Srinagar, Jan. 3 -- In Balwinder Kumar v. UT of Jammu & Kashmir (2025 LiveLaw JKL 354), the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court ruled that residence-based restrictions in public employment violate the Constitution.The Division Bench of Justices Sanjeev Kumar and Sanjay Parihar struck down a High Court recruitment clause limiting district cadre Class-IV posts to local residents. The petitioner, a Scheduled Caste candidate from Samba, had applied for an Orderly post in Baramulla, fulfilling all qualifications, but was denied an interview solely for not being a resident of that district.Rejecting the administration's plea of estoppel, the court held that participation in an illegal or discriminatory process does not waive constitutional ...