Sign in Subscribe
Agriculture

Lt Governor Manoj Sinha Terminates Two Employees, Raises Total to 82 Under Article 311(2)(C)

Strategic Insights

— 1 min read

Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha has terminated two more employees, citing a "threat to the security of the state". The latest terminations bring the total number of employees dismissed under Article 311(2)(c) to 82. This is the second time since the elected government took charge in October last year that the Lt Governor has terminated government employees. The terminations took place in two cases, involving a government teacher and an assistant stockman in the sheep husbandry department, who were dismissed for allegedly posing a threat to the security of the state.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Lt Governor has terminated two more employees, a government teacher and an assistant stockman, citing a threat to the security of the state.
  • The total number of employees terminated under Article 311(2)(c) has risen to 82.
  • This is the second time since the elected government took charge in October last year that the Lt Governor has terminated government employees.
  • The last terminations took place in April this year.
  • The employees terminated were:

+ Khurshid Ahmad Rather, a teacher in the education department and a resident of Nawa Gabra, a border village in Tangdhar in Kupwara.

+ Siyad Ahmad Khan, a resident of Keran in Kupwara.

  • The termination orders were made under Article 311(2)(c) of the Constitution, which allows the government to dismiss employees without ordering an inquiry against them or seeking an explanation.
  • The provision Article 311 of the Constitution deals with 'Dismissal, removal or reduction in rank of persons employed in civil capacities under the Union or a State'.
  • Former chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti wrote to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in November last year seeking an immediate review of such terminations.

Statistics:

  • The total number of employees terminated under Article 311(2)(c) is 82.
  • This is the second time since the elected government took charge in October last year that the Lt Governor has terminated government employees.
  • The last terminations took place in April this year.
  • The terminations involved a government teacher and an assistant stockman in the sheep husbandry department.
  • The employees terminated were:

+ Khurshid Ahmad Rather, a teacher in the education department, is a resident of Nawa Gabra, a border village in Tangdhar in Kupwara.

+ Siyad Ahmad Khan, a resident of Keran in Kupwara.

Sources:

  • IE Online Media Services Pvt. Ltd., distributed by Contify.com.

Read more