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1. Why SC is concerned about J&K lecturer’s suspension
- The Supreme Court on Monday termed as “worrisome” the suspension of a lecturer of political science in
Jammu and Kashmir , who appeared in person in the apex court to challenge the abrogation ofArticle 370 .
- Hailing from central Kashmir's Budgam district,
Zahoor Ahmad Bhat is a senior lecturer of political science posted at the Government Higher Secondary School in Srinagar’s Jawahar Nagar. He also holds a law degree.
- Senior advocate Kapil Sibal mentioned Bhat’s suspension on August 25, two days after he argued in person in the SC against the August 5, 2019 decision of scrapping J&K’s special status and its division into two UTs and requested a bench led by CJI
DY Chandrachud to tell Attorney General R Venkataramani to secure remedial action from the J&K administration.
- Bhat was suspended pending inquiry for alleged violation of provisions of J&K Civil Service Regulations, J&K Government Employees (conduct) Rules,1971 and J&K Leave Rules.
- Solicitor General
Tushar Mehta maintained that Bhat, despite being a government employee, has been regularly challenging the government's decisions in different courts. - Sibal said, “Then he should have been suspended earlier, why after arguing in the SC. He gave written submission in SC much before the day he argued personally before the court.”
- The court on Monday told Venkataramani and Mehta that matters could turn problematic for the UT authorities if the action against the teacher was proven to be linked to his petition to the top court.
- The CJI told the AG to speak with the J&K Lieutenant Governor on this issue and sort it out. “If there is something apart from this [his appearance in court], then it is different. But why is the suspension in such close proximity to his appearance before the SC? Can someone be suspended just because he appears against the government in the SC?”
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