Srinagar, Dec. 4 -- The High Court of J&K and Ladakh on Wednesday ruled that an ineligible candidate cannot, by holding a post on contractual basis for some time, claim waiver of eligibility qualification and dispensation of regular selection process to be conducted in consonance with the Constitution.

The ruling culminated in the dismissal of an appeal by a division bench comprising Justices Sanjeev Kumar and Sanjay Parihar in the case titled Hamida Jan vs Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology (SKUAST), Kashmir.

The appellant, a female candidate, was found devoid of required qualifications for appointment as nurse in the University although she had worked on the post on contractual basis for one decade.

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