High Court Rejects Former SPO Petition, Says Fear Of Militants No Excuse For Deserting Duty

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has upheld the dismissal of a former Special Police Officer who failed to report for duty citing threats from militants, ruling that security personnel cannot refuse to serve out of fear. Dismissing the former officer’s petition, Justice Sanjay Dhar observed that if law enforcement officers of [...]