SC Asks AG to Look Into Suspension of J&K Lecturer After His Appearance in Article 370 Hearing
The Wire | 28 August 2023
The Supreme Court of India. Photo: The Wire
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the attorney general (AG) to look into the suspension of a lecturer by the Jammu and Kashmir Education Department after he appeared before the court in the Article 370 hearings.
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal apprised the court of Zahoor Ahmad Bhat’s suspension. He said that the academic had taken leave for two days to appear in the matter and had been suspended on his return. “This is unfair, I am sure the AG will look at it,” Sibal was quoted by LiveLaw as saying.
Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud told AG R. Venkataramani to look into the matter when solicitor general Tushar Mehta interjected, saying, “I have checked up after having read in the newspapers. What is reported in the newspapers may not be the whole truth.”
