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| CAT quashed Advertisement Notification issued by the SSB | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 27: A Bench of Central Administrative Tribunal comprising Sanjeev Gupta (J) and Pragya Sahay Saksena (A) quashed the Advertisement Notification no. 04 of 2022 dated 27.07.2022 issued by the Service Selection Board in so far as the same relates to the post of Forester Jammu Division.
While quashing the Advertisement Notification, CAT after hearing Sr. Adv Abhinav Sharma with Adv Ravi Abrol for the petitioner also imposed costs of Rs 25000 on Chairman, Secretary and Controller of Examination J&K Service Selection Board for violation of interim order dated 23.09.2022 passed by this Tribunal to be paid to Advocates Welfare Fund, High Court of J&K, within a period of one month.
The petitioners filed a present petition seeking setting aside the impugned Advertisement Notification no. 04 of 2022 dated 27.07.2022 issued by the Service Selection Board in so far as the same relates to the post of Forester Jammu Division, figuring at serial no. 193 and also seeking direction to the Service Selection Board to provide minimum qualification for direct recruitment to the post of Forester as "Bachelor's degree in Science or equivalent qualification with at least one of the subject in Forestry, Botany, Zoology, Agriculture, Bio-Technology, Environmental Science, Horticulture, Science Subject" in pursuance of the judgment dated 04.12.2017 passed by the High Court in case titled "Mohd. Yousuf Ganai & Ors. Vs. State of Jammu and Kashmir and Ors.
CAT after hearing both the sides observed that it is also not discernible as to how the minimum qualification for a junior post is higher than that of a senior post, that is, the minimum qualification for the post of Forest Guard (which is lower than that of Forester) is Bachelor's Degree whereas that of the Forester is 10+2 with science subject.
With these observations and in the facts and circumstances of the case, Original Application No. 1338 of 2022 and O.A. No. 1048 of 2024 are allowed and stand disposed and ordered that the Advertisement Notification no. 04 of 2022 dated 27.07.2022 issued by the Service Selection Board in so far as the same relates to the post of Forester Jammu Division, figuring at serial no. 193 is quashed and also ordered that the notices dated 10.07.2024 and 05.09.2024 to the extent they relate to the post of Forester Jammu Division, issued by respondent no. 4 in O.A. No. 1048 of 2024 are also quashed.
CAT also directed respondents are directed to amend the rules as undertaken by them and recorded by the Hon'ble High Court of J&K in its order dated 04.12.2017 in the case of Mohammad Yousuf Ganai and Ors.Vs. State of J&K and Ors. without any further loss of time.
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