HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU WP(C) No.2216/2026 Hardeep Singh .....Petitioner (s) Through :- Mr. Nirmal Kotwal, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Rajveer Singh, Advocate v/s Union Territory of J&K and others .....Respondent(s) Through :- Ms. Meenakshi Salathia, Dy. AG CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE WASIM SADIQ NARGAL, JUDGE ORDER 21.07.2026 01. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner would feel satisfied that in case, the instant petition is treated as a representation and a direction is issued to the respondent Nos.2 to 4 to accord consideration to the case of the petitioner. 02. Heard the learned senior counsel for the petitioner at length and perused the record. 03. Issue notice, which is waived by Ms. Meenakshi Salathia, learned Dy. AG on behalf of the respondents. She is not averse to the disposal of the instant writ petition by treating the same as a representation, provided the same is directed to be accorded consideration strictly under rules and as per law. 04. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the instant writ petition is taken up for final disposal, at the very threshold, by directing the respondent Nos. 2 to 4 to treat the instant writ petition as a Sr. No. 166 2 WP(C) No.2216/2026 representation and to accord due consideration to the same in light of the judgment passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in case titled, “Union Territory of J&K and Ors. Vs. Saba Wani” dated 03.04.2026, within a period of four weeks from the date, a copy of this order alongwith writ petition and Annexures are made available to the concerned respondent(s) strictly under rules and as per law. It is further made clear that while according consideration, the petitioner, respondent No. 5 and any other stakeholders be also heard before passing the final order of consideration and the petitioner, respondent No. 5 and other stakeholders will be at liberty to place on record any relevant material, which would facilitate the respondent Nos. 2 to 4 to accord consideration in accordance with law. 05. Let the necessary consideration be accorded within the aforesaid period positively. 06. In the aforesaid backdrop, the writ petition is disposed of in the manner indicated above along with all connected application(s). (Wasim Sadiq Nargal) Judge JAMMU 21.07.2026 Shammi