Tribunal scraps Urdu requirement for Jammu and Kashmir revenue jobs, sparking political controversy over language and ...

Urdu has been a requirement for Revenue Dept posts going back to before Partition, as all land records are in the language.

PDP and JKPC leaders oppose dropping Urdu as mandatory for Naib-Tehsildar posts in J&K, citing linguistic marginalization.

Awami Itihaad Party (AIP) has strongly opposed any move to dilute Urdu as a mandatory qualification for Naib Tehsildar posts ...

Mehbooba Mufti took to X to express her disagreement over the CAT order. “It is deeply unfortunate that our judiciary appears to be influenced by divisive politics. Urdu, a recognised official ...

Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said it was “deeply unfortunate” that the judiciary appears ...

Peoples Conference President and MLA Handwara Sajad Lone on Wednesday voiced deep concern over the exclusion of Urdu as a ...

Para expressed concern over the CAT’s (Central Administrative Tribunal) order staying the requirement of basic Urdu knowledge for the naib tehsildar exam, calling it a worrying sign of judicial forums ...

A two-member CAT bench has stayed the operation of the relevant provisions of the Jammu and Kashmir Revenue (Subordinate) ...

Acting on a petition from job aspirants challenging the condition, the CAT directed the JK Services Selection Recruitment ...

A tribunal has held as “discriminatory” a Jammu and Kashmir government notification making Urdu compulsory for naib tehsildar ...

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