Irfan Ahmad Hakak vs Union Territory Of Jammu And Kashmir

Irfan Ahmad Hakak vs Union Territory Of Jammu And Kashmir on 5 October, 2026 Author: Prashant Kumar Mishra Bench: Prashant Kumar Mishra 2026 INSC 1104 NON-REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NOS. OF 2026 (Arising out of SLP(C) Nos.9462-9463 of 2026) IRFAN AHMAD HAKAK …Appellant (s) Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR & ORS. …Respondent (s) JUDGMENT SHREE CHANDRASHEKHAR, J. Leave granted. 2. Irfan Ahmad Hakak, who was an applicant for the post of Librarian under the Law Department, has laid a challenge to the judgment pronounced by the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Srinagar on 10th July 2025 by which the Division Bench of the High Court interfered with the decision of the Central Administrative Tribunal in T.A. No. 62/3748 of 2021 and held that the requirement of 3 years’ experience is directly related to the educational qualification of M.Lib for the post of Librarian and such experience can be acquired by a candidate only after having the qualification of M.Lib. The appellant preferred R.P. No. 67 of 2025 seeking review of the judgment dated 10th July 2025 on the ground Signature Not Verified Digitally signed by that certain decisions of the Coordinate Bench of the High Court and the MINI Date: 2026.10.09 14:22:31 IST Reason: judgment of the Supreme Court in “Anil Kumar Gupta & Ors. v. Municipal Page 1 of 6  Corporation of Delhi & Ors.”1 were not considered by the Division Bench in…