The Jammu Bench of CAT has stayed the operation of the relevant provisions of the Jammu and Kashmir Revenue (Subordinate) Service Recruitment Rules of 2009, insofar as they mandate Graduation with knowledge of Urdu as the minimum qualification for the post of Naib Tehsildar.
Further, the Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Recruitment Board SSRB) has been directed to accept applications for the post of Naib Tehsildar from candidates who possess Graduation with knowledge of any of the five official languages enumerated in the Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020,
which includes Hindi, Kashmiri, English, Dogri, and Urdu.
