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Tribunal Stays Urdu-Only Rule for Naib Tehsildar Posts in J&K

The SSRB must now consider candidates proficient in any of the five official languages after the bench deemed the Urdu-only criterion discriminatory.

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

  • Weeks of protests by BJP MLAs and ABVP activists in Jammu challenged the 2009 rule mandating Urdu knowledge for Naib Tehsildar recruitment.
  • The Central Administrative Tribunal stayed the exclusive Urdu requirement and directed the Services Selection Recruitment Board to accept applications in any of the five languages under the 2020 Act.
  • The tribunal found the Urdu-only clause prima facie discriminatory under equality principles and set the next hearing for August 13.
  • BJP leaders hailed the stay order as a victory for fair recruitment and said it restores opportunity for Jammu candidates regardless of linguistic background.
  • PDP MLA Waheed-ur-Rehman Para criticized the ruling as yielding to political pressure and warned it undermines Urdu’s historic administrative and cultural role.