Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 3: The court of City Judge, Jammu, has temporarily restrained defendants from holding elections to Kashmiri Pandit Sabha (KPS), Jammu.
The Court directive came in a petition filed by two plaintiffs – Pintoo Ji of Jagti, Nagrota, and Ramesh Kumar Bhat of Shardha Colony, Patoli Brahmana.
The Judge observed, “From the material made available on record, in the considered opinion of the Court at this stage, the plaintiffs have been able to make out a strong prima facie case in their favour and balance of convenience also tilts in their favour and in case interim injunction as prayed for, is not granted at this stage, in that eventuality, they are likely to suffer irreparable loss and injury which cannot be compensated later on. Keeping in view the emergent nature of the matter in hand, prior notice as envisaged is dispensed with.”
Accordingly, court issued notice to non-applicants and in the meanwhile till next date of hearing subject to objection of other side, the non-applicant/defendant No 1 is temporarily restrained from conducting elections to Kashmiri Pandit Sabha, Jammu, in pursuance to election notification No 1 of 2022 issued by non-applicant No 1, the Judge ordered.
The Judge, however, said that the non-applicants were at liberty to approach this Court for modification/alteration of the order, if they had a better case than applicants.
“Non-applicants shall file a service affidavit within three days,” he ordered.
The court fixed July 23, 2022, as next date of hearing.
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