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3d ago

Tribunal Stay Pauses Urdu-Only Naib Tehsildar Rule, JKSSB Defers Recruitment

Under the CAT’s order, the SSRB must accept candidates with any of the five official languages under the 2020 Act, prompting the JKSSB to put the recruitment process on hold.

Leader of the Opposition in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly Sunil Sharma and supporters stage a protest outside the Civil Secretariat over the issue of making Urdu a compulsory subject for the post of naib tehsildar on Monday. (ANI)
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Overview

  • A two-member bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal has stayed the Urdu-only qualification for Naib Tehsildar posts and instructed the SSRB to accept applications in any of the five official UT languages.
  • Following the tribunal’s interim order, the Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board deferred the Naib Tehsildar recruitment notification until further notice.
  • BJP and ABVP protests outside the Civil Secretariat and the Chief Minister’s residence have continued to demand revocation of the original Urdu mandate as discriminatory.
  • The tribunal scheduled the next hearing for August 13, leaving the future of the language requirement unresolved until then.
  • The dispute underscores tensions between historic reliance on Urdu for administrative continuity and equal access guaranteed by the 2020 Official Languages Act.