Srinagar, July 1 (KMW): The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has issued bailable warrants against deputy commissioner Kupwara for violating court orders. Pronouncing the direction, Justice Ali Muhammad Magray directed the IGP Kashmir to execute the warrants and secure the presence of deputy commissioner Itrat Hussain Rafique.Â
The warrant was issued after Rafique failed to implement court orders directing not to interfere in the peaceful possession of a piece of land by the land owners in Kupwara. However, the deputy commissioner failed to file a compliance report or implement orders in its letter and spirit.
“Neither compliance filed nor anybody appeared on behalf of deputy commissioner leaving no option but to secure the presence of respondent deputy commissioner by coercive method,†observed the court orders while hearing the contempt petition filed by Nazeer Ahmad and others against Itrat Rafique. The court has issued bailable warrants in the amount of Rs 20,000 and directed the IG Kashmir to execute the warrant and secure the presence of the deputy commissioner on next hearing on July 7.
