IN THE HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT SRINAGAR CM(M) No. 149/2026 CM No. 2585/2026 Reserved on: 05.05.2026 Pronounced on: 07 .05.2026 Uploaded on: 08 .05.2026 Whether the operative part or full judgment is pronounced: Full Ali Mohammad Dar …Petitioner(s)/Appellant(s).

S/O Ghulam Nabi Dar R/O Sangam District Anantnag Aged 52 years Through: Mr. S. N Ratanpuri , Advocate Vs.

1. National Highways Authority of India ...Respondent(s).

through Project Director, NHAI, PIU, Srinagar.

2. Collector Land Acquisition, Anantnag Through: Mr. Ilyas Nazir Laway, GA CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE WASIM SADIQ NARGAL, JUDGE

JUDGEMENT

07.05.2026 BRIEF FACTS

1. The Petitioner in the instant petition is aggrieved of Order dated 04.02.2026 passed in an application under Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure read with Section 17-B of the J&K Land Acquisition Act, as also Order dated 27.04.2026 passed in an application seeking review of Order dated 04.02.2026, by the Court of learned Principal District Judge, Anantnag. The impugned orders as per the petitioner being contrary to law, facts, and settled principles of procedure, are liable to be set aside and are accordingly challenged by way of the p