Supreme Court–mandated rehabilitation for displaced Kashmiris remains unimplemented for 15 years; a duly submitted land application (October 2024) stands ignored in direct contravention of binding court orders, raising grave questions of institutional contempt.
New Delhi 3rd January 2026: The Daily Excelsior report dated January 1, 2026, titled “Govt’s ambitious plan to develop new housing colonies remains on papers only”, has inadvertently revealed a truth far more serious than administrative delay. What now stands exposed is systemic and wilful abandonment of constitutional duties and Supreme Court mandated housing obligations, particularly those owed to displaced Kashmiri families.
While the J&K Housing Board has publicly conceded that its much-publicised Public Private Partnership (PPP) model has collapsed, this failure cannot be dismissed as a technical or market-driven setback. It reflects a conscious policy diversion that has sidelined binding judicial and governmental mandates in force since 2009.
THIS IS NOT POLICY FAILURE , THIS IS NON-COMPLIANCE
For over 15 years, the Union Territory administration has failed to implement clear and binding mandates, including:
- Hon’ble Supreme Court Order dated 27.10.2009, recording the affidavit of the then Chief Secretary, J&K, confirming:
• A Return & Rehabilitation Package, and
• Allotment of land in Kashmir to group housing societies of displaced Kashmiris.
- Parliamentary Committee on Kashmiri Migrants (2009), recommending immediate allotment of land in the Kashmir Valley.
- J&K Cabinet Decision No. 130/11/2009 (01.10.2009) and
Government Order Rev/MR/141 of 2009 (20.10.2009), which legally operationalized such allotments.
These are not aspirational announcements. They are binding constitutional, statutory, and judicial obligations.
PPP FAILURE CANNOT BE USED AS A SHIELD AGAINST COURT ORDERS
The Daily Excelsior report confirms:
• No private developer responded to the EoI
• Housing Board officers admit there is no future roadmap
• The Managing Director has acknowledged that the PPP model has failed
• Encumbrance-free land stands identified across J&K
This establishes one inescapable fact:
Housing for displaced citizens was never meant to be outsourced to market whims when State-backed rehabilitation obligations already existed.
The shift from EPC to PPP placing financing, approvals, construction, and maintenance entirely on private developers was not innovation. It was a policy detour that:
• Delayed implementation
• Diffused accountability
• Entrenched executive inaction
LAWFUL APPLICATION SUBMITTED GOVERNMENT CHOSE SILENCE
Contrary to any suggestion of lack of demand or preparedness, Displaced Kashmiri Resident’s Housing Cooperative Ltd. (Regd. August 2024) formally applied for allotment of a land parcel in Srinagar in September–October 2024, strictly in accordance with:
• J&K Housing Board tender policy,
• Existing Government Orders, and
• Binding Supreme Court directions.
Since submission, the Society has repeatedly followed up with all concerned departments and authorities.
The response of the J&K Government has been unequivocal and alarming:
• No decision
• No rejection
• No explanation
This studied silence, in the face of binding judicial and Cabinet mandates, amounts to deliberate non-action and prima facie wilful disobedience of Supreme Court orders.
DISPLACED KASHMIRIS ERASED FROM THE HOUSING DISCOURSE
While official statements repeatedly refer to “middle- and lower-income groups”, the most legally entitled beneficiaries remain conspicuously invisible:
• 36+ years without a permanent home address
• 15 years after Supreme Court and Cabinet decisions
• Zero land allotment
• Zero institutional facilitation
This exclusion is not accidental. It is the result of sustained administrative avoidance.
OUR DEMANDS ARE LAWFUL AND NON-NEGOTIABLE
We demand immediate execution of existing orders, including:
• Allotment of land in Srinagar for a 1,000-family rehabilitation colony
• State-supported financial mechanisms for poor and middle-class displaced families
A QUESTION THE GOVERNMENT MUST ANSWER
If:
• Land is available,
• PPP has failed,
• Supreme Court orders exist,
• Cabinet decisions are in force,
What exactly is preventing the Government of J&K from acting?
The answer cannot be procedural.
It can only be administrative reluctance and political avoidance.
The Government of J&K must now ensure time-bound implementation of long-pending, legally binding measures without dilution, diversion, or delay.
This is not about stalled housing projects.
This is about justice delayed becoming justice denied.
Issued by:
Satish Mahaldar
Displaced Kashmiri Resident’s Housing Cooperative Ltd. (Regd.)
A/P C-387, Sector-7, Palam Extension
Dwarka, New Delhi – 110075
HP 9818099625
