SANJEEV MANGOTRA vs SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT on 15 October 2026

O R D E R

Shri Ram Mohan Johri, Administrative Member Learned counsel for the applicant has filed a miscellaneous application bearing MA No. 1443 of 2026, seeking the following reliefs:- “i. Permit the Applicant to confine/modify his immediate relief in OA No. 206/2026 to the extent of seeking consideration of his case for posting against any suitable vacant post of Senior Lecturer in Political Science, particularly at:

a) Government Higher Secondary School, Jullaka Mohalla, Jammu;

b) Government Higher Secondary School, Migrant Camp, Nagrota, Jammu; or

c) Government Higher Secondary School, Migrant Camp, Jagti, Jammu; or at any other suitable vacant post, keeping in view the Applicant's chronic medical condition and requirement of long-term treatment and regular medical follow-up; ii. Direct the Respondents/competent authority to consider the Applicant's case objectively and sympathetically and pass a reasoned and speaking order within a time-bound period; iii. Pending such consideration, permit the Applicant to continue at his present place of posting at Government Higher Secondary School, Mubarak Mandi, Jammu, particularly in view of his medical condition; Pass such other or further order(s) as this Hon'ble Tribunal may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.”

RAJAT SINGH PATHANIA

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2. Learned counsel for the respondents has no objection to the consideration of the aforesaid miscellaneous application and the disposal of the original application, OA No. 206 of 2026, in terms of the relief sought therein.

3. In view of the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, MA No. 1443 of 2026 is allowed. The request of the applicant to modify and confine the relief sought in the original application is, accordingly, accepted. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the original application, OA No. 206 of 2026, is taken up for final disposal.

4. Having regard to the nature of the relief sought and the medical condition of the applicant, the original application is disposed of with the following directions:- i. The respondents shall consider the case of the applicant for adjustment/posting against any suitable vacant post of Senior Lecturer in Political Science, in accordance with the applicable Transfer Policy, keeping in view his medical condition and the requirement of continued medical treatment and regular medical follow-up. In doing so, the respondents shall duly consider the applicant's request for posting at any of the institutions mentioned in the miscellaneous application, subject to the availability of a suitable vacancy and the applicable rules and policy.

RAJAT SINGH PATHANIA

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ii. The competent authority shall consider the applicant's case objectively and sympathetically, in light of the material placed on record, including his medical condition, stated to be Polyarthritis and Fibromyalgia Syndrome, from which he is stated to have been suffering for the last ten years, and shall pass a reasoned and speaking order within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. iii. Until the applicant's representation is considered and decided by the competent authority, he shall be permitted to continue at his present place of posting, i.e., Government Higher Secondary School, Mubarak Mandi, Jammu.

5. With the aforesaid directions, OA No. 206 of 2026 stands disposed of. MA No. 1443 of 2026 also stands disposed of accordingly. Any other pending miscellaneous application, if any, shall also stand disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.

(DIWAKAR SINGH)

(RAM MOHAN JOHRI) Judicial Member Administrative Member RS Pathania Steno-D

RAJAT SINGH PATHANIA