Srinagar, July 28 -- Dismissing a bunch of petitions, a bench of Justice Rajnesh Oswal termed it as a welcome step on the part of the Government in streamlining the appointment, election and nomination of Lamabardars.

The petitioners, claiming to have been appointed as Lambardars otherwise than by election under the provisions of the Jammu and Kashmir Lambardari Act, 1972 along with the Jammu and Kashmir Lambardari Rules, 1980 had assailed SRO No. 412 dated 29 September 2017 issued by the government to the extent of deletion of Sub-Rule 5 of Rule 16 of the Rules and for directing the authorities not to dislodge them from their respective offices of Lambardar.

"It is worthwhile to mention that no orders in respect of removal of petitione...