JUDGMENT :

Abhay Manohar Sapre, J.

Leave granted.

2. This appeal is filed by the writ petitioners against the final judgment and order dated 10.07.2014 passed by the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir at Jammu in LPAOW No. 40 of 2010 whereby the High Court while allowing the appeal filed by the Jammu Development Authority-respondent No.1 herein, set aside the judgment and order dated 25.02.2010 passed by the Single Judge in OWP No. 459 of 2004 and, in consequence, dismissed the writ petition filed by the appellant.

3. We herein set out the facts, in brief, to appreciate the issues involved in this appeal.

4. The appellants are refugees/displaced persons of 1947, who had migrated to India from Pak Occupied Kashmir (in short, "POK"). The land in question was allotted to them for their rehabilitation under the provisions of the Jammu and Kashmir State Evacuees' (Administration of Property) Act, Svt. 2006 (1949 A.D.) [hereinafter referred to as "the Act of Svt. 2006"].

5. Appellant No.1 was allotted land measuring 15 Kanal and 14 Marla under Survey Nos. 3 & 6 whereas Smt. Sukhi (now dead), the predecessor of appellant Nos. 2-4 was allotted land measuring 6 Kanal 2 Marla under Survey No.4 situat