Recruitment for posts of SIs
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 28: In a significant order, a Bench of Central Administrative Tribunal Jammu comprising Member (Judicial) Rajinder Singh Dogra and Ram Mohan Johri, Member (Administrative) has directed the J&K Service Selection Board (JKSSB) to allow the applicants to participate in the process of selection to the posts of Sub-Inspector notified vide Advertisement Notice No. 02 of 2024 dated 24-11-2024.
After hearing Advocate Sheikh Shakeel Ahmed with Advocates Supriya Singh Chouhan, M Zulkarnain Chowdhary and Sameena Kouser appearing for the 241 applicants, CAT further directed that the participation of the applicants shall be at their own risk and responsibility. However, the result of selection of the applicants shall be kept in a sealed cover and shall await further orders from the Tribunal.
When the matter was taken up for hearing, Advocate S S Ahmed vehemently argued that the public employment is a national wealth and all eligible candidates have a fundamental right of consideration to participate in a competitive examination but in the instant case the maximum age for participation has been restricted to 28 years and 241 applicants before the Tribunal became over-aged because of the inaction on the part of the indenting department (Home Department) as the advertisement was issued after the lapse of more than 3 years from the last selection process.
He highlighted that SRO-166 of 2005 whereby all Administrative Secretaries of J&K Govt are enjoined with responsibility to refer the vacancies every year up to 15th of January to J&K PSC/SSB but in the present case the Home Department failed to comply SRO-166 of 2005 with the result for 03 years the vacancies could not be referred to SSB and consequently the applicants became over-aged by more than 03 years.
After considering the submissions of counsels for the applicants and Deputy Advocate General Hunar Gupta appearing for Home Department and JKSSB, CAT directed the JKSSB to allow 241 applicants to participate in the process of selection to the posts of Sub-Inspector notified vide Advertisement Notice No. 02 of 2024 dated 24-11-2024.
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