DC Cannot Suspend Tehsildar Sans Govt Approval: HC
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Thursday quashed an order by the Administrative Tribunal by virtue of which it had rejected a plea by Tehsildar Bari Brahmana, a KAS officer, who was placed under suspension by the Deputy Commissioner Samba in 2019. “We are of the view that the learned Tribunal has clearly erred in holding that the (Deputy Commissioner, Samba), had the requisite jurisdiction to place the petitioner (Qaiser Mehmood), a member of the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service, under suspension, that too without the approval of the competent authority in the Government,...