CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL JAMMU BENCH, JAMMU (RESERVED)

Hearing through video conferencing Transfer Application No. 6578/2021 Reserved on: - 14.07.2025 Pronounced on: - 16.12.2025 HON’BLE MR. RAJINDER SINGH DOGRA, MEMBER (J)

HON’BLE MR. RAM MOHAN JOHRI, MEMBER (A)

Sandeep Singh; aged 21 years S/o Sh. Kulbir Singh R/o Village Dablehar Tehsil R.S.Pura (Suchetgarh), District Jammu …Applicant (Advocate: - Mr. Rahil Raja)

Versus

1. State of Jammu and Kashmir through Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government, Home Department, J&K Government, Civil Secretariat, Jammu

2. Director General of Police, J&K Police Headquarters, J&K, Jammu

3. Chairman Police Recruitment Board (Cts) Inspector General of Police, Jammu, Police Headquarters, Jammu

4. Inspector General of Police, Jammu, Police Headquarters, Jammu

5. Senior Superintendent of Police, Jammu

6. Rohit Bargotra S/o Sh. Dev Raj R/o Village Karyal Khurd PO Allah, Tehsil Arnia, District Jammu.’

7. 7. Pawan Paul S/o Sh. Bittu Lal R/o Village Chak Tara PO Salehar, Tehsil Bishnah, District Jammu

8. Tufail Hussain S/o Bashir Ahmed R/o Khanna Chhugal Dhoon PO Khana Chhugal, Tehsil and District Jammu

9. Shubam Sontra S/o Sh. Ram Paul R/o Village Ghari Nanda, PO Jourian, Tehsil Akhnoor, District Jammu

10. Lalita Kumari D/o Sh. Rashpal Chand R/o Village Chak Tara (Bholi)

PO Salehar, Tehsil Bishnah, District Jammu

11. Saif Ahmed S/o Alla Ditta R/o VPO Saruinsar, Tehsil and District Jammu

12. Abhishek S/o Sh. Ashok Kumar R/o Village Khunda PO Khour, Tehsil Kour, District Jammu

13. Sahil Dogra S/o Sh. Vijay Dogra R/o F.No. 524, Opposite Police Station Bakshi Nagar, Jammu

14. Gurvinder Singh S/o Sh. Krishan Singh R/o Tanda, PO Kirpind, Tehsil R.S.Pura, District Jammu

15. Sahil Saberwal S/o Sh. Ram Lal R/o H.No. 390, Rani Talab, Digiana, Jammu.

16. Sohail Yousaf S/o Mohd. Yousaf R/o Malik Market, Channi Rama, Jammu

17. Fateh Singh S/o Sh. Swaran Singh R/o Sungal, PO Sungal, Tehsil Akhnoor, District Jammu.

18. Sukhdeep Singh S/o Sh. Davinder Singh R/o Village Kotli Arjun Singh, PO Kotli Shah Doula, Tehsil R.S. Pura, District Jammu …Respondents (Advocate:- Mr. Rajesh Thapa, Ld. A.A.G., Mr. Hunar Gupta, DAG)

ORDER Per: - Rajinder Singh Dogra, Judicial Member

1. The SWP No.762/2018 was transferred from the Hon’ble High Court of Jammu & Kashmir at Jammu and was registered as T.A No.6578/2021 by the Registry of this Tribunal.

2. The present matter was filed before the Hon’ble High Court seeking following relief: -

a) “Certiorari, quashing the selection of respondents Nos. 6 to 18 against the post of Constable in IRP pursuant to advertisement notice No. Pers-A-38/2016/59220-320 dated 08.10.2016 under OSC category;

b) Mandamus, commanding the respondents to include the name of the petitioner in the select list post of Constable in IRP pursuant to advertisement notice No. Pers-A-38/2016/59220- 320 dated 08.10.2016 at serial No. 3 under OSC category in view of his merit;

c) Mandamus, commanding the respondents to consequently appoint the petitioner against one of the post of Constable IRP advertised vide advertisement notice No. Pers-A-

38/2016/59220-320 dated 08.10.2016 under OSC category;

d) Any other writ, order or direction which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case, may also be granted in favour of the petitioner and against the respondents along with cost.”

3. The facts of the case as pleaded by the petitioner in his pleadings are as follows: -

a) The applicant, a permanent resident of District Jammu belonging to the OSC category, applied for the post of Constable in J&K Police pursuant to Advertisement Notice dated 08.10.2016, which invited online applications district- wise for IRP/Armed/Executive Police. He possessed the requisite educational qualification and opted for IRP as his first preference. According to him, when he submitted the online form on 18.11.2016—two days before closing— the website was overloaded, the drop-boxes were not responding, and although he selected OSC c