Srinagar, Sept. 30 -- Srinagar- The High Court of J&K and Ladakh has allowed the regularisation of its orderly to continue, holding that denial of security clearance based solely on the alleged antecedents of his brother could not constitute sufficient ground to revoke his appointment.

Firdous Ahmad Sheikh, a resident of Khrew, Pampore, had initially been engaged as a daily-rated worker in the High Court Wing, Srinagar, in April 2010. His services were regularised as an orderly in July 2024 under the High Court's Regularization of Services of Daily Wagers Regulations, 2022, subject to verification of his documents and character antecedents.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID), J&K, however, denied security clearance to Sheikh in...