IN THE HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU Case No:LPA No.155/2018 IA No. 1/2018 c/w LPA No. 76/2018 IA No. 1/2018 LPA No. 78/2018 IA No. 1/2018 Reserved on: 03.12.2025 Pronounced on: 11.12.2025 Uploaded on: 11.12.2025 Whether the operative part or full Judgment is pronounced : Full Rimpy Gupta and another.

…Petitioner(s)/Appellant(s)

Through: Mr. Abhirash Sharma, Advocate.

v/s State of J&K and others a/w connected appeals.

Through: Mr. Ravinder Gupta, AAG, Mr. F.A.Natnoo, Advocate Mr. Sheikh Najeeb, Advocate.

CORAM: HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJNESH OSWAL, JUDGE.

JUDGMENT

PER OSWAL- J.

1. All these three intra-court appeals arise out of the common judgment dated 26.04.2018 rendered by the learned Writ Court in SWP No. 2424/2016, SWP No. 16/2017, and SWP No. 1543/2016, whereby the writ petitions preferred by the appellants-writ petitioners were dismissed.

2. The learned Writ Court, while adjudicating the writ petitions, framed the following three issues:

i. Whether the UGC Regulations, 2010 are binding on the State Government or the PSC in regard to the manner and procedure for conducting selection to the post of Assistant Professors?

ii. Whether the short-