Cancelation of dental surgeon’s appointment | CAT seeks presence of 2 top officers if compliance not filed

Srinagar, Mar 29: The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) Srinagar has asked Secretary, PSC and Secretary Health & Medical Education Department to appear before it physically or through virtual mode on April 2, if no compliance was filed with regard to its orders related to a dental surgeon whose appointment was cancelled as withdrawn by the Commission after 18 years.

A division bench of M SLatif Member (J) and Prasant Kumar Member (A) sought the presence of the two officers after counsel for the applicant vehemently argued that it was now more than five months that the orders have not been complied with by the respondents despite the fact that the High Court of J&K has upheld the orders passed by the tribunal.

While the Counsel representing the respondents sought ten days time to submit his compliance report of the orders of the court in letter and spirit, the court said: “ In the interest of justice, taking yet another lenient view in the matter, learned counsel for the respondents is directed to submit his compliance report within the aforesaid period of ten days”.

“It is further made clear that in case orders of the court are complied with in its letter and spirit and report to that effect is filed before the court on or before next date of hearing, then the personal appearance of the officials shall be deemed to have been dispensed with,” the tribunal said.

The Tribunal was hearing a case wherein it had earlier put on hold J&K Public Service Commission (JKPSC)’s order cancelling appointment of a dental surgeon, A A Mughal, after 18 years as “withdrawn”. The Tribunal had also directed authorities to accommodate the dental surgeon, Dr Shwiti Gupta in view of the J&K High Court’s orders in this regard.