Srinagar, July 28 -- The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Srinagar Monday dismissed a writ petition challenging the eviction of occupants from land "classified as migrant property" in Verinag, Anantnag, holding that an 'unregistered agreement' could not confer ownership or lawful possession over property protected under the Jammu and Kashmir Migrant Immovable Property Act, 1997.

Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi, in a judgment pronounced today, dismissed a petition filed by Mohammad Iqbal Wani and others against the Union Territory administration and private respondents claiming succession to the migrant owner.

The dispute concerns three kanals and 13 marlas of land falling under Survey Nos. 2275 and 2278 at Estate Bagwanpora, Ve...