HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU SWP No. 423/2016 Rajesh Chander & Ors. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: None. q vs State & Ors. .…. Respondent(s) Through: Ms. Jagmeet Kour, Advocate vice Mr. Raman Sharma, AAG. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV KUMAR, JUDGE ORDER 20.12.2025 01. In this petition, the petitioners, who claim to have been engaged as Lecturers on an Academic Arrangement in various Higher Secondary Schools of the Government, are aggrieved of the process of selection initiated by the Chief Education Officers for making similar arrangements. It is alleged that the process to replace the petitioners by a similar arrangement has been initiated by the respondents in violation of the interim directions passed in their favour in the earlier round of litigation. 02. This petition was taken up for consideration by this Court on 02.03.2016, when this Court, while issuing notice to the respondents, also directed the respondents not to disturb the status of the petitioners. The interim directions passed on 02.03.2016 are still in operation. 03. Having regard to the nature of the controversy involved and the reliefs prayed for, this petition is disposed of by providing that, in case the petitioners are still in service, either on contractual or academic arrangements, they shall not be replaced by a similar arrangement. 04. Disposed of along with connected application(s). (Sanjeev Kumar) Judge Jammu 20.12.2025 Abinash 30 2 CRA No. 31/2015 c/w CONF No. 8/2015