No Retrospective Regularisation Under J&K Civil Services Act: High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court held that completion of the qualifying service period does not confer a right to retrospective regularisation under the J&K Civil Services (Special Provisions) Act, 2010.

The Court observed that statutory regularisation under the Act operates only prospectively from the date of sanction, irrespective of when the employee completes seven years of service.

It noted that the petitioners, engaged without a formal selection process, could not claim parity with employees appointed under contractual rules. 

Dismissing the writ petition, the Court clarified that continuity of service alone cannot create a vested right to retrospective benefits.

[Ghulam Rasool Bhat v. UT Of J&K]