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Ravinder Kumar v. State Th.Education Deptt.and Ors.

J&K HC20 Dec 2025SWP/3435/2015

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Contractual/academic appointment as (10+2) Lecturer in Economics; protection against replacement by similar contractual arrangement; Government Higher Secondary School Gharota (cause title spells 'Charota'), District Jammu; interim continuation order of 1st January 2016; petitioner absent at final stage; writ petition disposed of without fuller adjudication; Education Department respondents (Commissioner-cum-Secretary Education, GAD Secretary, Director School Education Jammu, CEO Jammu, Principal GHSS Charota); SWP No.3435/2015; decided 20.12.2025.

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Conditional direction that, if the petitioner is still holding the post of Lecturer in Economics in Government Higher Secondary School, Gharota, District Jammu on contractual/academic basis, he shall not be replaced by similar arrangement. ¶22

Ravinder Kumar Vs State Th.Education Deptt.and Ors. — J&K HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU

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SWP No.3435/2015 Date of pronouncement: 20.12.2025 Uploaded on : .12.2025 Ravinder Kumar Age, 34 years S/o Sh. Om Parkash R/o Village Mera Mandrian Teshil Akhnoor District Jammu ..... Petitioner(s)

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Through :- None

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v/s

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1. State of Jammu Kashmir, through Commissioner-cum-Secretary to the Government, Education Department .....Respondent(s) Civil Secretariat, Jammu.

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2. Commissioner/Secretary to Government, General Administration Department, Civil Secretariat, Jammu.

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3. Director School Education Department, Jammu.

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4. Chief Education Officer(CEO)jammu.

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5. Principal Government Higher Secondary School, Charota. Through :- None

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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV KUMAR, JUDGE

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ORDER

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20.12.2025

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In this petition, the petitioner is essentially seeking a direction to the

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respondents to treat him as having been appointed as Lecturer in

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Economics in Government Higher Secondary School, Gharota District Jammu as contractual employee. A further direction is sought upon the respondents not to replace the petitioner.

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This petition was listed before this Court on 1^st January, 2016, when this Court while issuing notice to the respondents, provided by way of

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interim direction, that the petitioner shall be permitted to continue as

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(10+2) Lecturer in Economics in Government Higher Secondary School, Gharota District Jammu, if there is no legal impediment.

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It seems that in terms of the aforesaid direction, the petitioner may have continued or probably got employment somewhere else. It is because of this reason, the petitioner has not come present.

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Be that as it may, having regard to the nature of relief prayed for, this petition is disposed of by providing that in case the petitioner is still holding the post of Lecturer in Economics in Government Higher Secondary School, Gharota, District Jammu on contractual/academic basis, he shall not be replaced by similar arrangement.

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(Sanjeev Kumar)
Judge
JAMMU
20.12.2025
Vinod.
Whether order is speaking: Yes/No
Whether order is reportable: Yes/No

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Vinod Kumar 2025.12.23 13:10 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

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