Jammu and Kashmir High Court
WP(C)/2630/2026 of UT OF J AND K TH COMMISSIONER SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT AND OTHERS Vs SANDHAYA BAKSHI on 29 August 2026
OF JAMMU, KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU WP(C) No. 2630/2026 Cav No. 1649/2026 U. T. of J&K and others …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Ms. Priyanka Bhat, Adv. vice Ms. Monika Kohli, Sr. AAG q vs Sandhaya Bakshi .…. Respondent(s) Through: Ms. Shivani Jalali, Sr. Adv. with
HIGH COURT OF JAMMU, KASHMIR AND LADAKH
AT JAMMU
WP(C) No. 2630/2026
Cav No. 1649/2026
U. T. of J&K and others
…..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s)
Through: Ms. Priyanka Bhat, Adv. vice
Ms. Monika Kohli, Sr. AAG
q
vs
Sandhaya Bakshi
.…. Respondent(s)
Through: Ms. Shivani Jalali, Sr. Adv. with Ms. Anjana Rana, Adv.
Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJNESH OSWAL, JUDGE
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SEKHRI, JUDGE
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ORDER
29.08.2026
1. The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioners challenging order dated 18.11.2025 passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Jammu Bench (for short the Tribunal) in TA bearing No. 8334 of 2021, titled, Sandhya Bakshi vs. State of J&K and others.
2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that there is no adjudication of the entitlement of the respondent for a higher non gazetted post of teacher and without assigning any reason, whatsoever, the TA preferred by the respondent has been allowed.
3. Notice. Notice waived by Ms. Anjana Rana, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent. Caveat shall stand discharged.
4. Ms. Shivani Jalali, learned senior counsel appearing for the respondent, fairly submitted that the matter be remitted to the learned Tribunal as 16
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there is no adjudication by the learned Tribunal. She further submits that the petitioner No. 1, despite repeated opportunities, did not respond to the application preferred by the respondent. She also submitted that while remitting the matter to the learned Tribunal, the petitioner No. 1 be directed to respond to the application preferred by the respondent.
5. In view of the above, the present writ petition is allowed. Order dated 18.11.2025 passed by the Tribunal in TA bearing No. 8334 of 2021, titled, Sandhya Bakshi vs. State of J&K and others, is set aside. The petitioner No. 1 is granted last and final opportunity to file response before the learned Tribunal in the TA supra and in case, the response is not filed by petitioner No. 1, learned Tribunal may resort to coercive measures so as to ensure that the matter is adjudicated on merits.
6. As the matter is quite old, we are sanguine that the learned Tribunal shall endeavour to decide the TA, remitted to it, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of three months from the date a copy of this order is made available in the office of the Tribunal.
7. The parties shall appear before the learned Tribunal on 10.09.2026.
(RAJESH SEKHRI) (RAJNESH OSWAL)
JUDGE JUDGE
Jammu 29.08.2026 Rakesh PS Whether the order is speaking: Yes/No Whether the order is reportable: Yes/No
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