Serial No. 38 Suppl. Cause List IN THE HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU (Through Virtual Mode) SWP 163/2017 IA (1/2017) c/w SWP 93/2017 MUSHTAQ AHMED S/O MOHD ISHAQ …Petitioner(s)/Appellant(s). Through: None. Vs. STATE OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR ...Respondent(s). Through: None. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV KUMAR, JUDGE ORDER 17.04.2026 1. In this petition, the petitioner is essentially seeking a direction to the respondents to regularize his services and is therefore a pure service dispute between the petitioner and the Govt of Jammu and Kashmir amenable to be adjudicated by the Central Administrative Tribunal, J&K, Jammu. 2. Let this petition be transferred to CAT Jammu. 3. Registry to transmit the record to the Tribunal immediately who shall, upon receipt of the file, proceed in the matter in accordance with the rules after putting the parties to notice. (SANJEEV KUMAR) JUDGE SRINAGAR 17.04.2026 Shahid Manzoor