Serial No.18 Regular Cause List HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT SRINAGAR WP(C) 1618/2023 CM (3785/2023)

Ali Mohammad Wani. …Petitioner(s)

Through: Mr. Shabir Ahmad Najar, Advocate.

Vs.

Union Territory of J&K and Ors. ...Respondent(s)

Through: Mr. Ilyas Nazir Laway, GA vice Mr. Faheem Nisar Shah, GA.

CORAM:

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal, Judge.

ORDER

22.04.2026

01. The record reveals that the instant petition was filed way back on 14th June, 2023. Thereafter, number of opportunities were granted to the respondents for filing the response. Even last opportunity was granted to the respondents vide order dated 31st October, 2025, however, no response came to be filed. Accordingly, this Court vide order dated 28th November, 2025 closed the right of the respondents to file the reply.

02. Thereafter, the matter was again listed on 9th March, 2026, on which date Mr. Hakeem Aman Ali, learned Deputy Advocate General appeared vice Mr. Faheem Nisar Shah, learned Government Advocate, and the learned counsel was directed to produce the record on the next date fixed in the matter.

03. Today, when the case was taken up, neither the record has been produced nor there is any representatio