Can’t deny employee security clearance based on kin’s antecedents: J&K high court
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court ruled that an employee cannot be denied security clearance based solely on the alleged criminal antecedents of their relatives. The court emphasized that an individual's service rights should be based on their own conduct and performance.
Why it matters
This ruling protects the rights of government employees against collective punishment or guilt by association, reinforcing fair employment practices.
SRINAGAR: A Jammu and Kashmir high court (HC) panel Tuesday rejected a CID report against an HC staffer, observing that an employee cannot be denied security clearance solely because of his brother’s alleged antecedents.HC engaged Pampore resident Firdous Ahmad Sheikh as a daily-rated worker on April 1, 2010, and posted him at its Srinagar wing. On July 4, 2024, HC regularised his services as an orderly under the Regularization of Services of Daily Wagers in the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh Regulations, 2022.Like other appointments, Firdous’s regularisation was subject to CID verification, as is required for govt employment in J&K.
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