KU professor among three J&K employees dismissed under Article 311

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday dismissed three employees including a Kashmir University professor and a police constable from their services under Article 311 “in the interest of the security of the state”.
As per separate orders issued to this effect by the General Administration Department, the dismissed employees are Altaf Hussain Pandit, Professor in Chemistry Department, University of Kashmir son of Ghulam Hassan Pandit a resident of Wadoora Bala, Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, Mohd. Maqbool Hajam, a school teacher, a resident of Gangbugh Lolab, at present Sogam Lolab near Block office, Sogam Road, Kupwara and Ghulam Rasool Malik, son of Ghulam Mustafa Malik, a SgCt in J&K Police of Bharath area of Doda district.

“It is not expedient to hold an enquiry” against the trio “in the interest of the security of the state”, added the orders.


