Srinagar, Feb 23, Feb. 24 -- The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court intervened to restore possession of a residential property to a Srinagar man after authorities allegedly locked his home during an eviction process. A division bench of Justices Sindhu Sharma and Shahzad Azeem set aside a trial court's refusal to grant interim protection under the Jammu and Kashmir Migrant Immovable Property (Preservation, Protection and Restraint on Distress Sales) Act, 1997. The court emphasized that statutory authorities cannot act as a "rubber stamp" and must apply independent judgment when making decisions.The petitioner, Noor Illahi Fakhtoo, purchased 17 marlas of land in Hyderpora in 1996 and constructed a house in 2004. The eviction dispute a...