HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU WP(C) No. 2799/2022 Ranjit Singh …..Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Ajay Singh Kotwal, Advocate. Vs UT of J&K & Ors. .….Respondent(s) Through: Ms. Chetna Manhas, Assisting Counsel vice Mrs. Monika Kohli, Sr. AAG. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY DHAR, JUDGE ORDER (03.02.2026) 01. Reply on behalf of the respondents has already been filed. A copy of the same has been furnished to learned counsel for the petitioner by learned counsel for the respondents in open Court. 02. The petitioner, through the medium of this petition, is seeking his absorption in the Police Department. The issue involved in the writ petition qualifies to be a “service matter” within the meaning of Section 3(q) of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985. In this view of the matter, the issue involved in the present petition is amenable to the jurisdiction of Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Jammu Bench. Serial No. 48 Regular List 2 WP(C) No. 2799/2022 03. Accordingly, the present petition is transferred to Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Jammu Bench. 04. Registry is directed to transmit the record of the case forthwith to the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Jammu Bench. 05. Parties are directed to appear before the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Jammu Bench on 04.03.2026. 06. Disposed of. (SANJAY DHAR) JUDGE JAMMU 03.02.2026 Bunty Bunty Kumar 2026.02.03 18:13 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document