The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Srinagar, in a judgment pronounced on October 14, 2025, dismissed a review petition (RP No.60/2024). A Division Bench comprising Justice Javed Iqbal Wani and Justice Rahul Bharti affirmed its prior judgment, which had dismissed a writ petition filed by Abdul Haq Banday and another, fundamentally on the ground that the petitioners had suppressed material facts from the court.

The case concerns a dispute over the petitioners’ claim to a share of Nazra-Niaz (offerings) from Asar-e-Sharif, Hazratabad.

Background of the Litigation

The petitioners had initially filed a writ petition, WP(C) No.148/2023, seeking to quash an order dated 20.09.2022 issued by the Chief Executive Officer of the J&K Waqf Board. This order had rejected their claim to

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