Central Administrative Tribunal
Dr Mansoor Ahmad Tali vs HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT on 13 November 2026
CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL SRINAGAR
Order Sheet
Item no.: 8
O.A./1261/2026 (SRINAGAR)
[ NOC ]
With
M.A./1523/2026
MA For Joint Application
Court No.: 2
No of Adjournment:
Order Dated: 13/11/2026
DR MANSOOR AHMAD TALI
Vs
HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
For Applicant(s) Advocate : MR. MUDASHIR BIN HASSAN
For Respondent(s) Advocate : MR. SYED MUSAIB, DAG THROUGH VIRTUAL MODE
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1. M.A./1523/2026, seeking permission for joint application, is allowed.
2. The genesis of the case is that the applicants are Medical Officers serving in the Health and Medical Education Department. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Awantipora, issued Advertisement Notification No. 67/2026 dated 15.05.2026 for the posts of Assistant/Associate Professors in different specialities. Clause XIV of the said notification requires employed candidates to furnish a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from their present employer.
3. The applicants applied for the aforesaid posts and, in June 2026, also submitted applications to respondent Nos. 1 and 2 seeking issuance of the requisite NOC. The applicants were declared eligible vide notice dated 26.09.2026 and were subsequently called for interviews vide call letters dated 29.10.2026. The interviews of applicant Nos. 4 and 8 are scheduled for 14.11.2026, whereas those of the remaining applicants are scheduled for 15.11.2026. The NOC is required to be produced at the time of the interview. However, respondent Nos. 1 and 2 have neither issued the requisite NOCs nor taken any decision on the applications submitted by the applicants till date. The applicants are thus apprehending the loss of a valuable opportunity for no fault of theirs, compelling them to approach this Tribunal through the present O.A.
4. Learned counsel for the applicants has brought to the notice of this Tribunal an order passed by the coordinate Bench of this Tribunal in an identical matter bearing O.A. No. 1253/2026, dated 05.11.2026, and has prayed that, in order to maintain parity, a similar order may be passed in the instant case as well.
5. Heard learned counsel for the parties at length.
6. Issue notice.
7. Mr. Syed Musaib, learned DAG, accepts notice on behalf of respondent Nos. 1 and 2 and seeks time to file the reply. Let the reply be filed on or before the next date of hearing, with an advance copy to the other side.
8. None has appeared on behalf of respondent No. 3, either in person or through virtual mode.
9. Learned counsel for the applicants is directed to take necessary steps for service upon respondent No. 3 by filing RC/AD covers before the Registry within two days.
10. Having regard to the fact that the applicants are stated to have submitted their requests for issuance of NOCs before the respondents, which have allegedly not been considered by the respondents till date, respondent Nos. 1 and 2 are directed to consider the said requests before the respective scheduled dates of interview, i.e., 14.11.2026 and 15.11.2026.
11. In this regard, I am fortified by the judgment passed by the Division Bench of the Hon'ble High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh in WPC No. 2638/2026, titled Chairman and Another v. Naseer Ahmad Malik and Another, decided on 02.11.2026.
12. List this matter on 29.12.2026 for filing of the reply.
13. Meanwhile, whatever decision is taken by respondent Nos. 1 and 2 in the instant case shall be immediately communicated to respondent No. 3 for further necessary action. In the event the requests of the applicants are not considered by the respondents before the respective scheduled dates of interview, respondent No. 3 shall provisionally permit applicant Nos. 4 and 8 to participate in the interviews scheduled for 14.11.2026 and the remaining applicants to participate in the interviews scheduled for 15.11.2026. However, such participation shall remain subject to the outcome of the present O.A. and shall not, by itself, confer any right of appointment upon the applicants. It is further ordered that the result of the applicants shall not be declared unless ordered otherwise and the same shall be kept in a sealed cover.
14. The Registry is directed to reflect the name of learned counsel for respondent No. 3 in the cause title. The Registry shall also transmit a copy of this order to respondent No. 3.
15. In view of the urgency expressed at the Bar, the instant order shall be issued under the seal and signature of the In-charge Judicial, CAT, Srinagar Bench.
16. Alteration/modification, on motion.
M. S. Latif Member (J) Shubham Sharma ( steno 'd' )