Step to ensure closure of thousands of old cases Mohinder Verma JAMMU, July 12: In the light of numerous judgments of the Supreme Court and J&K High Court, the Government has decided not to entertain service matters, which are time barred, after a particular time and detailed instructions in this regard will be issued by the General Administration and Law and Justice Departments shortly. Official sources told EXCELSIOR that a detailed discussion on the service matters, which are time barred, was held in a high-level meeting chaired by the Chief Secretary Dr Arun Kumar Mehta recently. It was observed in the meeting that generally public servants despite being aggrieved over Government actions vis-à-vis service matters approach the courts as per their convenience and concerned departments also keep on pursuing the cases for years together, which is not a healthy sign, sources said.