HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH

AT SRINAGAR

CM No. 4893/2023 in

LPA No. 151/2023

CM No. 4894/2023

Caveat No. 1925/2023

Dated: 14^th of August, 2023.

Union Territory of Ladakh & Ors.

… Appellant(s)

Through: -

Mr Tahir Majid Shamsi, DSGI.

V/s

Jammu & Kashmir National Conference and Anr.

… Respondent(s)

Through: -

Mr Shariq J. Reyaz, Advocate.

CORAM:

HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE

HON’BLE MR JUSTICE M. A. CHOWDHARY, JUDGE

(JUDGMENT)

ORAL

(N. Kotiswar Singh-CJ)

01.

Heard learned Counsel for the parties. Caveat No. 1925/2023

shall stand discharged accordingly.

02.

The present Letters Patent Appeal has been filed against the

interim Order dated 9^th 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 26^th of July, 2023 passed by the Election

Department of the Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh,