Srinagar, July 27 -- Srinagar- The High Court of J&K and Ladakh on Monday dismissed a petition challenging the eviction of occupants from a migrant property in Verinag, Anantnag, holding that an unregistered mortgage-cum-conditional sale agreement does not confer ownership rights and cannot override the protections provided under the Jammu and Kashmir Migrant Immovable Property (Preservation, Protection and Restraint on Distress Sales) Act, 1997.

A bench of Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi upheld the orders of the District Magistrate, Anantnag, and the Financial Commissioner (Revenue), directing eviction of the petitioners from land measuring 3 kanals and 13 marlas at Bagwanpora, Verinag, and restoring its custody to the District Magistrate...