Srinagar, April 13 -- The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh high court has upheld a central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) verdict quashing the draft redrawn seniority list of Kashmir administrative service (KAS) officers belonging to the 1999, 2001 and 2004 batches.

The bench was hearing a bunch of petitions challenging the CAT decision.

Dismissing the petitions, the high court said there was no merit to the case.

"The petitioners have not been able to demonstrate that the private respondents were empanelled for the anticipated vacancies," a division bench of justices Rajnesh Oswal and Sanjay Dhar said in the judgment in a case titled, Dr Ghulam Nabi Itoo versus UT of J&K and others.

"... the minutes of the meeting dated 29-05-2008 clearly...