Srinagar, Sept. 1 -- The High Court of J&K and Ladakh has refused to quash an FIR against an Assistant Professor of Biochemistry accused of fraudulently obtaining a Reserved Backwards Area (RBA) certificate and using it to secure government employment.

Justice Sanjay Dhar, in a judgment dismissed a petition filed by Qulsum Akhter challenging FIR No. 9/2025 registered against her by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Crime Branch, Srinagar.

The FIR invokes Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC), besides Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

The case arose from a complaint alleging that Akhter had obtained an RBA certificate despite not meeting the prescribed residency requirement.

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