Challenge to 1985 Wakf Property Notification Fails After 33 Years, Only Aggrieved Persons Can Maintain Writ: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh on 27 February 2026 dismissed a writ petition challenging SRO 320 dated 31.08.1985, a Government notification through which a list of Wakf properties in parts of Tehsil Poonch was published. The judgment was delivered by Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal, who reaffirmed the settled principles governing Article 226 Constitution of India, particularly the doctrine of delay and laches and the requirement of…
