AZAD HUSSAIN ZARGAR ASIF AHMAD BHAT vs MOHAMMAD SALEEM BHAT — CM(M)/154/2026

Case Summary: CM(M)/154/2026 The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir disposed of the petition filed by 70-year-old Azad Hussain Zargar, who was detained in civil prison for failing to deposit Rs. 8 lakh under an ex-parte decree. The petitioner challenged the decree's validity on grounds of lack of territorial jurisdiction and had filed a Section 47 CPC application before the trial court. The court declined to adjudicate the petition itself but directed the executing court to consider the petitioner's Section 47 application sympathetically and expeditiously, given his advanced age and imprisonment, requiring disposal within seven days if early hearing is granted. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.