Jubilations for Bar Association Kishtwar

DB directs handing over of entire old DC Office Complex to Judiciary within one month

15/10/2017

JAMMU, Oct 14: In a significant order a Division Bench of the State High Court comprising First Puisne Judge Ramalingam Sudhakar and Justice Tashi Rabstan directed Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar to vacate and handover the entire Old Deputy Commissioner's Office Complex to the Principal District Judge Kishtwar within a period of one month.
The Division Bench at the same time also directed Principal District Judge Kishtwar to handover the possession of the present District Court Complex /Building to the Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar.
These court directions were passed in a Public Interest Litigation filed in September 2015 by Bar Association Kishtwar through its President I.A. Hamal through Advocate Sheikh Shakeel Ahmed seeking directions to the State Government to handover the entire Old Deputy Commissioner's Office Complex Kishtwar for use of District Courts Kishtwar in view of inadequate space in the existing judicial complex.
When this Public Interest Litigation was taken up for hearing on October, 11, 2017 Advocate Sheikh Shakeel Ahmed submitted that the Registrar General had placed the matter before the Lord Chief Justice on administrative side for obtaining the orders so that the old Judicial Complex be handed over to the Revenue Department. Advocate Ahmed further submitted that a detailed order was passed on May, 27, 2016 by the Division Bench whereby it had been categorically directed that on shifting of Deputy Commissioner's Complex to new complex, it shall be ensured that the old complex is not used for any other purpose except providing space to the Judiciary.
Advocate Ahmed further submitted that as per the communication of the Registrar General High Court of J&K, the Lord Chief Justice had desired to place the matter before the Full Court for passing of appropriate orders.
After considering the submissions of Advocate Irfaan Mohd. Khan and Senior AAG Seema Shekhar, Division Bench directed Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar to vacate and handover the entire Old Deputy Commissioner's Office Complex to the Principal District Judge Kishtwar within a period of one month. The Division Bench at the same time also directed Principal District Judge Kishtwar to handover the possession of the present District Court Complex/ Building to the Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar. In view of the aforementioned directions, the Division Bench closed the contempt proceedings against the Divisional Commissioner Jammu and Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar.JNF

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