COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH v. Union of India Through Secretary to Government Ministry of Defence, Government
Case at a glance
Outcome
Dismissed
Accordingly, this petition is dismissed along with
Provisions considered
Judgment
Through :- Mr. Arshad Hussain, Advocate v/s Union of India Through Secretary to Government Ministry of Defence, Government of India, New Delhi .....Respondent(s) Through :- Mr. Sumant Sudan, Advocate vice Mr. Vishal Sharma, DSGI CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV KUMAR, JUDGE SWP No.1851/2014 ORDER 20.12.2025 This is a petition seeking quashing of communication dated 23rd May, 2014 addressed to the petitioner by the respondents in response to an application made under Right to Information Act. There are other allied reliefs prayed for in this petition. The respondents have filed their objections and have opposed the maintainability of the petition on merits. It is submitted that the case of the petitioner for his appointment as Sanitary Inspector-cum-Food Inspector was resubmitted to Ministry of Defence by DG DE in compliance with the interim order dated 17th July, 2014, but the Ministry has rejected the same on the ground that the notification relied upon has ceased to exist consequent upon repeal of Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 in the year 2006.
Operative part
2 In view of the aforesaid clear stand taken by the respondents, I find no merit in this petition. Accordingly, this petition is dismissed along with connected applications. SWP No. 765/2015 In the instant petition, the petitioner has thrown challenge to an order dated 16th September, 2014, whereby proposal of the Director General Defence Estates for notification of the petitioner as Sanitary Inspector, has been rejected. The impugned order has been assailed on multiple grounds. However, in view of the clear stand taken by the respondents that notification, which the petitioner wants to be acted upon, was issued under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, which Act has been repealed and replaced by a new legislation, namely, Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. It is, thus, submitted that the aforesaid notification has outlived its life. In view of the above, I find no merit in this petition.
Accordingly, the same is dismissed CPSW No.489/2015 This petition has been filed by the petitioner for initiating contempt proceedings against the respondents for wilful disobedience and non- compliance of the interim order dated 13th March, 2015 passed in SWP No.765/2015. 3 On being put on notice, the respondents have filed their objections and have stated that in compliance with the interim order, case of the petitioner was resubmitted to the Ministry of Defence, but the same was rejected on the ground that the notification relied upon by the petitioner has ceased to exist with the repeal of Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 in the year 2006 by a new legislation i.e. Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. In view of the aforesaid, there is nothing on record to show that the respondents have wilfully or intentionally disobeyed the order of this Court. Accordingly, proceedings in this petition are closed. (Sanjeev Kumar) Judge JAMMU 20.12.2025 Vinod. Whether order is speaking: Yes/No Whether order is reportable: Yes/No Vinod Kumar 2025.12.23 13:10 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document
Questions this judgment answers
What did the Court decide in this case?
The Court recorded the following disposition: Accordingly, this petition is dismissed along with
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Right to Information Act, 2005; Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954; Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.
Which court decided this case, and when?
High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, on 20 Dec 2025. The bench was SANJEEV KUMAR.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
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