Jammu and Kashmir restores pre-2016 engineering recruitment rules after revoking SRO-14 amendments

The Jammu and Kashmir government has withdrawn the amendments introduced through SRO-14 of 2016 to the Jammu and Kashmir Engineering (Gazetted Service) Recruitment Rules, 1978. Issued by the Jal Shakti Department through Notification S.O. 160 on June 7, 2026, the order revokes the changes with retrospective effect under Article 309 of the Constitution of India. The decision restores the pre-2016 recruitment framework, though the notification does not specify any administrative or service-related implications.