HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU WP(C) No. 2966/2024 CAV No. 2344/2024 C The Bus Owner Jammu Banihal Basholi Area Cooperative Ltd. and Ors. …..Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Amit Khajuria, Advocate Mr. Vansh Sharma, Advocate Vs U.T. of J&K and Ors. .…. Respondent(s) Through: Mr. Adarsh Sharma, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Atul Verma, Advocate for R- 2 and 3 Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SHAHZAD AZEEM, JUDGE ORDER 28.09.2026 1. The petitioners have invoked the extraordinary jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking quashing of tender notice bearing e-NIT No. JDA-I/e-NIT/2024-25/e-NIT/16 dated 08.09.2024 and allotment order No. JDA-I/328-38 dated 29.11.2024, passed in favour of respondent No. 5, to the extent of allotment of contract for parking charges of buses at ISBT Narwal, Jammu. 2. The petitioners also seek a direction to respondent Nos. 1 to 4 to provide adequate space within the parking area of ISBT Narwal for idle parking of the petitioners’ buses and, alternatively, to provide space for parking of their buses at General Bus Stand, Jammu 3. It is further prayed by the petitioners that respondent No. 5 be directed not to collect the parking charges from the petitioners and not to interfere with the smooth functioning and operation of the petitioners at ISBT Narwal. 4. Although, time was granted to the respondents to file objections, the same have not been filed till date. Sr. No. 27 2 WP(C) No. 2699/2024 5. At the same time, learned Senior counsel for the respondent Nos. 2 and 3 submits that the period of allotment has already expired. However, the respondents are still ready to consider the surviving prayers, i.e., prayer Nos. 2, 3 and 4, within the contours of law. 6. At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that he would feel satisfied if the respondents are directed to consider the aforesaid prayers within a specified time frame. 7. Learned Senior counsel appearing for the respondents is not averse to the proposition made by learned counsel for the petitioners. 8. With the consensus of the parties, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the surviving prayers Nos. 2, 3 and 4, strictly in accordance with law, within a period of eight weeks from the date a copy of this order along with copy of complete paper book is made available to the respondents. 9. Disposed of, accordingly. (Shahzad Azeem) Judge Jammu 28.09.2026 Mihul