A hospital-canteen bidder resisted rent recovery and eviction by asserting that only his son occupied the premises under an older low-rent arrangement.
Judge / Bench — Hon’ble Mr. Justice M A Chowdhary, Judge
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court compared that stance with his earlier writ pleadings admitting occupation through his son and asserting entitlement on his own higher bid. Having retained the premises under interim protection while allotment was obstructed, he could not reverse that position and insist on the earlier nominal rent indefinitely. The Court upheld liability calculated on his quoted bid, but directed adjustment of payments already received through his son and permitted recovery only of the balance. The petition was dismissed and interim protection vacated. The case illustrates the practical consequences of inconsistent pleadings and occupation prolonged through interim orders.
Case — Ghulam Hassan v. UT of J&K and Others · WP(C) No. 1962/2023 · 2026-10-15 · Jammu wing
Advocates appearing — Petitioner — Mr. Nitin Verma, Advocate. Respondents — Mr. Raman Sharma, AAG, with Ms. Jagmeet Kour, Advocate.