HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU WP(C) No. 252/2026 CM No. 577/2026 Date of order: 09.02.2026 Uploaded on: 10.02.2026 Jagdish Raj, S/O Sh. Naib Chand R/O Village Sranwan, Tehsil Kishtwar, District Kishtwar, J&K. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Achal Sharma, Advocate. vs 01. U.T of J&K through Commissioner/Secretary, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Department, Civil Secretariat, Jammu/Srinagar. 02. Director, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Department, Jammu. 03. Assistant Director, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Kishtwar. 04. Tehsil Supply Officer, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Kishtwar. .…. Respondent(s) Through: CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M A CHOWDHARY, JUDGE ORDER (09.02.2026) 01. Petitioner, through the medium of this petition, seeks direction upon the respondents to release forthwith the unpaid carriage charges amounting to Rs. 18,02,317/- along with interest @ 9% p.a. from the date of submission of bills for period April 2020 to September 2021 in respect of FPS Sranwan Thakraie, which is due to the petitioner as a dealer, FPS Sranwan Thakraie. Serial No. 141 2 02. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the aforesaid amount has not been released by the respondents, though the same was due to the petitioner as per the communications of the concerned Storekeeper/Salesman with regard to the amount in question and that the petitioner has made representations for payment of carriage charges which is still remain unpaid. 03. At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner shall be satisfied, in case, the instant petition is disposed of at this stage, by treating the same as representation and a direction is issued to the respondents to accord consideration to the same within some reasonable period. 04. In view of the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioner and documents placed on record, the instant writ petition is disposed of at this motion stage, by directing the respondents to treat the instant writ petition as a representation and accord consideration thereto by deciding the claim of the petitioner with regard to payment of carriage charges strictly under rules and as per law, within three months from the date a copy of this order, along with copy of the instant writ petition and the annexure(s) are made available to the respondents. The order of consideration, if any, so passed be forwarded to the petitioner. 05. Petition, is thus, disposed of, along with connected application(s). (M A CHOWDHARY) JUDGE Jammu 09.02.2026 Renu