Sr. No. 152 HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU Case: WP(C) No. 2284/2026 CAV No. 2060/2026 Bir Singh …. Petitioner/Appellant(s) Through:- Mr. K Nirmal Kotwal, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Pawan Dev Singh, Advocate V/s U.T. of J&K & Ors. …..Respondent(s) Through:- Mr. Rohan Kidar Sharma, Caveator Ms. Meenakshi Salathia, Dy.AG CORAM: HON’BLE MR. WASIM SADIQ NARGAL, JUDGE ORDER 24.07.2026 CAV No. 2060/2026 01. With the appearance of Mr. Rohan Kidar Sharma, learned counsel for the caveator, caveat stands discharged. WP(C) No. 2284/2026 02. 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 be issued to the respondent Nos.2 to 4 to accord consideration to the case of the petitioner. 03. Heard the learned senior counsel for the petitioner at length and perused the record. 04. Issue notice, which is waived by Ms. Meenakshi Salathia, learned Dy.AG on behalf of the respondents and submits that 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 accord consideration strictly under rules and as per law. 05. 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 respondent Nos. 2 to 4 to treat the instant writ petition as a 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 and any other stakeholders be also heard before passing the final order and the petitioner and other stakeholders will be at liberty to place on record any relevant material, which would facilitate respondent Nos. 2 to 4 to accord consideration in accordance with law. 06. Let the necessary consideration be accorded within the aforesaid period positively. 07. 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 24.07.2026 Suraj K. Singh