Author: GK LEGAL CORRESPONDENT

The tribunal pointed out that the “suspension of an employee is not a punishment; however, prolonged suspension tends to become punitive.

After the court observed that Prima facie a case for indulgence was made out, it issued notice to the respondents returnable within four weeks

The Court noted that in its order dated March 18 this year, it had clearly stated that the issue related solely to the implementation of its earlier judgment, and not to the internal liability or hierarchy among the officers

‘Once dependency and financial distress are established, denial defeats very intent of scheme’

MK Sharma is Registrar General, Haq Nawaz Zargar, PDSJ Srinagar

The court said this after hearing counsel for petitioners, besides G A Fahim Shah and Advocate Tassaduq Hussain

The court observed that the District Magistrate Pulwama had passed the detention order on April 30 after the detainee was found involved in the case FIR No 119 of 2020 of Police Station, Rajpora

The Court noted that it cannot grant liberty to an accused against whom there is a prima facie case, merely on personal grounds, when the gravity of the statute demands otherwise