Arun Kumar and Another v. Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir Th Commissioner Secretary Revenue Deptt and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
WP(C) No. 3293/2025 (CM No. 7514/2025), High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Jammu, Justice Rahul Bharti, pronounced 24.11.2025 — writ petition by Arun Kumar & Anr. against UT of J&K & Ors. dismissed without merits adjudication; petitioners directed to alternate appellate/revisional remedies (Divisional Commissioner, Jammu / Financial Commissioner (Revenue), J&K) under the Jammu & Kashmir Land Revenue Act, Svt., 1996 concerning inheritance mutation dispute over Lekh Raj's estate (Mutation of Inheritance No. 200 dated 17.08.2019, Tehsildar Udhampur; Collector's appellate order dated 08.06.2023; review declined 07.10.2025).
What did the court decide?
Liberty reserved to the petitioners to avail the appellate/revisional remedy under the Jammu & Kashmir Land Revenue Act, Svt., 1996 before the Divisional Commissioner, Jammu/Financial Commissioner (Revenue), J&K; such authority to entertain and hear the case on merits after putting the private respondents on due notice.