04 Regular IN THE HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT SRINAGAR WP(C) 3304/2025 CM(8877/2025) MST. SURIYA ….. Petitioner (s) Through: None. V/s UNION TERRITORY OF J AND K AND ORS. ….. Respondent(s) Through: Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Dhar, Judge ORDER 29.12.2025 The petitioner, claims to be an ex-employee of School Education Department of Government of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the dispute raised in the present petition qualifies to be “Service Dispute” as defined under Section 3(q) of the Administrative Tribunal Act. As per Section 28 of the Administrative Tribunal Act, no court except Supreme court or any Industrial Tribunal, Labour court is entitled to exercise any jurisdiction, power or authority in relation to service matters. Therefore, this Court refuses to entertain the present petition and the same is accordingly dismissed, leaving it open to the petitioner to approach the Central Administrative Tribunal, Srinagar Bench. (Sanjay Dhar) Judge SRINAGAR 29.12.2025 Aasif