SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has cancelled ab initio the selection of two candidates for the post of Lecturer in Economics in the School Education Department after they failed to submit their Police Verification Roll (PVR) details despite being served a final notice.
According to Government Order issued by Commissioner/Secretary to the Government Ram Niwas Sharma (IAS), the selection of Mehreen Muzaffar and Veenu Devi has been cancelled for failing to furnish the requisite verification details within the stipulated period, thereby attracting the consequences prescribed under the applicable government instructions.
The School Education Department had, vide Indent No. Edu-Gen/35/2024-01/7383282 dated November 12, 2024, read with a subsequent communication dated December 5, 2024, referred 575 posts of Lecturers in different streams, including 28 posts of Lecturer in Economics under the direct recruitment quota, to the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC).
The JKPSC, through Letter No. PSC/DR/Lect/School Edu./Economics(7816587) dated March 30, 2026, forwarded the selection list of 27 candidates for the post of Lecturer in Economics.
The Government order stated that, under Government Order No. 1003-JK(GAD) of 2021 dated September 27, 2021, candidates whose recommendations are released by a selection agency are required to submit their verification rolls in triplicate before the appointing authority within 21 days from the date of release of the recommendations.
Failure to comply with this requirement within the prescribed period entails forfeiture of the candidate’s right to appointment.
Accordingly, the selected candidates were, through a notice dated April 23, 2026, directed to furnish their mobile numbers and e-mail addresses to the School Education Department within 15 days to facilitate the uploading of their PVR details on the Employees Verification System.
While all other selected candidates furnished the requisite information within the prescribed period and were provided links for submitting their PVR details, two candidates failed to comply.
They were identified as Mehreen Muzaffar, daughter of Muzaffar Ahmad Purra, resident of 28 Hyder Colony, Daga Kadal, Lal Bazar, Eidgah, selected under the Open Merit category at serial number 10, and Veenu Devi, daughter of Kartar Nath, resident of 15 Thalora, Majalta, selected under the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) category at serial number 1.
The Department subsequently examined the matter and issued a final notice dated September 1, 2026, directing both candidates to fill in their PVR forms within five days of the issuance of the notice.
The notice had specifically warned that failure to submit the required details within the stipulated period would result in cancellation of their selection.
However, despite the final opportunity and expiry of the prescribed deadline, both candidates failed to submit their PVR details to the Department.
Consequently, the Government cancelled their selection with retrospective effect, invoking the conditions stipulated in the earlier notices.
“Now, therefore, in view of the above facts and circumstances, and in terms of the conditions stipulated in the aforesaid notices, the selection of following candidates is hereby cancelled ab initio,” the Government order reads.
The cancellation pertains specifically to the two candidates from the 27-member selection list forwarded by the JKPSC for the post of Lecturer in Economics.
