Jammu and Kashmir High Court
SWP/333/2019 of IRFAN HUSSAIN AND ORS. Vs STATE TH.HOME DEPTT.AND ORS. on 22 April 2026
OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU Case:- SWP No. 333/2019 Irfan Hussain & Ors. …..Petitioners Through: Ms. Navdeep Kour, Advocate vice Mr. Gagan Basotra, Sr. Advocate Vs State & Ors. .….Respondent(s) Through: None Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAHUL BHARTI,
HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH
AT JAMMU
Case:- SWP No. 333/2019
Irfan Hussain & Ors.
…..Petitioners
Through: Ms. Navdeep Kour, Advocate vice Mr. Gagan Basotra, Sr. Advocate
Vs
State & Ors.
.….Respondent(s)
Through: None
Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAHUL BHARTI, JUDGE
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ORDER
(22.04.2026)
1. Ms. Navdeep Kour, Assisting Counsel to Mr. Gagan Basotra, learned Senior Advocate, submits that subject matter of this writ petition is now cognizable by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) and, therefore, this writ petition, which was filed prior to Re-organisation Act of 2019, needs to be transferred to the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Jammu Bench for its adjudication.
2. Learned counsel submits that this petition needs to be transferred for adjudication to the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Jammu Bench in view of Notification No. G.S.R. 267 (E) of 2020 read with G.S.R. 317 (E) of 2020.
3. This Court finds no reason to brush aside the plea of learned Advocate Ms. Navdeep Kour.
4. This writ petition is, thus, transferred to the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Jammu. Regular List Serial No. 43
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5. The learned Registrar Judicial, Jammu to transmit the entire record of writ petition, by retaining index reference, to the Registrar Central Administrative Tribunal, Jammu.
6. Parties and/or their counsel to appear before Central Administrative Tribunal, Jammu on 06.06.2026.
(RAHUL BHARTI) JUDGE JAMMU
22.04.2026
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