Srinagar, June 20, KDC: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has reinstated suspended Principal of Amar Singh (A.S.) College, Srinagar, Aijaz Ahmad Hakak, with immediate effect after accepting the recommendations of an inquiry conducted into the matter.
According to Government Order No. 182-JK(HE) of 2026 dated June 20, 2026, Hakak had been placed under suspension on May 7 and attached with the Higher Education Department, Civil Secretariat, Srinagar. An inquiry was subsequently conducted by Dr. Subash Chander, JKAS, Special Secretary to the Government, Higher Education Department, who submitted his report and recommendations to the competent authority, which accepted the findings, reported news agency Kashmir Dot Com.
Consequent upon his reinstatement, Hakak has been posted as Principal, Islamia College of Science and Commerce, Srinagar, replacing Dr. Tehmina Yousuf. In a corresponding reshuffle, Dr. Tehmina Yousuf has been transferred and posted as Principal, A.S. College, Srinagar, and will continue to hold additional charge as Director, Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Srinagar. The government said that the period of Hakak’s suspension shall be decided separately. (KDC)
