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ROBKAR v. CHIEF ENGINEER PWD (R AND B) KATHUA

Court: High Court of Jammu and Kashmir

Bench: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAHUL BHARTI

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Case summary

High Court of Jammu and Kashmir judgment dated 2024-12-30. ROBKAR v. CHIEF ENGINEER PWD (R AND B) KATHUA. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.

Judgment text

Sr. No. 114 HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU Case:- ROBOW No. 2/2024 c/w WP(C) No. 807/2023 ROBKAR ….. Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Vs Chief Engineer, PWD (R&B) Department and others. . …. Respondent(s) Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAHUL BHARTI, JUDGE ORDER 30. 12. 2024 ROBOW No. 2/2024 Mrs. Monika Kohli, Sr. AAG & Mr. Ravinder Gupta, AAG for the respondents. Mr. Vikram Kumar, Tehsildar Kathua, Rajesh Kumar Gupta, Chief Engineer, PWD (R&B), Jammu & Mr. Arvind Kumar Langeh, Executive Engineer, R&B Division, Kathua are present in person. This Court is being apprised about the latest development that the actual extent of the petitioner’s land which has come to be appropriated for the purpose of road construction is found to be at 1 marla 3 sarsai in khasra No.

211 in Mehtabpur, tehsil & district Kathua, whereas rest of the petitioner’s land whatsoever is there and there is no interference whatsoever from the end of the Public Works Department (R&B) engaged in the construction of the road. In the light of this robkar ROBOW No. 2/2024 is hereby closed. 2 ROBOW No. 2/2024 c/w WP(C) No. 807/2023 WP(C) No. 807/2023 Ms. Supriya Chauhan, Advocate vice Mr. S. S. Ahmed, Advocate for the petitioner. Mrs. Monika Kohli, Sr. AAG & Mr. Ravinder Gupta, AAG for the respondents. This Court is being apprised that for the purpose of acquiring 1 marla 3 sarsai land of the petitioner out of khasra No. 211 min, Mehtabpur, tehsil & district Kathua, requisite land acquisition exercise is intended to be set into effect soon by undertaking an exercise under present dispensation of law dealing with the acquisition process.

In the light of the above, this writ petition is also disposed of reserving a right in favour of the petitioner either to come with a fresh writ petition in case the petitioner’s grievance continues with respect to rest of his land or in case the land acquisition exercise is not initiated at the earliest at the end of the respondents. This Court is given to understand that the requisite exercise for acquisition would be set into effect as early as possible preferably within a period of next three months i. e. the months of January, February, March, 2025. Disposed of. (RAHUL BHARTI) JUDGE JAMMU 30. 12. 2024 Muneesh Muneesh Sharma 2025. 01. 02 14:01 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

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