Authority: High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Jammu
Order Date: 05 October 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: Sahil Mahajan (son of Sunny Gupta) and Harinder Singh (son of Janak Raj Gupta), residents of Gandhi Nagar, Jammu, claim ownership and possession of land measuring 14 Kanals 12 Marlas (Survey No. 1733‑min, Khata No. 1043, Khewat No. 266) in Revenue Village Birpur, Tehsil & District Samba.
- Respondents: Union Territory of J&K through Commissioner/Secretary, Industry and Commerce Department; Managing Director, J&K State Industrial Development Corporation Ltd. (SIDCO); Deputy Commissioner/District Magistrate, Samba; Tehsildar, Bari‑Brahmana, Samba; General Manager J&K SIDCO, Bari‑Brahmana.
- Petitioners allege that respondents, without following due legal procedure, dumped construction material on the disputed site and have failed to act on a representation filed for proper demarcation of the land.
- Counsel for petitioners (Advocate Rajat Jamwal) sought an order directing respondents to demarcate the land and thereafter act in accordance with law. Respondents’ counsel (Advocate Sagira Jaffar, Senior AAG Monika Kohli) did not oppose the prayer.
Final Outcome
- The Court, after obtaining consensus from the parties, disposed of the petition and directed respondent No. 4 (Tehsildar, Bari‑Brahmana, Samba) to carry out proper demarcation of the land strictly under Chapter IX of the Land Revenue Act, 1996 and to proceed thereafter in accordance with law.
- No further relief was granted to the petitioners; the matter is to be resolved through the prescribed land‑revenue procedure.
Topics: Land Dispute, Court Order