The Jammu and Kashmir High Court criticized the administration after a dead person was named as a respondent in a legal petition. Justice Rahul Bharti expressed dismay over the handling of the case, noting the petitioner's desperation in naming a deceased individual, Jia Lal Raina, who died in 2017, as a respondent in a petition related to a 2008 civil suit. The court highlighted a disregard for proper legal procedures and the opinions of government counsel.