Jammu and Kashmir High Court
OWP/2054/2018 of LOBZANG CHOSFAIL AND ORS Vs STATE OF J AND K AND ORS (LADAKH CASE) on 4 August 2026
OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT SRINAGAR OWP No. 2054/2018 CM No. (7400/2021) Lobzang Chosfail And Ors. …Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Sami Sabir Lone, Advocate VERSUS State of J&K And Ors. …Respondent(s) Through: Mr. T. M. Shamsi, DSGI with Mr. Faizan Ganie,
HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH
AT SRINAGAR
OWP No. 2054/2018
CM No. (7400/2021)
Lobzang Chosfail And Ors.
…Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s)
Through: Mr. Sami Sabir Lone, Advocate
VERSUS
State of J&K And Ors.
…Respondent(s)
Through: Mr. T. M. Shamsi, DSGI with
Mr. Faizan Ganie, CGC and
Ms. Falak Pandit, Advocate
CORAM:
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAHUL BHARTI, JUDGE.
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ORDER
04.08.2026
1. Mr. T.M. Shamsi, learned DSGI submits that post J&K Reorganization Act, 2019 leading to creation of UT of Ladakh in separation to UT of J&K, the cause of action of the present petitioners in this writ petition which otherwise related to Ladakh when it was a part of erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir has been rendered infructuous particularly when the Directorate of Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Ladakh has come up with comprehensive set of rules Ladakh Subsidized Kerosene Oil (Licensing and Sr. No. 7 Regular
Distribution) Order, 2025 to regulate the licensing and distribution of subsidized oil in the UT of Ladakh.
2. On the basis of this development, Mr. T.M. Shamsi, learned DSGI submits that the petitioners need to take themselves to recourse under said order for redressal of their grievance whether the one forming subject matter of the representation or post thereto.
3. In the light of this development, the writ petition is dismissed as rendered infructuous without prejudice to the right of the petitioners to avail the effects and benefits of Ladakh Subsidized Kerosene Oil (Licensing and Distribution) Order, 2025.
(RAHUL BHARTI)
JUDGE
SRINAGAR 04.08.2026 Akhil Dev