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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT SRINAGAR
SINDHU SHARMA, SHAHZAD AZEEM
State of Jammu and Kashmir – Appellant
Versus
Nasreen Shamus D/o Shamus-ud-Din Tantry – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
SINDHU SHARMA, J.
1. This Letters Patent Appeal is directed against the judgment and order dated 02.03.2016 passed by the learned Single Judge in a writ petition, i.e. SWP No. 1264/2006, titled Nasreen Shamus vs. State of J&K & Ors.
2. Briefly stated, the facts giving rise to the present appeal are that, the J&K Services Selection Recruitment Board (for short "SSRB"), issued Advertisement Notification No. 10 of 2005 dated 29.12.2005, inviting applications for selection to the posts of Teachers in various districts of the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir, including 66 posts of Teachers in District Kupwara. The said notification was published in the local daily newspaper "Roshini" on 05.01.2006. The break-up of the posts was as under:
3. The interviews for the eligible short-listed candidates from the applicants were conducted from 16.09.2006 to 22.09.2006, while interviews of shortlisted candidates handicapped category and shortlisted in the supplementary open merit list were conducted on 18.10.2006 at Dak Banglow, Kupwara. The respondent No. 1, did not figure in the list of short-listed candidates and consequently, was not called for interview.
4. Feeling aggrieved of the
The court upheld the recruitment process as compliant with prior orders, emphasizing limited judicial review in such matters.
The court established that recruitment processes must adhere to the legal framework in place at the time of vacancy and emphasized the necessity of public advertisement for fair selection.
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