Central Administrative Tribunal
SURESH KUMAR vs SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT on 27 October 2026
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O.A. No. 61/1483/2026
Central Administrative Tribunal
Jammu Bench, Jammu
Hearing through video conferencing
Original Application No. 61/1483/2026
This the 27th day of October, 2026
Hon’ble Mr. Sanjeev Gupta, Judicial Member Hon’ble Ms. Pragya Sahay Saksena, Administrative Member
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Suresh Kumar, Age 47 years, S/o Sh. Charan Dass, R/o Mawa Brahmana, Tehsil Akhnoor, District Jammu
...Applicant
(Through Advocate: Mr. Ankur Sharma)
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UT of J&K through Commissioner/Secretary, School Education Department, Civil Secretariat, Jammu/Srinagar.
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The Director, School Education Jammu.
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The Chief Education Officer, District Jammu.
(Through Advocate: Mr. Sudesh Magotra, A.A.G.)
ARUN
KUMAR
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(Per:- Pragya Sahay Saksena, Administrative Member)
Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that vide communication dated 25.07.2022, the applicant who is working as ReT, was directed to report at original place of posting and he was relieved vide order dated 27.07.2022. As per the learned counsel, the action of the respondents of transferring the ReTs to their original place of posting, where they were initially engaged came to be challenged before this Tribunal and the aforesaid Government orders have been quashed by this Tribunal vide judgement dated 20.11.2024, in batch of petitions, the leading case being O.A No. 161 of 2023 titled Jyoti Gupta Vs. UT of J&K and others, as such, the applicant ought to have been transferred from his original place of posting to some other school.
2. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that this O.A. can be disposed of by directing the respondents to consider transferring the applicant at an appropriate place within the district, at par with other General Line Teachers, in terms of the judgement passed by this Tribunal in Jyoti Gupta (supra), within a time frame.
3. Mr. Sudesh Magotra, learned A.A.G. appearing on behalf of the respondents on advance notice prays for sometime to file reply.
4. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties, we are of the considered view that no useful purpose would be served in keeping this O.A. pending and same can be disposed of.
ARUN KUMAR
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5. Accordingly, this O.A. is disposed of, at the admission stage itself, without entering into the merits of the case with direction to respondents to consider the case of the applicant for his transfer/posting at any place within the district, at par with other General Line Teachers, in terms of Jyoti Gupta (supra) judgement passed by this Tribunal and take a decision on the same by passing a reasoned and speaking order, within a period of six weeks' from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order.
6. There shall be no orders so as to costs.
(Pragya Sahay Saksena)
(Sanjeev Gupta)
Administrative Member
Judicial Member
Arun…
ARUN KUMAR