Jammu and Kashmir High Court
WP(C)/1023/2021 of TEHMEENA AKHTER Vs UNION TERRITORY OF J AND K THROUGH COMMISSIONER/ SECRETARY TO GOVT HOUSING AND URBAN DEPT. AND ORS on 2 June 2026
No. 16 Regular Cause list HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT SRINAGAR WP(C) 1023/2021 Tehmeena Akhter (60 Years) W/O Amanullah R/O Bagh-i-Mehtab, Budgam …Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Muneer Nisar, Advocate Vs. 1. Union Territory of J&K, through
Serial No. 16
Regular Cause list
HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH
AT SRINAGAR
WP(C) 1023/2021
Tehmeena Akhter (60 Years)
W/O Amanullah
R/O Bagh-i-Mehtab, Budgam
…Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s)
Through: Mr. Muneer Nisar, Advocate
Vs.
1. Union Territory of J&K, through
Commissioner/Secretary to Govt,
Housing and Urban Development Dept.
Civil Secretariat, Srinagar/Jammu
2. Commissioner,
Srinagar
Municipal
Corporation, Srinagar
3. Chief Enforcement Officer,
Srinagar Municipal Corporation, Srinagar
4. Enforcement Officer (South)
Srinagar Municipal Corporation, Srinagar
5. Ward Officer, Ward No. 35,
Srinagar Municipal Corporation, Srinagar
6. Station House Officer, P/S Nowgam,
Srinagar
7. Amanullah
S/O Mohammad Ayoub
R/O Bagh-i-Mehtab
District Budgam, Kashmir
...Respondent(s)
Through: Mr. Bikramdeep Singh, Dy.AG with Ms. Nowbahar, AC
CORAM:
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M. A. CHOWDHARY, JUDGE.
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ORDER
02.06.2026
1. Petitioner, through the medium of this petition, seeks quashing of the Sealing Order No. SMC/ENF/2637-49 dated 17.05.2021, issued by respondent No. 2, whereby the structure of the petitioner was sealed under Clause 2.1.2(b) and 2.2.6 of Srinagar Municipal Corporation Building Byelaws 2011, placed under the superdari of respondent Nos. 5 & 6, as well as to restrain the respondent Nos. 2 to 6 from harassing the petitioner and also not to cause any sort of intereference over the peaceful possession, occupation and enjoyment of the residential house constructed by the petitioner on a piece of land measuring 11 Marlas under Survey No. 157/43 Mouza/Halqa Patwar Shankerpora, Chadoora, Budgam, way back in the year 2005-2007, in any manner, whatsoever.
2. Pursuant to notice, respondents filed their reply, wherein it has been submitted that the sealing order has been withdrawn and the building in question has been desealed vide order No. SMC/ENF/5132-40 dated 15.06.2021, as such, the grievance of the petitioner has been redressed, rendering the writ petition as infructuous. It has been further pleaded that, as per reports submitted by the Enforcement Officer, Srinagar Municipal Corporation, dated 12.11.2025, the structure was reportedly completed in the year 2015 and at the time of the completion of the structure, the local area was not under the Srinagar Municipal Corporation limits, as such, the construction has been raised before issuance of the Notification No. 219 dated 29.06.2016, incorporating the area within the jurisdiction of Srinagar Municipal Corporation.
3. Commissioner, SMC, has also sworn an affidavit in support of the aforesaid assertions, which has been filed on 01.08.2025.
4. In view of the pleadings on record, the fair stand taken by the respondents, and the withdrawal of the impugned sealing order, the grievance projected in the present petition no longer survives for adjudication.
5. Accordingly, the petition has been rendered infructuous and is disposed of, as such, alongwith connected application(s).
(M. A. CHOWDHARY)
JUDGE
SRINAGAR: 02.06.2026 “Adil Ismail”