SPOs

Files Gather Dust as J&K’s Sports Quota SPOs Fight for Regularisation

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Srinagar, June 18 (KDC): In a glaring case of administrative delays, hundreds of Special Police Officers (SPOs) recruited under the sports category in Jammu & Kashmir continue to await regularization as constables, despite a clear 2009 policy mandating their absorption. The issue, pending for over years according to these SPOs, has left them and their … Read more

SPOs Cannot Be Dismissed Arbitrarily, Entitled to Same Protections as Regular Police Officers: J&K High Court

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Srinagar, March 15, KDC: The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has reinstated a Special Police Officer (SPO) who was removed from service without due process, terming the termination “illegal, unjust, and unconstitutional.” The court reiterated that SPOs enjoy the same protections as regular police officers and cannot be disengaged from service without being … Read more