here's how I reload it without calling $.ajax – i read through http://www.trirand.com/jqgridwiki/doku.php?id=wiki:methods

jQuery(“#AccountSearchGrid1”).jqGrid('setGridParam', { url: “JobDefinition/AccountSearchGridDataRequest/?id=” + myKey, page: 1 }).trigger('reloadGrid');

So, please let me know if there is a better approach to this solution. And still I would like to know how to reload it under success inline in ajax call.

thanks.