with Ms. Saliqa Sheikh, Assisting counsel
Vs. Aftab Hussain and ors. .…. Respondent(s)
Through: Mrs. Surinder Kour, Sr. Advocate with Mr.
Michal Singh Dogra, Advocate
LPA No. 241/2025 CM Nos. 6402/2025 & 6403/2025
UT of J&K and ors. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate (AAG) with Ms. Saliqa Sheikh, Assisting counsel
Vs. Layaqet Ali and ors. .…. Respondent(s)
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Through: Mrs. Surinder Kour, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Michal Singh Dogra, Advocate
LPA No. 242/2025 CM Nos. 6404/2025 & 6405/2025
UT of J&K and ors. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate (AAG) with Ms. Saliqa Sheikh, Assisting counsel
Vs. Tasadiq Hussain and ors. .…. Respondent(s)
Through: Mrs. Surinder Kour, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Michal Singh Dogra, Advocate
LPA No. 243/2025 CM Nos. 6406/2025 & 6407/2025
UT of J&K and ors. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate (AAG) with Ms. Saliqa Sheikh, Assisting counsel
Vs. Mohd Rafiq and ors. .…. Respondent(s)
Through: Mrs. Surinder Kour, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Michal Singh Dogra, Advocate
LPA No. 247/2025 CM Nos. 6525/2025 & 6526/2025
UT of J&K and ors. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate (AAG) with Ms. Saliqa Sheikh, Assisting counsel
Vs. Tafail Ahhmed and ors. .…. Respondent(s)
Through: Mrs. Surinder Kour, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Michal Singh Dogra, Advocate
LPA No. 168/2025 a/w connected matters. Page 11 of 15
LPA No. 253/2025 CM Nos. 6712/2025 & 6713/2025
UT of J&K and ors. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate (AAG) with Ms. Saliqa Sheikh, Assisting counsel
Vs. Maqbool Hussain and ors. .…. Respondent(s)
Through: Mrs. Surinder Kour, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Michal Singh Dogra, Advocate
LPA No. 260/2025 CM Nos. 6862/2025 & 6863/2025
UT of J&K and ors. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate (AAG) with Ms. Saliqa Sheikh, Assisting counsel
Vs. Ishtaq Ahmed and ors. .…. Respondent(s)
Through: Mrs. Surinder Kour, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Michal Singh Dogra, Advocate
LPA No. 261/2025 CM Nos. 6864/2025 & 6865/2025
UT of J&K and ors. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate (AAG) with Ms.
Saliqa Sheikh, Assisting counsel
Vs. Mohd Shakoor and ors. .…. Respondent(s)
Through: Mrs. Surinder Kour, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Michal Singh Dogra, Advocate
LPA No. 262/2025 CM Nos. 6866/2025 & 6867/2025
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UT of J&K and ors. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate (AAG) with Ms. Saliqa Sheikh, Assisting counsel
Vs. Nasar Hussain and ors. .…. Respondent(s)
Through: Mrs. Surinder Kour, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Michal Singh Dogra, Advocate
LPA No. 263/2025 CM Nos. 6868/2025 & 6869/2025
UT of J&K and ors. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate (AAG) with Ms. Saliqa Sheikh, Assisting counsel
Vs. Rukhsar Ahmed Khan and ors. .…. Respondent(s)
Through: Mrs. Surinder Kour, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Michal Singh Dogra, Advocate
LPA No. 264/2025 CM Nos. 6870/2025 & 6871/2025
UT of J&K and ors. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate (AAG) with Ms. Saliqa Sheikh, Assisting counsel
Vs. Kalu Ram and ors. .…. Respondent(s)
Through: Mrs. Surinder Kour, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Michal Singh Dogra, Advocate
LPA No. 265/2025 CM Nos. 6872/2025 & 6873/2025
UT of J&K and ors. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate
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(AAG) with Ms. Saliqa Sheikh, Assisting counsel
Vs. Mohd Shakeel and ors. .…. Respondent(s)
Through: Mrs. Surinder Kour, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Michal Singh Dogra, Advocate
LPA No. 266/2025 CM Nos. 6876/2025 & 6877/2025
UT of J&K and ors. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate (AAG) with Ms. Saliqa Sheikh, Assisting counsel
Vs. Nisar Hussain and ors. .…. Respondent(s)
Through: Mrs. Surinder Kour, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Michal Singh Dogra, Advocate
LPA No. 267/2025 CM Nos. 6879/2025 & 6880/2025
UT of J&K and ors. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate (AAG) with Ms. Saliqa Sheikh, Assisting counsel
Vs. Mohd Yaser and ors. .…. Respondent(s)
Through: Mrs. Surinder Kour, Sr. Advocate with Mr.
Michal Singh Dogra, Advocate
LPA No. 271/2025 CM Nos. 7088/2025 & 7089/2025
UT of J&K and ors. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate (AAG) with Ms. Saliqa Sheikh, Assisting counsel
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Vs. Imtiaz Ahmed and ors. .…. Respondent(s)
Through: Mrs. Surinder Kour, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Michal Singh Dogra, Advocate
LPA No. 273/2025 CM Nos. 7093/2025 & 7094/2025
UT of J&K and ors. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate (AAG) with Ms. Saliqa Sheikh, Assisting counsel
Vs. Abdul Ghani and ors. .…. Respondent(s)
Through: Mrs. Surinder Kour, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Michal Singh Dogra, Advocate
LPA No. 180/2025 in SWP No. 1969/2009 CM Nos. 5542/2025 & 5543/2025
UT of J&K and ors. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate (AAG) with Ms. Saliqa Sheikh, Assisting counsel
Vs. Vinod Singh and ors. …. Respondent(s)
Through: Mrs. Surinder Kour, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Michal Singh Dogra, Advocate
LPA No. 182/2025 CM Nos. 5568/2025 & 5569/2025
UT of J&K and ors. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate (AAG) with Ms. Saliqa Sheikh, Assisting counsel
LPA No. 168/2025 a/w connected matters. Page 15 of 15
Vs. Sagar Ali
…. Respondent(s)
Through: Mrs. Surinder Kour, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Michal Singh Dogra, Advocate
ORDER 26.02.2026
1. Pursuant to the statement made by Mr. Raman Sharma, learned AAG, that Special Leave Petitions had been preferred against the judgments (LPA No. 147/2019 dismissed on 19.04.2022 on the ground of limitation and the review petition dismissed on 10.02.2023), this Court had deferred the proceedings on 10.11.2025.
2. Today, Mr. Raman Sharma, learned AAG, submits that the Special Leave Petitions preferred by the appellants stand dismissed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court vide order dated 13.01.2026. Therefore, in view of the dismissal of the SLPs, the present batch of appeals, along with the applications seeking condonation of delay, do not survive for
consideration.
3. Having regard to the above submission and in view of the dismissal of the Special Leave Petitions by the Hon’ble Supreme Court, all these appeals, alongwith connected applications seeking condonation of delay, are dismissed.
(RAJNESH OSWAL) (ARUN PALLI) JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE
Jammu 26.02.2026 Neha-II
Whether the order is speaking:
Yes/No.
Whether the order is reportable: Yes/No.
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