BAJ SINGH AND ORS. O P THAKUR, MS.PUMMY THAKUR,DEEKSHA HANDOO vs STATE TH.CHIEF SECY,AND ORS. — LPAOW/13/2018

Case under Article 227-Section 104 Section 1A. Disposed: Contested--Disposed Off on 20th May 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 26-Mar-2018

CNR: JKHC020018982018

Filing Number

LPAOW/1662/2018

Filing Date

06-Mar-2018

Registration No

LPAOW/13/2018

Registration Date

06-Mar-2018

Judge

Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajnesh Oswal

Coram

Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajnesh Oswal

Bench Type

Division Bench

Category

DB LPA(OW) ( 201 )

Sub-Category

Other Matters ( 99 )

Judicial Branch

LETTERS PATENT APPEAL (LPA)

Decision Date

20-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Disposed Off

Last updated 23-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Article 227-Section 104 Section 1A

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.BAJ SINGH AND ORS. O P THAKUR, MS.PUMMY THAKUR,DEEKSHA HANDOO

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE TH.CHIEF SECY,AND ORS.

    Adv. U K JALALI, SR. ADV. 1123

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 20-May-2026

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice,hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajnesh OswalView PDF

    Summary: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir modified the lower court's judgment and remanded the matter for reconsideration. The court recognized that the final award confirmed the deceased appellant Baj Singh's house was acquired for Mata Vaishno Devi University, and directed the Collector to verify the acquisition and assess whether the deceased met eligibility criteria for a residential plot under the University's Executive Council resolution. If eligible, the appellants (as legal heirs) must be allotted one residential plot within three months, disregarding any alternative structure built subsequently out of necessity. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 28-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice,hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajnesh OswalView PDF

  4. 28-Apr-2026

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajnesh Oswal

  5. 27-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice,hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajnesh OswalView PDF

  6. 27-Apr-2026

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajnesh Oswal

  7. 15-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice,hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajnesh OswalView PDF

  8. 15-Apr-2026

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajnesh Oswal , Hon'ble Ms. Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi

  9. 30-Dec-2025

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajnesh Oswal,hon'ble Ms. Justice Moksha Khajuria KazmiView PDF

  10. 30-Dec-2025

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajnesh Oswal

  11. 18-Nov-2025

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice,hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajnesh OswalView PDF

  12. 18-Nov-2025

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajnesh Oswal

  13. 11-Nov-2025

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice,hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajnesh OswalView PDF

  14. 11-Nov-2025

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajnesh Oswal

  15. 22-Sep-2025

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice,hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajnesh OswalView PDF

  16. 22-Sep-2025

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajnesh Oswal

  17. 16-Jul-2025

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul , Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Sindhu Sharma

  18. 24-Apr-2025

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Sekhri , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Atul Sreedharan

  19. 27-Feb-2025

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev Kumar , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Puneet Gupta

  20. 12-Dec-2024

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev Kumar , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Puneet Gupta

  21. 06-Dec-2024

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev Kumar,hon'ble Mr. Justice Puneet GuptaView PDF

  22. 06-Dec-2024

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev Kumar , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Mohd. Yousuf Wani

  23. 06-Nov-2024

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev Kumar,hon'ble Mr. Justice Mohd. Yousuf WaniView PDF

  24. 06-Nov-2024

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Dhar , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Atul Sreedharan

  25. 21-Oct-2024

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Dhar,hon'ble Mr. Justice Atul SreedharanView PDF

  26. 21-Oct-2024

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev Kumar , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Sekhri

  27. 18-Sep-2024

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev Kumar,hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh SekhriView PDF

  28. 18-Sep-2024

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Sindhu Sharma , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rahul Bharti

  29. 12-Aug-2024

    Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Sindhu Sharma,hon'ble Mr. Justice Rahul BhartiView PDF

  30. 12-Aug-2024

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev Kumar , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rahul Bharti

  31. 01-Sep-2023

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev Kumar,hon'ble Mr. Justice Rahul BhartiView PDF

  32. 01-Sep-2023

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev Kumar , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rahul Bharti

  33. 29-Aug-2023

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev Kumar,hon'ble Mr. Justice Rahul BhartiView PDF

  34. 29-Aug-2023

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev Kumar , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rahul Bharti

  35. 23-Aug-2023

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev Kumar,hon'ble Mr. Justice Rahul BhartiView PDF

  36. 23-Aug-2023

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Tashi Rabstan

  37. 12-Jul-2023

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal,hon'ble Mr. Justice Tashi RabstanView PDF

  38. 12-Jul-2023

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev Kumar , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Sekhri

  39. 25-Apr-2023

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev Kumar,hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh SekhriView PDF

