Sr. No. 12 HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU SWP No. 1647/2017 Maneesha Verma and others …. Petitioner/Appellant(s) Through:- None V/s State of J&K and others …..Respondent(s) Through:- None CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE SINDHU SHARMA, JUDGE ORDER 24.04.2026 1. The prayer made in this petition is to quash the Notification No. AG of 2017 dated June, 2017 as published in local newspaper Daily Excelsior’s edition dated 25.06.2017, issued by respondent No. 3 to the extent the application forms of the petitioners for the post of Junior Scale Stenographer have been rejected on the ground of their application forms having been received after cut-off date. 2. Since the matter pertains to a service dispute between the petitioner and the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir, it is amenable to the jurisdiction of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Jammu Bench. 3. Accordingly, this petition is transferred to the CAT, Jammu Bench. Upon receipt, the Tribunal shall fix a date of hearing after putting learned counsel for the parties to notice. 4. Ordered accordingly. (SINDHU SHARMA) JUDGE Jammu: 24.04.2026 Shafqat