Srinagar, Oct 15, Oct. 15 -- The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Srinagar Bench, has directed the University of Kashmir to consider granting notional effect to Assistant Professor Rifat John's appointment in the Department of Botany from June 4, 2008, along with consequential service benefits permissible under the rules. However, the Tribunal has ruled out salary and other monetary benefits for the period before she actually joined the post. The direction came while disposing of Transfer Application No. 109 of 2024 filed by John, who had sought retrospective recognition of her appointment and related service benefits. The university had issued her appointment order on November 1, 2011. John had applied for the post of Lecturer in B...