Altaf Hussain vs Union of India - 2026 Supreme(J&K) 211

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2026 Supreme(J&K) 211

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU
ARUN PALLI, CJ., RAJNESH OSWAL
Altaf Hussain – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner: Mr. Altaf Hussain and Mr. Roshan LalAppellants in person.
For the Respondent: Mr. Vishal Sharma, DSGI with Mr. Eishaan Dadichi, CGSC

JUDGMENT :

OSWAL, J.

1. The writ petition preferred by the appellants bearing SWP No. 924/2018, whereby they had challenged Notification dated 28.10.2017 for cancelling Advertisement Notification No. Ed/715/GNR dated 10.02.2016, came to be dismissed in terms of judgment dated 07.03.2024.

2. The appellants in person have filed this intra-court appeal thereby assailing the judgment dated 07.03.2024 rendered by the learned writ Court on the ground that the learned writ Court has not examined the issue of parity as in the similar Advertisement, some candidates were selected and they were even permitted to join by the respondents. It is also contended that appellant No.1 was asked to submit his Computer Literacy Certificate, which he did. Thereafter, his verification was also conducted by the CID of J&K Police, and he was cleared by the CID Agency, but while appellant No. 1 was awaiting the issuance of the appointment order, the respondents, without any rhyme or reason, proceeded to cancel the Notification pursuant to which they had applied for the post of Gramin Dak Sewak, which the appellants came to know through reply dated 05.04.2018 in response to the legal notice served upon the resp