Jammu and Kashmir High Court
CCP(S)/1/2025 of SATISH KUMAR Vs PANDEEP KUMAR MEHTA SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE DODA AND ANOTHER on 5 October 2026
OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU CCP(S) No. 1/2025 in SWP No. 974/2009 Satish Kumar .....Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through :- Mr. Jagpaul Singh, Advocate v/s Pandeep Kumar Mehta and another .....Respondent(s) Through :- Ms. Chetna Manhas, Advocate vice Mrs. Monika Kohli, Sr. AAG
HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH
AT JAMMU
CCP(S) No. 1/2025 in
SWP No. 974/2009
Satish Kumar
.....Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s)
Through :- Mr. Jagpaul Singh, Advocate
v/s
Pandeep Kumar Mehta and another
.....Respondent(s)
Through :- Ms. Chetna Manhas, Advocate vice Mrs. Monika Kohli, Sr. AAG
CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE MOKSHA KHAJURIA KAZMI, JUDGE
ORDER
05.10.2026
1. In this petition, petitioner herein has alleged non-compliance of order dated 21.05.2024, relevant paragraph whereof is reproduced hereunder:
10. The order impugned, thus, not only in violation of natural justice but would also deprive him of his right to livelihood, therefore, order impugned is quashed with liberty to respondents to proceed against the petitioner after complying with the principles of natural justice and affording him reasonable opportunity of being heard.
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2. Compliance/status report stands filed by respondents. It is stated that after the disposal of the Special Leave Petition, the respondents have complied with the order dated 21.05.2024 passed in SWP No. 974/2009, and implemented the same vide District Police Headquarters Doda Order No. Estt/Engage/2026/26/759-62 dated 06.06.2026, whereby the petitioner, namely, Satish Kumar has been re-engaged as SPO in J&K Police and SPO No. 732 has been allotted to him. Moreover, Dy. SP. DAR DPL Doda has also been directed to conduct Sr. No. 85
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enquiry with regard to the reasons that had led to the disengagement of the petitioner on 18.03.2009.
3. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that the order dated 21.05.2024 has been compiled with by the respondents in its letter and spirit. The contempt proceedings are accordingly closed, with a liberty to the petitioner to avail appropriate remedy, if the cause survives, otherwise.
(Moksha Khajuria Kazmi) Judge
JAMMU 05.10.2026 Rahul Sharma
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