Srinagar, Nov 14, Nov. 15 -- The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has dismissed a petition by a Civil Judge (Junior Division) seeking seniority over colleagues appointed under reserved categories, ruling that higher merit in the selection process does not override the date of actual appointment. A Division Bench of Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice Mohd Yousuf Wani held that seniority under the applicable service rules is determined by the date of first appointment and cannot be granted retrospectively to a candidate appointed against a subsequent vacancy.The petition was filed by Mudasir Bashir, who sought seniority based on his merit in the 2018 recruitment process for Civil Judge (Junior Division).Bashir had secured the 24th pos...