(1.) This petition seeking leave to appeal under Article 136 of the Constitution is at the instance of unsuccessful original respondents in a writ application filed before the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir (Judicial Officers) and is directed against the judgment and order passed by a Division Bench of the High Court dtd. 27/5/2022 in the SWP No. 1350/2011 by which the High Court allowed the Writ Petition filed by the Respondents No. 3 to 19 herein (original writ applicants).
(2.) The facts giving rise to this special leave petition may be summarized as under:
(3.) The High Court held as under: