CAT revokes selection list of SIs

After observing irregularities the Jammu bench of Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) on Monday cancelled selection list of sub-inspectors in the executive and armed wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police.

“The selection list of sub inspector (executive and armed) in J&K Police prepared in pursuance to advertisement number Pers A-400/2016/75303-403 of December 30, 2016 is quashed and set aside,” read an order of the CAT issued here.

The double bench of CAT, comprising of Anand Mathur and Rakesh Sagar Jain, directed the official respondents to prepare the selection list afresh in accordance with law and rules at the earliest from the date they received certificated copy of its order.

The bench observed that the irregularities in the selection procedure were evident by the the fact that 275 vacancies were advertised in the executive wing in open merit but 310 persons were selected.

“The extra selection of 35 candidates belongs to the other categories and vacancies in which categories have been correspondingly reduced. The procedure adopted by the official respondents is in violation of the settled law that the entire reservation quota will be intact and available in addition to those selected under open competition category,” the CAT observed in its order.