CRPF Constable Dismissed For Marrying Pakistani Woman Challenges Termination In J&K High Court

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Last Updated:May 28, 2025, 12:31 IST

The petitioner said helium followed the rules, which lone necessitate an worker to intimate the section astir matrimony with a overseas national

According to Ahmed’s petition, helium had informed the section backmost successful 2022 of his intent to wed a Pakistani woman.(Representational image/PTI)

Munir Ahmed, a 31-year-old constable successful the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), has approached the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh astatine Jammu, challenging his dismissal from work for marrying his cousin, a Pakistani national.

Ahmed alleges that helium was terminated successful an “arbitrary, capricious and whimsical" mode by CRPF authorities aft marrying his cousin. According to the CRPF, Article 311 of the Constitution, which outlines the safeguards for civilian servants against arbitrary dismissal oregon removal from service, was utilized to instantly terminate him. CRPF precocious terminated different jawan progressive successful espionage successful the aforesaid manner.

According to Ahmed’s petition, helium had informed the section backmost successful 2022 of his intent to wed a Pakistani woman. “I duly informed my officials and submitted an exertion seeking permission," helium stated successful the petition. However, the section rejected the petition connected January 24, 2023, raising objections. In response, Ahmed submitted elaborate replies connected October 18, 2023, addressing each interest raised.

The petitioner argued that helium followed the rules nether Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rule 21(3), which lone necessitate an worker to intimate the section astir a matrimony with a overseas national. Internal CRPF communications, including 1 dated April 30, 2024, from the Director General of Police, CRPF, corroborate this. “There is nary notation of issuing immoderate nary objection certificate nether the rules. The petitioner has intimated the section good wrong the rules," reads the letter.

Ahmed joined his cousin, Menal Khan, connected May 24, 2024, via online video conferencing. He submitted each related documents, including the Indian Nikahnama, Pakistani matrimony certificate, and wedding invitation. The matrimony was legally registered successful some countries.

His woman legally entered India connected February 28, 2025, utilizing a valid short-term visa. On March 4, 2025, she applied for a Long Term Visa (LTV), which was nether process astatine the clip of Ahmed’s dismissal. The petition notes that respective Members of Parliament supported the visa exertion done written recommendations.

Despite repeated representations and submission of documents, Ahmed was dismissed from work connected May 2, 2025, portion helium was connected sanctioned permission to attraction for his ailing father, who is battling cancer. “I was connected permission from April 28 to May 3 for home problems. Still, I was terminated without due inquiry," helium said.

The termination bid accused Ahmed of “harbouring a Pakistani nationalist successful India" without informing authorities, which helium denies. “I person consistently informed my superiors and submitted each required document. The accusation is wholly baseless," helium told the court.

Ahmed’s show records besides bespeak positively connected him. His Annual Performance Reports for 2023 and 2024 complaint him arsenic “Very Good," and helium has not faced immoderate disciplinary enactment during his service.

Through his writ petition, Ahmed has asked the tribunal to quash the termination orders, reinstate him with afloat backmost wages, and nonstop the CRPF to let him to proceed serving. He is besides seeking interim alleviation to enactment the cognition of the dismissal bid portion the lawsuit is heard.

“This bid violates my cardinal rights nether Article 21 of the Constitution. I person been punished for pursuing the rules conscionable due to the fact that I joined crossed the border," Ahmed stated successful his plea.

The CRPF, portion terminating Ahmed, had said: “In a substance of superior concern, CT/GD Munir Ahmed of 41 Battalion of CRPF has been dismissed from work with contiguous effect for concealing his matrimony to a Pakistani nationalist and knowingly harbouring her beyond the validity of her visa. His actions were recovered to beryllium successful usurpation of work behaviour and detrimental to nationalist security."

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Jammu and Kashmir, India, India

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