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Basharat matured for retirement on 30-09-2009 Early Times obtains ultimate proof of IAS officer's DOB cheating: J&K High Court dismissed Basharat Ahmed Dhar's suit in 2002, decreed that change in DOB can't be granted 24 years after passing Matriculation Examination 10/19/2011 12:34:40 AM Ahmed Ali Fayyaz SRINAGAR, Oct 18: In a rare development, unprecedented in the history of Jammu & Kashmir's bureaucracy, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer is working as Commissioner-Secretary of Power Development Department (PDD) in Omar Abdullah's coalition government over two years after he reached superannuation on September 30th, 2009. Incontrovertible judicial evidence, that is n0w very much in possession of Early Times, makes it conclusively clear that Basharat Ahmed Dhar has concealed facts and offered fiction in claiming that he had "never ever in my life" changed or manipulated his date of birth (DOB) from joining his school to the end of his service career for overstaying in the government service. After an extensive professional exercise, Early Times today discovered that after nearly 14 years of continuous service, Basharat Ahmed Dhar filed a suit in the court of City Munsiff Srinagar on 07-04-1988 for declaration and injunction with the prayer that the Chairman, Jammu & Kashmir Board of Secondary Education (BOSE) be directed to record his DOB as 25th Chet...   READ MORE

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This order of J&K High Court pronounced by Mr Justice Muzaffar Jan on 02-03-2002, which remains unchallenged till date and has also been partly published in Srinagar Law Journal in the year 2002, makes it unambiguously clear that Date of Birth of Mr Basha 10/19/2011 12:33:59 AM Bench: M Jan JUDGMENT Muzaffar Jan, J. 1. This revision petition has been directed against judgement and order dated 28th Aug, 1993 passed by IV Additional District Judge, Srinagar in Appeal No 11 of 22.11.1989 dismissing the appeal as time barred. Some relevant basic facts may be noted. 2. Record reveals that the respondents No. 1 (Plaintiff) filed a suit for declaration and injunction with the prayer that the Chairman, Jammu and Kashmir Board of Secondary Educations, be directed to record his date of birth as 25th Chet, 2007, which corresponds to 7th April, 1951, in the Board record instead of 7.9.1949 as reflected in his Matriculation certificate and consequently to issue a fresh M...   READ MORE   Cabinet may attach Dhar to save Govt's face 10/19/2011 12:30:42 AM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Oct 18: Apprehending embarrassing queries with regard to Basharat Ahmed Dhar's overstay in IAS service by over two years already from Central Vigilance Commission and Department of Training & Personnel, Government of Jammu & Kashmir is reliably considering the attachment of the senior bureaucrat. Early Times learned from highly placed authoritative sources that on Wednesday Cabinet was likely to order Dhar's attachment in a last ditch attempt to help him get pensionary benefits before 31-12-2011, the day of superannuation as per his forged or wrongfully obtained Matriculation Certificate. Sources disclosed that the office of Accountant General, that has been ...   READ MORE   Five held for proxy in examination at Rajouri 10/19/2011 12:29:56 AM Early Times Report Rajouri, Oct 18: Four boys and a girl student of national open school were held for proxy in their examination of 10th and 12th class in Rajouri on Tuesday, when examination staff's smart work trapped all of them during examination. Uncertainty over the students forced examination staff to get involved and took help of police during examination.The police team rushed to spot and after complete verification of roll numbers and other documents found all five student who were substituted in examination. All five of them are local residents identified as Mohammed Irfan son of Rafiq of Dhral, Bilal Lone son of Mohammed Rafiq of Jacamar Nagar (Rajouri), Mohammed Saqib Son o...   READ MORE   J&K's clear no to 15th administrative reforms commission recommendations Appointment of Chief Secretary State prefers seniority over efficiency 10/19/2011 12:29:33 AM Syed Junaid Hashmi JAMMU, Oct 18: Jammu and Kashmir government has decided not to implement recommendations of 15th administrative reforms commission for the appointment of Chief Secretary and Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF). Both the posts are regarded as the most prestigious and influential posts in the state civil and forest service structure respectively. These are usually held by senior most officers of the Indian Administrative and Indian Forest Services respectively. Though respective Chief Ministers have in the past would give precedence to personal rapport of officers for appointment to these posts especially for prize posting of Chief Secretary, Omar broke the s...   READ MORE   BJP's new trouble: workers parting ways in hordes Many choosing to 'associate' with expelled leader….? 10/19/2011 12:28:42 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 18: Struggling hard to sustain and survive politically in the backdrop of its dented image on a host of fronts, the state unit of BJP is lately facing new trouble: its workers and even functionaries at various levels are parting ways with the party they remained associated with for decades. The worry for the leadership is people are not pulling out of party in small numbers but in hordes. At least that is what has been witnessed in a number of announcements made by those who quit during the past few days in and around Jammu. The party which until early this year was boasting high about its numbers in terms of MLAs in its fold may be putting up a bold and un...   READ MORE   Going against the popular demand Rotational CM 10/19/2011 12:27:47 AM Rustam JAMMU, Oct 18: The demand for removing Omar Abdullah from the position he holds in the government is gaining momentum by the day. There is consensus among the local Congress leaders and workers, barring those in the Omar Abdullah government, that Omar Abdullah and his government have failed to deliver and consistently ignored them and that they want Omar Abdullah to be replaced by some Congressman after the former completes three years as Chief Minister. To be more precise, they have lost their confidence in the leadership of Omar Abdullah and come to believe that his continuation as Chief Minister even for a day after he completes three years in office would adversely impact the po...   READ MORE   Congress likely to suffer more humiliating defeats Anti-Congress Wave -- I 10/19/2011 12:27:23 AM Neha JAMMU, Oct 18: The humiliating defeat of the Congress party in the just-held by-elections in four states, Haryana, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Bihar should not surprise anyone. That the Congress was destined to bite dust was a foregone conclusion. By-elections were also held in Tamil Nadu in the two assembly constituencies. Counting will be taken up on October 20 and there is no doubt whatever that the ruling AIADM of J Jayalalithha would win both seats hands down. The DMK and the Congress know it full well. They have to reckon with Jayalalithha and they just cannot because both these parties have lost their face in Tamil Nadu. The Congress candidate for the Hissar Lok Sabha ...   READ MORE

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