JUDGMENT :

N. Kotiswar Singh, J

1. Heard learned Counsel for the parties. Caveat No. 1925/2023 shall stand discharged accordingly.

2. The present Letters Patent Appeal has been filed against the interim Order dated 9th of August, 2023 passed by the learned Single Judge in the Writ Petition (C) No. 1933/2023 filed by the Respondent No.1 herein-Jammu & Kashmir National Conference/Writ Petitioner, which is a recognized Political Party in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. The aforesaid Writ Petition was filed by the Petitioner on being aggrieved by the Order dated 26th of July, 2023 passed by the Election Department of the Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh, wherein no provision was made for allocation of the reserved symbol for the Petitioner-Party, when it sought to contest the upcoming elections in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil, which have been announced on 5th of August, 2023 and the candidates are required to submit nomination forms starting from 16th of August, 2023, but before 23rd of August, 2023.

The learned Writ Court, after hearing the parties, passed the interim Order dated 9th of August, 2023, directing the Petitioner-political Party to