CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL JAMMU BENCH, JAMMU (RESERVED)

Hearing through video conferencing Transfer Application No. 1411/2020 Reserved on: - 12.09.2025 Pronounced on: - 11.12.2025 HON’BLE MR. RAJINDER SINGH DOGRA, MEMBER (J)

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

Balwant Raj S/o Sh. Sardari Lal R/o Bhatyari Katlan, Tehsil and District Samba, aged 29years.

…Applicant (Advocate: - Ms. Surinder Kaur Sr. Adv with Ms. Manpreet)

Versus

1)State of J&K, through Chief Secretary, Govt. of J&K, Civil Secretariat, Srinagar.

2) Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Govt., Higher Education Department, Civil Secretariat, Srinagar.

3) Director Higher Education, Jammu.

4) J&K Public Service Commission, through its Chairman, Polo Ground, Srinagar.

5) Chairman, J&K Public Service Commission, Polo Ground, Srinagar.

6) Secretary, J&K Public Service Commission, Polo Ground, Srinagar.

7)Deputy Secretary, J&K Public Service Commission, Polo Ground, Srinagar.

8) Om Parkash S/o Sh. Amar Nath R/o Sh. Lal Chand VLW, W. No.

14, Near New ITI, Udhampur, J&K.

9)Bishan Dass S/o Sh. Shouku Ram R/o VPO Marheen, Tehsil Hiranagar, District Kathua.

10) Kiran Prabhta D/o Sh. Tej Ram R/o Village Gaan Morer, Tehsil Reasi, District Udhampur

11) Surinder Madhyal S/o Sh. Shamir Chand R/o H. No.114, W. No.

16, Near Shiv Mandir, Lower Shiv Nagar, Kathua.

12) Rajesh Kumar S/o Sh. Ravi Parshad R/o W. No.4, Krishna Colony, College Road, Kathua.

13) Ram Paul S/o Sh. Nago Ram R/o Patel Nagar, Near District Sheep Husbandry, Kathug Tehsil and District Kathua.

14) Gurpreet Singh S/o S. Jaswant Singh R/o VPO Nonial, Tehsil Nowshera, District Rajouri.

15) Dev Raj S/o Sh. Krishan Chand R/o Village Raghu Náth Pura, P.

O. Haripur, Tehsil Hiranagar, District Kathua.

16) Virender Kumar S/o Sh. Girdhari Lal R/o Village Londi, P. O.

Sherpur, Tehsil Hiranagar, District Kathua..

…Respondents (Advocate: - Mr. Rajesh Thapa, AAG and Mr. F A Natnoo)

ORDER Per: - Rajinder Singh Dogra, Judicial Member

1. The SWP/WP(C) No. 892/2008 was transferred from the Hon’ble High Court of Jammu and Kashmir at Jammu and was registered as T.A. No. 61/1411/2020 by the Registry of this Tribunal.

2. The present matter was filed before the Hon’ble High Court with following prayer:

a) to quash the Select List dated 13.06.2008 for the posts of Lecturers 10+2 Chemistry in School Education Department, issued by respondent No.6, Secretary, J&K Public Service Commission, published in English Newspaper "Daily Excelsior" in its edition dated June 14, 2008, by which the respondents have selected private respondent Nos.8 to 16 in SC Category, including respondent No.14 Gurpreet Singh whose name did not figure in the list of candidates who have been called for interview, by issuance of writ of certiorari; and b) to issue direction to the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for selection/appointment against the available vacant post of Lecturer 10+2 Chemistry in School Education Department, as the petitioner is qualified, more meritorious, and fully eligible and entitled for selection to the post of Lecturer in SC Category, by issuance of writ of mandamus; and c) to issue direction to the respondents restraining them to implement the Select list dated 13.06.2008 by which the respondents have selected private respondent Nos.8 to 16 in SC Category, including respondent No.14 Gurmeet Singh whose name did not figure in the list of candidates who have been called for interview and restraining the respondents to issue appointment orders in favour of the selected candidates and restraining the respondents to adjust/appoint any person against the vacant posts of Lecturers, by issuance of writ of prohibition;

and d) to issue direction to the respondents to produce the entire selection record before this Hon'ble Court by which the respondents have selected the candidates for the posts of Lecturers 10+2 Chemistry in School Education Department, by issuance of writ of mandamus; and e) to declare the Select List dated 13.06.2008 by which the respondents