The High Court after hearing the contentions of the counsel noted, "The issue that now arises is as to which judgment should be followed by this Court. In this regard, the learned CGC has taken this Court through the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Union Territory of Ladakh & Ors Vs. Jammu and Kashmir National Conference & Anr, reported in 2023 Legal Eagle (SC) 891, wherein it has been held that when faced with conflicting judgments by Benches of equal strength of the Supreme Court, the earlier judgment has to be followed by the High Court, which would be in consonance with the decision of the Five Judges Bench of the Supreme Court in the case of National Insurance Company Ltd. Vs. Pranay Sethi, reported in (2017) 16 SCC 680."