ORDER

09.02.2026

1. The petitioner, through the present petition, has challenged the order dated 06.01.2021 passed by the Revisional Authority, i.e., the Court of Additional Commissioner, Jammu (with the powers of Divisional Commissioner), whereby the revision petition was disposed of with a direction to the court below to proceed with the partition in accordance with the applicable partition rules, after affording an opportunity of hearing to the interested persons/parties, and thereafter to pass an appropriate order. While passing the aforesaid order, the Revisional Authority further directed that any status quo order earlier issued by it shall stand vacated.

2. The impugned order was admittedly passed with the consent of learned counsel for the parties. Before adverting to the rival submissions, reference is required to be made to order dated 21.10.2019 passed by the concerned Tehsildar, whereby the application for partition filed by respondent No. 4 was kept in abeyance and the applicants were advised to file a suit for possession in terms of Rule 12 of the Jammu and Kashmir Land Revenue (Partition) Rules, 1970.

3. For facility of reference, Rule 12 of the aforesaid Rules is reprod