Srinagar, Mar 11 : The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has asked the Government counsel to assist the court about applicability of the previous order passed by HC division bench on October 28, 2021 wherein court had directed the collector land acquisition Pulwama to initiate land acquisition proceedings around Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) Awantipura under the central act (Right to Fair compensation act).
The division bench of Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey and Justice Mohan Lal in an order passed said that when this matter was taken up for consideration, learned counsels appearing for the petitioners made reference to the Judgment passed by the Coordinate Bench of this Court in lead case bearing WP(C) No. 1993/2019 along with connected matters on 28.10.2021 and submit that the subject is squarely covered by the said Judgment.
“Let a copy of the judgment be furnished to other side, who shall assist the Court about the applicability of the Judgment.”
The court also ordered that construction work on Srinagar Ring Road should not be stalled subject to the decision in the writ petitions application of the Judgment for entitlement of the compensation.
The order further reads that the project work shall not be stalled and the respondents shall proceed in the construction of ring road by utilising the land, which will be subject to the decision rendered by this Court.
