Abhiney Gupta and Ors. v. Smvdu Katra and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of J&K and Ladakh at Jammu, order dated 06.05.2025 by Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi in WP (C) No. 556/2020 c/w SWP No. 2566/2018, Abhiney Gupta and Ors. (through Ms. Purvehi Khajuria, Advocate) v. SMVDU Katra and Ors. (through Ms. Shivani Jalali, Advocate). Service disputes of university employees (SMVDU Katra, UT of Jammu and Kashmir) transferred to Central Administrative Tribunal, Jammu Bench pursuant to DoPT Notification No. G.S.R. 471(E) dated 02.08.2024; subject matter held to fall within Section 14 of the Administrative Tribunals Act 1985 as applicable post Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act 2019. Registry directed to transfer records; parties to appear before CAT Jammu Bench on 07.07.2025; matters disposed of. Key terms: tribunal jurisdiction, service matters, transfer of writ petition, CAT Jammu Bench, university employees.
What did the court decide?
Transfer of the records of the case to the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Jammu Bench, with the parties directed to appear before that Bench on 07.07.2025.