| Microscope scam: Court frames corruption charges against 2 CEOs, Ors | | |
Jammu, Feb 2 (JNF): Special Judge Anti corruption Jammu today framed corruption charges against then Accounts Officer, Directorate of School Education Jammu, then CEO Poonch, then CEO Udhampur, then Lecturer Higher Secondary School Samba, then Lecturer SIE, Jammu and Supplier in much publicized microscope scam incurring loss to state exchequer to the tune of Rs 5.40 lakh.
Special Judge Anti corruption Jammu Puneet Gupta today framed corruption charges u/s 5(2) PC Act Svt 2006 r/w section 120-B RPC against Jatinder Gupta, then Accounts Officer, Directorate of School Education Jammu, Thakur Dass Sharma then CEO Poonch, Balbir Singh Jamwal then CEO Udhampur, Romeshwar Kumar then Lecturer Higher Secondary School Samba, Balwan Singh then Lecturer SIE, Jammu and JS Manocha Supplier in purchase of 300 microscope which caused a whooping loss to the tune of Rs 5.40 lakhs.
As per brief facts of the case the during the year 2004-2005 Education Dept Jammu purchased substandard laboratory equipments including Microscopes for examining properties of minerals on highly exorbitant rates. Accordingly JSC was conducted so revealed that in response to the tender notice issued no August 25, 2004 Divisional Level Purchase Committee of Education Dept Jammu, M/s Cosmo Politan Traders Vir-Marg Jammu offered quotations for supply of Microscopes @ Rs 1800 per item print price/bills of Rs 650/-.
"Jatinder Kumar Gupta then Accounts Officer, Directorate of School Education Jammu (Member Secretary), Balwan Singh Lecturer SIE Jammu as Expert while Rameshwar Sharma then Lecturer Geology Govt Higher Secondary School Samba being an expert member has also facilitated the approval of rate and purchase of sub-standard dissection microscopes. Having succeeded in getting the rates approved with active connivance of experts suppliers S Jasvinder Singh Manocha Prop of M/s Cosmo Politan Traders Vir-Marg Jammu reported M/S Prem Parkash Verma then CEO Kathua (Now Expired), Balbir Singh Jamwal then CEO Udhampur and Thakur Dass Sharma then CEO Pooch in criminal conspiracy by abuse of their official positions with ulterior motive of extracting maximum undue benefit out of the deal have purchased microscopes on highly exorbitant rates much over and above the actual requirement and purchases thus effected have put the state exchequer to the loss of Rs 3.45 lakh. The act of omission and commission on the part of accused public servants and accused suppliers constituted offences u/s 5(1) (d) r/w 5(2) PC Act 2006 BK and section 120-B RPC and after completion of the investigation challan was presented against the persons
According to the challan it has been found that M.K Dwivedi then Director School Education Jammu Convener and other members of Divisional Level Purchase Committee i.e. Dr RR Dubey then Joint Director School Education, Sohan Lal Seghal then CEO Jammu (retired), Lalit Gupta Principal SIE Jammu and Rakesh Kumar Functional Manager Directorate of Ind. And Commerce co-opted member have been completely misled by the expert committee. The expert committee members wrongly and falsely certified that sample microscope with full knowledge stating that be as per NIT, whereas sample microscope was not at all as per the specifications provided in the tender. |
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