HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU LPA No. 158/2025 in SWP No. 1585/2018 CM No. 5036/2025 CM No. 5037/2025 c/w LPA No. 160/2025 CM No. 5102/2025 CM No. 5103/2025 LPA No. 181/2025 CM No. 5544/2025 CM No. 5545/2025 Union of India and others .....Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through :- Mr. Vishal Sharma, DSGI with Mr. Karan Sharma, CGSC v/s Vijay Karan Singh .....Respondent(s) Through :- Ms. Surinder Kour, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Manpreet Kour, Advocate CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV KUMAR, JUDGE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE YASH PAUL BOURNEY, JUDGE ORDER 28.09.2026 CM No. 5036/2025 in LPA No.158/2025, CM No. 5102/2025 in LPA No. 160/2025 and CM No. 5544/2025 in LPA No. 181/2025 These are the applications for condonation of delay of 9 days, 110 days and 108 days respectively in filing appeals. For the reasons stated in these applications, the same are allowed. The delay in filing the above-mentioned LPAs is, accordingly, condoned. LPA No. 158/2025, LPA No. 160/2025 and LPA No. 181/2025 The issue involved in these appeals has already been dealt with and decided by this Court in a batch of appeals led by LPA No. 193 of 2024, titled ‘Deepak Kumar V/s Union of India and Ors.’, decided on 25.11.2024. Sr. No. 41 2 LPA No. 158/2025 in SWP No. 1585/2018 CM No. 5036/2025 CM No. 5037/2025 c/w LPA No. 160/2025 CM No. 5102/2025 CM No. 5103/2025 LPA No. 181/2025 CM No. 5544/2025 CM No. 5545/2025 An SLP preferred before the Hon’ble Supreme Court against the aforesaid judgment dated 25.11.2024 has been dismissed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court vide its order dated 21.08.2026. In view of the aforesaid, nothing survives for adjudication in these appeals The appeals are, accordingly, found to be devoid of merit and are dismissed. (Yash Paul Bourney) (Sanjeev Kumar) Judge Judge JAMMU 28.09.2026 Diksha