Authority: High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Srinagar
Order Date: 20 July 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: M/S Friends Stone Crusher, represented by Advocate Jahangir Ahmad Malik.
- Respondents: Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and others (Forest Ecology and Environment), including the J&K Pollution Control Committee (Member Secretary, respondent No.3).
- The petition challenged the order dated 29 June 2026 issued by the Member Secretary of the J&K Pollution Control Committee denying consent to operate the stone crusher.
- Petitioners alleged that the crusher had been closed without allowing removal of their valuable belongings.
- The petition sought that the writ petition be treated as a representation and disposed of, directing the respondents to consider the claim within a reasonable time.
Final Outcome
- The writ petition is disposed of.
- Respondents are directed to treat the writ petition as a representation and consider the petitioners' claim within four weeks from receipt of the petition and annexures, issuing a reasoned order.
- Respondents must permit the petitioners to remove their valuable belongings/items from the premises in the presence of an officer/official deputed by respondent No.5.
- The order is signed by Hon’ble Ms. Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi.
Topics: Environmental Regulation, Legal Dispute