Munir Ahmed, a constable in the Central Reserve Police Force who was dismissed from service in May for allegedly “concealing his marriage to a Pakistani national”, had not been granted a no-objection certificate (NOC) for the wedding to go ahead, the CRPF told the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court.
The CRPF argued that Mr. Ahmed could not defend his actions by relying on sevice rules framed six decades ago, at a time when “Pakistan was not a hostile country”.
Mr. Ahmed had challenged his dismissal in the court, stating that, in accordance with the Central Civil Services Conduct Rules, 1964, he had informed the CRPF authorities of his marriage to his relative, a resident of Sialkot in Pakistan. The Rules say that a “Government servant who has married or marries a person other than of Indian Nationality shall forthwith intimate the fact to the Government.”
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