Srinagar: The J&K and Ladakh High Court has “clarified that the authorities were at “liberty” to proceed in case action was required to be taken regarding a school building purportedly raised on Khacharai land here.
The court’s order comes eight weeks after status quo was ordered to be maintained by the parties in response to the contention raised in petition filed by Islamic Educational Institute before the court.
“The construction of School building admittedly has been raised on Khacharai land, as is also evident from the record on the file,” a bench of Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul said, observing that the relief sought in the plea filed by the school management, amongst others, has been against School Education Department to issue NOC etc.
The court said that a bench of this Court vide order dated 05.12.2022 directed parties to maintain status quo.
“It is made clear here that the order of status quo dated 05.12.2022 would be insofar as respondent School Education is concerned,” the court said, adding, “However, such status quo order would not come in the way of the authorities in case any action is required to be taken with regard to the construction raised on Khacharai/State land and they are at liberty to proceed.” (KDC)
