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2026 Supreme(Online)(J&K) 792

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT SRINAGAR
Sindhu Sharma, Shahzad Azeem, JJ
Manzoor Ahmad Bhat – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Danish Yousuf
For the Respondents: Rehana Qayoom, T. M. Shamsi

Table of Content
1. summary of facts leading to the termination of a contractual employee. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6)
2. arguments presented by the appellant against the dismissal order. (Para 7 , 8)
3. court's legal reasoning regarding contractual termination and the non-applicability of art. 311 protections. (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18)
4. final confirmation of the lower court's decision. (Para 19 , 20)

JUDGMENT

PER SINDHU SHARMA-J

1. This Letters Patent Appeal (hereinafter referred to as “LPA”) has been preferred by the appellant against the judgment dated 02.08.2023, passed by the learned Single Judge in SWP No. 1077/2007, titled “Manzoor Ahmad Bhat vs. Union of India & Ors.”, whereby the writ petition filed by the appellant came to be dismissed.

2. The case set up by the appellant before the learned Single Judge was that he was appointed as a Laboratory Assistant under the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) in terms of appointment order dated 04.10.2004. The term of his engagement was extended vide agreement dated 30.10.2005 for a period of 11 months, and thereafter again extended in the year 2006 through another agreement. Subsequently, he


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