Srinagar, Feb. 12 -- In the long-pending land acquisition dispute involving thousands of kanals of land belonging to farmers in Budgam district currently under Army possession, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has warned of coercive measures against officers responsible for non-filing of a satisfactory reply.

Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi, who heard the plea filed by the farmers, sought detailed responses within three weeks from the Union of India and other authorities.

The farmers, whose land has been under Army possession for several decades, have sought either proper compensation or quashing of acquisition proceedings related to 3,764 kanals and 13 marlas of land located in the villages of Karewa Damodhar, Wathora and Kra...