Serial No. 54 Supplementary Cause list HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT SRINAGAR CM 5740/2025 in SWP 528/2018 Along with all connected matters NAZIR AHMAD CHOWDHARY …Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Aatir Kawoosa, Advocate Vs. STATE OF J&K AND ORS ...Respondent(s) Through: CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE MOKSHA KHAJURIA KAZMI, JUDGE. ORDER 11.09.2025 1. By this application, applicant herein is seeking transfer of all the petitions to the Central Administrative Tribunal, Srinagar, strictly in terms of the judgment passed on 30.06.2025, in LPA No. 76/2025. It is stated by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is an employee of Power Development Department, as such, it involves the service dispute. 2. The subject matter of this petition falls under the definition of 'service matters' as contained in Section 3(q) of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act'), which has became applicable to the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, after coming into force of the Jammu and Kashmir Re- organization Act, 2019 w. e. f 31.10.2019. Section 29 of the Act provides for transfer of the pending cases of such nature to the Central Administrative Tribunal upon establishment of the Tribunal. 3. A permanent Bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal stands established at Srinagar with its jurisdiction extending to the Kashmir Province and Kargil District of Ladakh and it has started functioning at Srinagar. Accordingly, the instant application, along with all connected matters shall stand transferred to the Central Administrative Tribunal, Srinagar Bench. Registry is directed to immediately transmit the record of the case to the Central Administrative Tribunal, Srinagar Bench, where the parties shall appear on 08.10.2025. (MOKSHA KHAJURIA KAZMI) JUDGE SRINAGAR: 11.09.2025 “Misba”