Rent Assessment Orders Passed By Estate Officers Are Appealable Under J&K Public Premises Act, Writ Petitions Not Maintainable: High Court
Reinforcing the legal principle that statutory remedies must be exhausted before invoking constitutional jurisdiction, the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh held that orders passed under Section 10 of the J&K Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1988, are appealable under Section 12 of the same Act. Accordingly, the bench comprising Justice…