J&K EDI Directed to Review Faculty Regularization

Authority: High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Srinagar

Order Date: 11 November 2026

Case Overview

• Petitioner: Gulzar Ali, engaged as Assistant Faculty with J&K Entrepreneurship Development Institute (J&K EDI) on 29 January 2018; contractual tenure extended periodically.
• Respondents: J&K Entrepreneurship Development Institute and others.
• Petitioner alleges that, contrary to a Governing Body decision dated 18 December 2007 which stipulated automatic regularization after two years of service, he has not been regularized while similarly situated employees have been.
• He references earlier judgment in WP(C) No. 988/2021 (Reheela Nazir & Ors. vs. J&K EDI & Ors.) where the Court directed regularization of employees after successful completion of contractual tenure; that judgment is final.
• Petitioner submitted a representation to the respondents, which remains unconsidered; seeks direction for its consideration within a stipulated timeframe.

Final Outcome

• The Court disposes of the petition, directing the respondents to consider and decide the petitioner’s representation strictly in accordance with the applicable rules.
• The respondents must complete this exercise within six weeks from the date a certified copy of the order is made available to them.

Topics: Employment Regularization, Judicial Direction