Jammu, July 15 -- The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Jammu, has stayed Urdu language compulsion and ordered J&K Services Selection Board (JKSSB) to accept applications for the post of naib tehsildar from candidates who have graduation with knowledge of any of the five official languages enumerated in the Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020, which includes Hindi, Kashmiri, English, Dogri and Urdu. Two members of CAT Ram Mohan Johri and Rajinder Singh Dogra issued the order after perusal of a petition filed by aggrieved candidates. The applicants, in the present petition, had sought a declaration that the Jammu and Kashmir Revenue (subordinate) Service Recruitment Rules of 2009, to the extent it stipulates that a candidate must possess graduation with knowledge of Urdu as the minimum qualification for the post of naib tehsildar, was ultra vires the Constitution of India. The petitioners contended that this requirement discriminated against those who possess knowledge of other official languages recognised under the Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020, such as Hindi, Kashmiri, English, and Dogri, thereby violating the principles of equality and non-discrimination enshrined in the Constitution. "In light of the above, this court hereby stays the operation of the relevant provisions of the Jammu and Kashmir Revenue (Subordinate) Service Recruitment Rules of 2009, in so far as they mandate graduation with knowledge of Urdu as the minimum qualification for the post of naib tehsildar," said the tribunal in its order. Further, the Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Recruitment Board was directed to accept applications from the candidates who possess graduation with knowledge of any of the five official languages enumerated in the Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020, which includes Hindi, Kashmiri, English, Dogri and Urdu....