-CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL JAMMU BENCH, JAMMU (RESERVED)

Hearing through video conferencing Original Application No. 1121/2020 Reserved on:- 11.11.2025 Pronounced on: - 12.03.2026 HON’BLE MR. RAJINDER SINGH DOGRA, MEMBER (J)

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

VIKRAM SINGH LANGEH AGE 52 YEARS S/o Sh. Gian Chand Langeh R/o Batehra, Tehsil Bhalwal, District Jammu.

...Applicant (By Advocate: - MR. Sumit Moza, Ms. Rozina Afzal)

VERSUS

1. Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir Through Commissioner Secretary Jal Shakti Department, Government of J & K Civil Secretariat, Jammu/Srinagar 18000

2. Chief Engineer, Jal Shakti (Irrigation & Flood Control)

Department, Jammu. 180001

3. Chief Engineer, RTIC Department, Jammu. 180002

4. Superintendent Engineer, Irrigation & Flood Control Department, Jammu. 18٠٠

5. Executive Engineer, No. 1, Irrigation & Flood Control Department, Jammu. 180002

6. Collector Land Acquisition, I&FC Department, Jammu. 180002 7. Sanjeev Kumar S/o Mulkh Raj R/o Marhol Bishnah Teh Bishnah Distt. Jammu 181132

8. Jagdish Raj S/o Prem Nath R/o Lakkar Mandi Janipur, Jammu.

180007

9. Surinder Kumar S/o Gittan Dass R/o Dhakar Akhnoor, Distt.

Jammu. 181201

10. Mohd Niaz S/o Noor Mohd R/o Chinore, Jammu. 181123

11. Rajinder Singh S/o Bikram Singh R/o Deherian Akhnoor, Distt. Jammu. 181201

12. Jai Paul S/o Amar Nath R/o Bidipur Salaria Tehsil Bishnah Distt. Jammu. 181132

13. Ram Murti S/o Kuldeep Singh R/o H.No. 35, Arnia Bishnah, Distt. Jammu. 181132

14. Ganesh Bushan S/o Romesh Kumar R/o VPO Arnia Bishnah, Distt. Jammu. 181132

15. Jagdish Raj S/o Krishan Lal R/o Bidipur Salaria, Bishnah Distt.

Jammu. 81132

16. Mohinder Kumar S/o Dafter Ram R/o Sarore Bishnah, Tehsil Bishnah, Distt. Jammu. 18は2

17. Darshan Lal S/o Sat Paul R/o Majua Uttami, Jammu. 181132

18. Bodh Raj S/o Lal Chand R/o Kangral Sangral Akhnoor, Distt Jammu 181221

19. Ashok Kumar S/o Gian Chand R/o Thandi Choi, Akhnoor, Distt Jammu. 181201

20. Bushan Kumar S/o Girdhari Lal R/o Bhalwal Brahmana, Akhnoor, Distt Jammu. 181201

21. Sohan Lal S/o Mukhtar Chand R/o Gurah Jagir Akhnoor. Distt Jammu. | 81201

22. Balbir Kumar S/o Thakur Dass R/o Sunail Tehsil Akhnoor, Distt Jammu. 181201

23. Suram Chand S/o Kharity Ram R/o Lehar Akhnooг, Distt Jammu. 181201

24. Ganesh Dass S/o Behari Lal R/o Rakh Dhok Akhnoor Distt Jammu. 181201

25. Raju Ram S/o Kunju Ram R/o Naryana Khour, Distt Jammu.

181207

26. Surinder Kumar S/o Narayan Dass R/o Chowadhi, Distt Jammu. 180011

27. Kartar Chand S/o Ambu Ram R/o Gurah Jagir Akhnoor, Distt Jammu. 181201

28. Garu Ram S/o Sansar Chand R/o Sunail Tehsil Akhnoor, Distt Jammu. 181201

29. Ved Parkash S/o Bansi Lal R/o VPO Dhok Khalsa, Akhnoor Distt Jammu. 181201

30. Vijay Kumar S/o Bodh Raj R/o Manpur, Tehsil Noushera, Rajouri. 185151

31. Abdul Hamid S/o Mohd. Ramzan, R/o Behrote Tehsil Thana Mandi, Distt. Rajouri. 185151 …Respondents.

(By Advocate: - MR. Rajesh Thappa, AAG, Mr. Hunar Gupta, DAG)

ORDER Per: - Rajinder Singh Dogra, Judicial Member

1. The applicant has filed the present Original Application under Section

19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 seeking the following reliefs: -

a) “In view of the above mentioned facts the applicant prayed that the application may kindly be allowed and the Impugned Final Seniority List issued vide circular no. IFCJ/4784-4815 dated 24-08-2020 issued by respondent no. 2 be quashed further direction to the respondent no.2 to recast the Final Seniority List of Patwaris of I&FC Deptt., Jammu including RTIC Jammu by placing the applicant at serial no. 21 of the said Final Seniority List.

2. The applicant was engaged as a Patwari on contractual basis in the Irrigation and Flood Control Department in the year 2009 vide Government Order No. 227-PW(Hyd) of 2009 dated 02.07.2009. Thereafter, his services came to be regularized vide Government Order No. 81-PW(Hyd) of 2018 dated 22.02.2018, in which his name figured at Serial No. 27 amongst the regularized Patwaris.

3. After regularization of such employees, the department issued a tentative seni