JL WALI & ORS vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS

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$ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 06.04.2026 Judgment delivered on: 20.04.2026 Judgment uploaded on: As per Digital Signature~ + LPA 756/2010 J L WALI & OTHERS ......Appellants versus UNION OF INDIA & OTHERS .....Respondents Advocates who appeared in this case For the Appellants : Mr B L Wali, Advocate. For the Respondents : Ms Manjula Gupta & Mr G M Kawoosa Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA JUDGMENT V. KAMESWAR RAO, J. 1. This intra Court appeal lays a challenge to the order dated 08.09.2010 (impugned order) passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.(C) No.19856- 59/2005 whereby the writ petition filed by the appellants was dismissed. 2. The appellants herein claimed that they were registered contractors of the Government of Jammu & Kashmir engaged in the business of construction of roads, buildings and parks. They had claimed to have been awarded works by the Public Works Department (PWD), Department of Garden, Parks and Floriculture of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir Signature Not Verified Signed By:PRADEEP LPA No.756/2010 Page 1 of 5 SHARMA Signing Date:20.04.2026 18:16:05 as well as the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) of the Government of India. It was their case before the learned Single Judge that on account of the precarious law and order situation in the Kashmir valley they had to migrate from Jammu and Kashmir to Delhi in the year 1989 leaving behind their belongings as well as properties. They had never thought that they would leave their place without any hope of their safe return. The appellants hardly got any time to carry their belongings. Their homes/ land/ trees were left at the mercy of State Administration who were required to at least prote