SRINAGAR: State Vigilance Organization registered three cases FIR No’s 13/2013,14/2013, and 15/2013 U/S 5(1) (d) r/w 5(2) PC Act 2006, and r/w Section 120- (B) RPC P/S VOK against Imtiyaz Ahmad Parray, President, Municipal Committee Hajan, Ab. Rashid Mir, President, Municipal Committee Sumbal, Mushtaq Ahmad Sofi, President, Municipal Committee Bandipora and Ab. Rashid Shah, I/C Executive officer, of these Municipal Committees and others
A verifications conducted into the allegations of illegal appointments in Municipal Committees Hajin, Sumbal and Bandipora revealed that during the year 2009-10, the then Presidents of these Municipal Committees in league with in-charge Executive officer Abdul Rashid Shah who held the charge of all the three municipal committees Hajin, Sumbal, Bandipora, made 149 (54 in MC Bandipora, 13 in MC Hajin & 82 MC Sumbal) illegal appointments including their relatives, in gross violation of standing Govt. Orders/rules and without any competence. Some of the beneficiaries after appointment were found to have been transferred to other Municipal Committees by in-charge Executive Officer.
Verifications conducted has further revealed that these appointees were lacking the eligibility criteria as laid down in the recruitment rules / orders governing these appointments. In-charge executive Officer Abdul Rashid Shah was found to have drawn their salaries from the state exchequer. |
