HC quashes premature retirement of Girdawar

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 1: High Court today quashed the premature retirement of one Kuldeep Kumar, the then Girdawar, who was shown the doors by the Government in the year 2005.
After hearing Senior Advocate RS Thakur and Advocate DS Chouhan for the petitioner whereas Senior AAG Seema Shekhar for the State, Justice Alok Aradhe observed, “the respondents have not taken into account the service record of the petitioner while passing the impugned order and in view of the preceding analysis, the impugned order dated 26.04.2005 is quashed”.
“The respondents are directed to reinstate the petitioner into service and to accord all consequential benefits. Needless to state that the respondents shall be at liberty to take action against the petitioner if so advised in accordance with the law”, the court said.