Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 23: In the much publicized Public Interest Litigation (PIL) highlighting alleged encroachment on 20 lakh kanal State land, Division Bench of the State High Court comprising Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Tashi Rabstan today modified the order dated December 10, 2014 and permitted the aggrieved persons to avail the remedies before the statutory authorities including those constituted under J&K Land Revenue Act.
After hearing Advocate Sheikh Shakeel Ahmed with Advocates Irfaan Mohd. Khan and Rahul Raina appearing for the petitioner whereas Senior AAG Seema Khajooria Shekhar and Deputy AG Ahsan Mirza appearing for State Government, Advocate O P Thakur with Advocate R K S Thakur, Senior Advocate M A Goni with Advocate Mumtaz Choudhary, Advocate A M Malik and Advocate Surinder Singh appearing for aggrieved persons, the DB also directed that the revisional/appellate authorities under the local laws shall dispose of any such revisions/appeals expeditiously particularly within a period of two months.
The Division Bench further directed the Registry to list the PIL in the first week of April 2017 in view of the earlier orders issued on February 22, 2017.
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