JAMMU, July 6 -- The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has expressed dissatisfaction over the status report filed by the J&K Lake Conservation and Management Authority in a PIL concerning alleged encroachments on Shah Canal, observing that the report was inconclusive and failed to deal with the core issue of removal of encroachments.
A Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice Mohd Yousuf Wani was hearing WP(C) PIL No. 5/2023 filed by Mir Mohammad Shafi against the Union Territory of J&K and others.
The Court took on record the status report dated June 28, 2026, filed by the Vice Chairman, J&K Lake Conservation and Management Authority, Srinagar. However, while considering the matter, the Bench observ...