Srinagar: Naheed Jabeen, formerly In-Charge Deputy Director Horticulture (Planning & Marketing) Kashmir and initially appointed as Assistant Grading and Marketing Officer (AGMO), had been suspended following complaints questioning her eligibility for the post.
The suspension came via Government Order 486-JK (APD) of 2024, dated October 15, 2024, after complaints were received from Mohd Yousef Shah of Kakpora, Pulwama, and Ayaz Ahmad Natnoo of Jammu. The complaints alleged that Jabeen did not possess the requisite qualifications as outlined in the Gazetted Recruitment Rules of Horticulture Planning and Marketing (1981). “The department had found that without the candidate meeting the eligibility criteria, her selection could not legally take place,” said a senior Agriculture Production Dep