early times report
Srinagar, Feb 18: The J&K High Court today reiterated its concern that nobody who has fraudulently managed admission through Common Entrance Test to undergoing profession training including MBBS course in 2012 should be allowed to escape.
Hearing a suo-moto Public Interest Litigation, a division bench of the court comprising Justice Hasnain Massodi and Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey also directed Board of Professional Entrance Examination to issue a public notice for the benefit of all those deserving candidates who except for fraud could not make it to merit list.
The direction by the court followed the submission by the amicus curie in the case that BOPEE's to have consultation with various stakeholders would only delay the endeavour for which this PIL has been initiated.
The admissions against the seats vacated by the cancellation of admission of 12 candidates in Government Medical College, Srinagar, is to be made from those who would have otherwise occupied the ranks which were fraudulently occupied by candidates whose admissions have been cancelled.
Advocate G A Lone, representing BOPEE said that the process of consultation was felt necessary before taking any final decision in this regard to the grant of admissions against the vacated seats in favour of meritorious candidates.
"The consultation with Medical Council and Dental Council of India has also been felt necessary as the admission against now available vacant seats will be a midterm admission."
Earlier, in its fresh status report, Crime Branch said that its investigation has so far found 21 candidates prima facie involved in the fraud.
"While chargesheet has been filed against 12 candidates, chargesheet against nine more candidates is being filed by February 25," the Crime Branch said.
"The 2nd list of nine candidates has been sent to BOPEE so that further action inters of rules governing the field are taken. Out of these nine candidates, 3 are minors." However, the Crime Branch did not disclose their identity.
Meanwhile, complying with the directions of the Court passed vide the order dated February 3, 2014, a separate probe has been initiated for the selection made under to the CET 2009, 2010 and 2011 vide PV no. K7/2014, the Crime Branch said.
“After the completion of the probe further action on the pattern of CET 2012 will be taken accordingly. However it wouldn't be out of context to request here that the non-availability of call details prior to 2012 is a foregone thing as of now, given the stand of these cell phone companies and in absence of-such call details the possible headway would be hampered to a large extent." However, it said, all alternate efforts would be made to have a thorough probe completed expediently.
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