Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 1341 j&K/2
Judgement Date : 17 October, 2023
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(Supplementary list)
HIGH COURT OF JAMMU &KASHMIR AND LADAKH
AT SRINAGAR
CM(M) No. 268/2023
CM Nos. 6380/2023 & 6381/2023
Caveat No. 2493/2023
Jan Mohammad Ulfat and Ors.
..... Petitioner (s)
Through: Mr. Shariq Riyaz Jan, Adv.
V/s
Mushtaq Ahmad Shah
..... Respondent(s)
Through: Mr. Saqib Amin Parray, Adv.
CORAM:
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajnesh Oswal, Judge.
ORDER
17.10.2023
1. Earlier also when the order dated 29.10.2022 was passed by the
Executing Court whereby warrant of arrest and detention against the
petitioners was issued, the petitioners had approached this Court
through the medium of CM(M) No. 261/2022 and this Court vide
order dated 09.11.2022 had stayed the operation of the order dated
29.10.2022 subject to deposit of Rs. 25.00 lacs by the petitioners
before the Executing Court within a period of 10 days failing which
the respondent was given liberty to make motion before the
Executing Court for issuance fresh warrant of arrest against the
judgment debtors/petitioners. The order dated 09.11.2022 was not Page |2 CM(M) No. 268/2023 CM Nos. 6380/2023 & 6381/2023 Caveat No. 2493/2023
complied by the petitioner therein resultantly vide order dated
28.02.2023, this Court granted further weeks time to do the needful
and simultaneously it was ordered that in the event needful is not
done the order dated 09.11.2022 shall stand vacated. It appears that
the petitioner did not comply with the order dated 09.11.2022 which
prompted the Executing Court to issue fresh warrant of arrest vide
order dated 12.10.2023 which has been impugned by the petitioners
through the medium of present petition under Article 227 of the
Constitution of India.
2. With the appearance of Mr. Saqib Amin Parray, Advocate, caveat as
lodged shall stand discharged.
3. Learned counsel for decree holder/respondent very fairly submits
that the decree holder is interested only in getting the money and
respondent does not want the petitioners to be in custody provided
they are willing to make payment within a period of 15 days.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners
would make arrangement so as to ensure that amount of Rs. 25.00
lacs is deposited by the petitioners within a period of 15 days from
today with the Executing Court.
5. Learned counsel for the respondent is not averse to the submission
made by learned counsel for the petitioners.
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6. Accordingly the petition is disposed of by providing that the
petitioners shall deposit an amount of Rs. 25.00 lacs with the
Executing Court within a period of 15 days from today failing which
consequences envisaged vide order dated 12.10.2023 shall follow.
Till 15 days from today, the order impugned shall stay.
7. Disposed of as above along with connected CM.
8. Copy of this order be provided to learned counsel for the petitioners
under the seal and signature of the Bench Secretary of this Court.
(Rajnesh Oswal) Judge SRINAGAR 17.10.2023 Aasif
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