JUDGMENT :

SANJEEV KUMAR, J.

1. This intra Court appeal is directed against the judgment dated 06.05.2017 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court (“Writ Court”) in SWP No. 1177/2017 titled Haseena Akhter vs. State of J&K and Others, whereby the writ petition filed by respondent No. 6 has been allowed and the empanelment of the appellant in merit list quashed.

2. The Chief Education Officer, Pulwama vide advertisement Notification No. DIPK-2806 published in daily newspaper “Greater Kashmir” in its edition dated 07.06.2013 invited application for supplying the regular vacancies of teachers on the pattern of Rehbar-e-Taleem scheme in various schools of the district, which included one vacancy in UPS, Aripal. As is evident from the notification, the vacancy notified was to be filled up from amongst the candidates, who were permanent residents of the concerned revenue village/habitation, wherein the school in question was situated, falling under the ambit of Socially and Educationally backward area as notified vide SRO 294 of 2005 dated 21.10.2005. However, in case the habitation/village was predominantly inhabited by SC/ST population, only candidates belonging to these categories