HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT SRINAGAR … SWP No. 341/2014 Tehzeeb-ul-nisa ……...Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. H Furrahi, Advocate. Versus State of J&K and Others. ……Respondent(s) Through: Mr. Mubashir Majid, Dy. AG. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD YOUSUF WANI, JUDGE ORDER 19.02.2025 1. Reply stands already filed on behalf of the respondents. Heard learned counsel for the parties on admission and considered their rival submissions. 2. Perused the main petition and the copies of documents enclosed with the same. 3. The case of the petitioner in nutshell is that though she was appointed as a Class-IV in the department of the respondents but in view of her academic qualification she has been attending the job of ministerial staff for which she, under law, deserves to be paid as per the salary attached to the said post. 4. This Court has already vide interim order dated 25.02.2021 directed the respondents to reconsider the release of salary to the petitioner attached to the post of a Junior Assistant. 5. It is equally undoubtful that petitioner has not been formally promoted to the post of Junior Assistant. In the facts and circumstances of the case this Court is Serial No. 6 Regular Cause List of the opinion that it may meet the ends of justice in case the instant petition is disposed of at this stage by passing appropriate orders in consonance with law. 6. Accordingly, the instant petition is disposed of with the direction to the respondents that they shall having regard to the academic qualification of the petitioner and the fact of her having already attended the job of a Junior Assistant, consider her promotion to the post of Junior Assistant in an expeditious manner and in accordance with the law. 7. Disposed of. (MOHAMMAD YOUSUF WANI) JUDGE Srinagar 19.02.2025 “Shaista-PS”