JUDGMENT :

SANJEEV KUMAR, J.

1. This intra court appeal, filed by the Jammu & Kashmir Service Selection Board [“the SSB”], is directed against the judgment dated 04.06.2020 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court [“The Writ Court”] in SWP No. 2226/2014 titled Jahangir Ahmed vs. State of J&K and Others whereby the Writ Court has allowed the petition of the respondent no. 1 and directed the SSB to select the respondent no. 1 and recommend his candidature for appointment to the post of teacher in district cadre Poonch in the ex-servicemen category from the date, the respondent no. 5 herein has been appointed.

2. Before adverting to the grounds of challenge urged by Mr. Raman Sharma, learned AAG appearing for the SSB, it is necessary to set out few material facts, germane to the disposal of the controversy raised in this appeal.

3. Vide advertisement notice no. 5 of 2013 dated 02.03.2013, the SSB invited applications for making selection to the post of teacher in district cadre Poonch and the last date for submission of applications, as indicated in the notification, was fixed as 31.03.2013.

4. While the process of selection pursuant to the aforesaid notification was under way, the