Serial No. 14 Regular Cause list HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT SRINAGAR SWP 1612/2018 SHOWKAT HUSSAIN WANI …Appellant(s)/Petitioners(s) Through: Mr. N.A Malik, Advocate Vs. STATE OF J AND K AND ORS. (EDUCATION DEPARTMENT) ...Respondent(s) Through: Mr. Bikramdeep Singh, Dy.AG vice Mr. T.A Lone, Dy.AG CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SEKHRI, JUDGE. ORDER 09.09.2026 1. Mr. N.A Malik, learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that present petition can be disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the claim of the petitioner, in light of judgment rendered by Hon’ble Supreme Court in “Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir & Ors. Vs. Saba Wani”, reported as “2026 INSC 439”. 2. Mr. Bikramdeep Singh, learned Dy.AG appearing vice Mr. T. A. Lone, learned Dy.AG has no objection to the proposal of learned counsel for the petitioner. 3. Having regard to the aforesaid, present petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the claim of the petitioner in the light of aforesaid judgment delivered by Hon’ble Supreme Court. (RAJESH SEKHRI) JUDGE Srinagar: 09.09.2026 Adil Ismail