J&K High Court directs 45 SKIMS employees service regularization
Srinagar: In a landmark verdict, the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has directed the regularization of services for employees of the Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) from their initial appointment date. This significant ruling comes as a relief to 45 petitioner-employees serving as Staff Nurses on a contractual basis.
Justice Chowdhary pointed out that the court has taken note of the violation of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India and stated, "It emerges from the facts of the case that two groups of similarly situated employees were considered, and one group was accorded the benefit of regularisation, whereas the petitioners were discriminated against.”
The court's decision challenges Government Order No 15-SKIMS of 2013, which previously regularized services from the order's issuance date (March 19, 2013). According to a report by The Daily Excelsior, the petitioner-employees successfully argued for regularization from their initial appointments under SRO 255 dated August 5, 2003, specifically against migrant vacancies. This aligns their regularization process with other contractual employees who have been granted similar treatment.
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