HC drops contempt against SM Jammu Airport

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 4: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has dropped a contempt petition against Nitin Kumar, Senior Manager, Jammu Airport, Airport Authority of India.
After hearing Advocate Inderjeet Gupta with Advocate Yatin Mahajan appearing for the Senior Manager AAI, Justice Rahul Bharti observed, “the situation which has led to the counsel for the petitioner in making this statement is on account of appearance of Inder Jeet Gupta, counsel for the respondent, who has come forward with Government Order No. 66-JK(Rev) of 2021 dated 08.10.2021 in terms whereof besides other Khasra Nos., land in Khasra No. 182 as being State land has come to be transferred in favour of the Airport Authority of India (AAI) free of cost and in the present contempt petition, the allegation of alleged violation of status quo direction passed by the writ court on 03.11.2021 in pending WP(C) No. 2405/2021 is referable to land measuring 05 kanals 19 marlas in khasra No. 182”.
“Respondent No. 6 is, hereby deleted”, High Court said.