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MUNILAL vs THE STATE OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR on 28 September, 2022

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2022 INSC 1029W.P.(C) No.-000556-000556 - 2006Official PDFAuthor HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICEBench Shripathi Ravindra Bhat, Jamshed Burjor Pardiwala, Sarasa Venkatanarayana BhattiAdvocates ASHOK KUMAR SINGH
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO.556 OF 2006
MUNILAL & ORS. Petitioners
VERSUS
STATE OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR & ANR. Respondents
O R D E R

This petition filed under Article 32 of the Constitution

of India inter alia prayed that some of the provisions of

Jammu & Kashmir Reservation Act, 2005 (“the Reservation Act”

for short) and the Rules framed thereunder be declared illegal

and unconstitutional.

The matter has been pending in this Court for the last 16

years.

Mr. Vikramjit Banerjee, learned Additional Solicitor

General has invited our attention to the factual developments

which have taken place after 2006 including certain amendments

to the provisions of the Reservation Act.

In view of the developments which have taken place since

the filing of the writ petition, we permit the petitioners to

withdraw the instant writ petition, with further liberty to

BABITA PANDEY or initiate appropriate proceedings in a manner known toDate: take2022.10.01 law.

With these observations, the writ petition is disposed of

as withdrawn.

(J.B. PARDIWALA) New Delhi, September 28, 2022