Judgment

Rajesh Bindal, CJ. (Acting).—This Court has once again being called upon to clear the skeletons from the cup-board in Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The case in hand is not in isolation where rule of law has been kept aside and there is total arbitrary exercise of power. Earlier many glaring issues came before the court. The same were, challenge to the Jammu and Kashmir State Land (Vesting of Ownership to Occupants) Act, 2001, popularly known as Roshni Act, grant of licenses for extraction of minor minerals, rampant encroachment of public/forest land, adhocism in government service, keeping investigation of criminal cases against senior officers and politicians under the Prevention of Corruption Act pending for decades and occupation of government accommodation by private persons, ex-politicians, retired employees, political workers, whereas the government employees are waiting for allotment.

2. This time it is in liquor trade, which had always remained lucrative. Before the issues are taken up after noticing the arguments raised by the learned counsels for the