J&K government dismisses teacher accused in case involving 14-year-old student
The Jammu and Kashmir government has used Article 311 provisions to dismiss a teacher accused of raping a 14-year-old student who later died. The Hindu says the move is the first use of those provisions by the elected government, after repeated use by the J&K Lieutenant-Governor.
The Jammu and Kashmir government has invoked Article 311 provisions to remove a teacher accused of raping a 14-year-old student who later died, according to The Hindu. The teacher faces charges under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the supplied material says. It does not provide the teacher’s name, the date of the alleged offence or details of the student’s death.
Article 311 allows certain government employees to be dismissed without a regular departmental inquiry in specified circumstances. The supplied report says the provision has repeatedly been used by the Lieutenant-Governor of Jammu and Kashmir to dismiss state employees without an inquiry. This is described as the first time the elected Jammu and Kashmir government has used the provision.
The material does not identify the government order, explain the grounds recorded for dispensing with an inquiry or state whether the dismissal affects the criminal proceedings. The teacher’s removal is an administrative action, while the POCSO and BNS cases are criminal allegations. The supplied information does not report a trial outcome, a conviction or a response from the accused.
It also does not provide further details about the investigation.
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