Jammu, Dec 04: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has delivered a sharp reprimand to the Union Territory administration, holding that it engaged in “selective implementation of court directions” in the matter of appointments to the posts of Dental Assistant and Junior Dental Technician.

A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Arun Palli and Justice Rajnesh Oswal dismissed a batch of government appeals, describing them as an abuse of legal process, and imposed costs on the UT.

The dispute stemmed from selections conducted by the Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board. Candidates holding a Diploma in Dental Hygienist Training Course were allowed to participate but were later denied appointment on the grounds that their qualification was not the “requisite” one.

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