  40. 25-Apr-2023

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ma Chowdhary , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Tashi Rabstan

  41. 01-Mar-2023

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ma Chowdhary,hon'ble Mr. Justice Tashi RabstanView PDF

  42. 01-Mar-2023

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble The Acting Chief Justice , Hon'ble Ms. Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi

  43. 06-Feb-2023

    Hon'ble The Acting Chief Justice,hon'ble Ms. Justice Moksha Khajuria KazmiView PDF

  44. 06-Feb-2023

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Sindhu Sharma , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ma Chowdhary

  45. 30-Nov-2022

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajnesh Oswal , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Puneet Gupta

  46. 17-Oct-2022

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajnesh Oswal,hon'ble Mr. Justice Puneet GuptaView PDF

  47. 17-Oct-2022

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Sindhu Sharma , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Tashi Rabstan

  48. 18-Aug-2022

    Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Sindhu Sharma,hon'ble Mr. Justice Tashi RabstanView PDF

  49. 18-Aug-2022

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajnesh Oswal , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Mohan Lal

  50. 18-Jul-2022

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajnesh Oswal,hon'ble Mr. Justice Mohan LalView PDF

  51. 18-Jul-2022

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rahul Bharti , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Tashi Rabstan

  52. 06-Apr-2022

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rahul Bharti,hon'ble Mr. Justice Tashi RabstanView PDF

  53. 06-Apr-2022

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Ms. Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi

  54. 28-Mar-2022

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev Kumar , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ma Chowdhary

  55. 11-Mar-2022

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal Wani , Hon'ble The Chief Justice

  56. 15-Dec-2021

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal Wani,hon'ble The Chief JusticeView PDF

  57. 15-Dec-2021

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajnesh Oswal

  58. 04-Oct-2021

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Puneet Gupta , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur

  59. 15-Sep-2021

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Puneet Gupta,hon'ble Mr. Justice Dhiraj Singh ThakurView PDF

  60. 15-Sep-2021

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Puneet Gupta , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Tashi Rabstan

  61. 10-Aug-2021

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Puneet Gupta,hon'ble Mr. Justice Tashi RabstanView PDF

  62. 10-Aug-2021

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal Wani , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Tashi Rabstan

  63. 31-May-2021

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajnesh Oswal

  64. 09-Apr-2021

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal Wani , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur

  65. 23-Feb-2021

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Sindhu Sharma , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur

  66. 28-Dec-2020

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Dhar , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal

  67. 20-Oct-2020

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal Wani , Hon'ble The Chief Justice

  68. 04-Aug-2020

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal Wani,hon'ble The Chief JusticeView PDF

  69. 04-Aug-2020

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey

  70. 21-Jul-2020

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal

  71. 20-Mar-2020

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal

  72. 31-Jan-2020

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice,hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh BindalView PDF

  73. 31-Jan-2020

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal

  74. 06-Nov-2019

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice,hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh BindalView PDF

  75. 06-Nov-2019

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Tashi Rabstan

  76. 26-Aug-2019

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal,hon'ble Mr. Justice Tashi RabstanView PDF

  77. 26-Aug-2019

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Sindhu Sharma , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal

  78. 17-May-2019

    Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Sindhu Sharma,hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh BindalView PDF

  79. 17-May-2019

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Sindhu Sharma

  80. 26-Mar-2019

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice,hon'ble Mrs. Justice Sindhu SharmaView PDF

  81. 19-Mar-2019

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Tashi Rabstan

  82. 05-Feb-2019

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice,hon'ble Mr. Justice Tashi RabstanView PDF

  83. 05-Feb-2019

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice,hon'ble Mr. Justice Tashi RabstanView PDF

  84. 05-Feb-2019

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Alok Aradhe

  85. 14-Nov-2018
  86. 29-Oct-2018

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar Gupta , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Alok Aradhe

  87. 14-Sep-2018

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar Gupta , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Tashi Rabstan

  88. 24-May-2018

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev Kumar , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar

  89. 17-Apr-2018

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev Kumar , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar

  90. 26-Mar-2018

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  91. 06-Mar-2018

    Case filed

    Registration No. LPAOW/13/2018

casestatus.in Summary

Summary: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir modified the lower court's judgment and remanded the matter for reconsideration. The court recognized that the final award confirmed the deceased appellant Baj Singh's house was acquired for Mata Vaishno Devi University, and directed the Collector to verify the acquisition and assess whether the deceased met eligibility criteria for a residential plot under the University's Executive Council resolution. If eligible, the appellants (as legal heirs) must be allotted one residential plot within three months, disregarding any alternative structure built subsequently out of necessity. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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