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2026 Supreme(J&K) 225

HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU
SANJAY DHAR
Malika – Appellant
Versus
UT of J&K – Respondent


Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Petitioner:Mr. Nitin Verma, Advocate
For the Respondent:Ms. Monika Thakur, Assisting Counsel vice Mr. Ravinder Gupta, AAG, Mr. Karan Singh, Advocate vice Mr. Vipan Gandotra, Adv Mr. Rajat Gupta, Advocate

ORDER :

SANJAY DHAR, J.

01. The petitioner, through the medium of the present petition, has laid challenge to the select list of primary teachers issued by respondents No. 3 and 4 in July, 2023. She has also sought a direction upon respondents No. 2 and 3 to allow her to continue as Primary Teacher (hereinafter to be referred to as 'PRT') and not to replace her with another contractual teacher.

02. As per case of the petitioner, she had joined respondent-Maharaja Hari Singh DAV Centenary Public School, Akhnoor (hereinafter to be referred to as “respondent School”) on 04.04.2014 as PRT. It has been submitted that the petitioner has to her credit nine years of continuous service and there has never been any complaint against her regarding her performance. In March, 2023, respondent No. 4 is stated to have issued an advertisement for the post of PRT to which the petitioner responded. She joined her service in April, 2023 but in July, 2023, a fresh advertisement notice was issued by respondent No. 4 for the session 2023-2024.

03. According to the petitioner, she appeared in the interview before the selection committee but to her utter surprise, her name did not figure in the select list an

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