Overview

• Mehbooba Mufti said the party has filed the Jammu and Kashmir Land Rights and Regularisation Bill, 2025, for consideration in the upcoming assembly session.
• The draft would grant ownership to individuals, families and institutions in continuous possession of land for over 30 years to prevent arbitrary evictions.
• Nearly 60 Gulmarg hotels, including heritage properties Nedous and Highlands Park, have received takeover notices from the Gulmarg Development Authority.
• PDP urged the government to adopt the proposal or introduce its own legislation, offering the party’s support for measures that protect land rights.
• The assembly convenes on October 23 in Srinagar, and Mufti says no clear policy has been set even as affected hoteliers face ongoing legal uncertainty.