JAMMU, Aug. 27 -- The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Jammu Bench, has quashed the premature retirement of Head Constable Amar Pal Singh of J&K Police, declaring the government's move arbitrary and unsupported by cogent material. The Tribunal ordered his reinstatement with seniority, continuity of service, and full back wages.
Singh, inducted as a Constable in 1990 and later promoted, was retired prematurely under Government Order No. 885-GAD of 2015, which cited a vigilance FIR of 2012, prosecution sanction of 2014, and old instances of indiscipline.
Appearing for Singh, Advocate Ravinder Kumar argued that the action was punitive in effect and founded solely on unproven allegations. For the government, AAG Sudesh Magotra defended ...