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| HC directs Government to produce record relating to selection of cops | | | Jammu, Feb 20
A writ petition filed by 35 candidates for the post of constable in IRP claiming that they have qualified the physical measurement and outdoor test, Justice Nirmal Singh of J&K High Court Jammu wing, after hearing Sr. Advocate UK Jalali appearing for the petitioners and Additional Advocate General BS Salathia appearing for State, issued notice to the government through Commissioner Secretary Home with the direction to AAG to file the objections and call the relevant selection record. This court direction has been passed in writ petition challenging the Government order of January 10, 2007 by virtue of which the physical endurance test for the selection of the candidates for recruitment in IRP from Jammu and Kathua Districts was declared as null and void and fresh recruitment board constituted for carrying out fresh selections.
It is further submitted in the petition that petitioners applied vide advertisement notice of August 26, 2006 for the post of constable in IRP 13 and 14 Battalions and after qualifying the physical measurement and outdoor test, the petitioners were directed to appear in the written examination. The petitioners were waiting for the result of written examination but it surfaced in the local newspaper that the selection process, in which petitioners have appeared, has been declared null and void and another board has been constituted, the petitioners submitted..
It has been further submitted that the selection process at the instance of some MLAs was cancelled with ulterior motives to get their some blue eyed persons from their constituencies adjusted which ultimately resulted into the constitution of a fresh recruitment board. However, as per the bonafide belief of the petitioners, the present selection process was completely fair and the authorities has obviously declared it null and void under pressure from politicians, whose wishes could not be materialized and the oblique motives struck the wreck chord and were obliged by passing of the order impugned.
The petitioners prayed before the Court for quashing the orders impugned in the present writ petition by virtue of which whole selection process carried out by the erstwhile board has been cancelled, being arbitrary, illegal and glaring example of non-application of mind, besides the same being against the principles of natural justice and also seeking directions to the respondents to complete the process of selection carried out by the erstwhile board by publishing select list.
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