1. In the instant batch of petitions the selection of private respondents as Teachers in the District cadres of Districts, Jammu, Rajouri, Kathua, Udhampur, Anantnag and Doda is being questioned, mainly on the following grounds:-

(a) The selection criteria adopted by the Service Selection Board is invalid;

(b) The candidates possessing higher qualification i.e. M.Ed. B.Ed, Post graduation have been ignored whereas candidates possessing 10+ 2 qualification have been selected;

(c) Additional higher qualification obtained by the candidates after the last date fixed for submission of application forms before the date of interview has been ignored;

(d) Weightage has been given to the qualification done in specialized fields like B.Sc (Agriculture), Engineering etc which qualification has no relevance to the job of a teacher;

(e) The candidates who were already in service have been selected; and

(f) Meritorious candidates have not been selected whereas candidates who have obtained lesser merit have been selected.

Before taking up independent grounds of challenge set up in the writ petitions, I would first deal with the above common grounds of challenge.

Ground (a)

2. The Jammu and Kashmir Service

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