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| HC seeks report on regular appointment of CEs, other engineers | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 26: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has asked state government to file status report regarding regular promotions of incumbents of the post of chief and other engineers.
A division bench of the court comprising Chief Justice M M Kumar and Justice Hasnain Massodi directed the state to file the latest report regarding regular process undertaken to appoint the incumbents of the post of Assistant Engineers, Assistant Executive Engineers, Executive Engineers, Superintendent Engineers and Chief Engineers before the next date of hearing on March 10. The court was hearing an appeal filed by 13 engineers against a single bench order allowing a petition filed by five Superintendent Engineers challenging government order regarding promotion on adhoc basis of their counterparts. It was in this order, the single bench of the court criticized government for continuing adhoc arrangements in government departments including R&B, observing that "it is not known as to what are the compelling reasons for government to continue adhocism for indefinite period in violation of Supreme Court judgment." "Government has not registered seriousness of the matter and it has become routine for the government to violate the rules and judgments of the court." The Court had directed state government not make any arrangements against the posts of AEE, EE, SE and CE on adhoc / in-charge basis. "It has long since been settled that an officiating promotion cannot be made without the consultation of the PSC for a period of more than six months," the order reads.
The Court also already directed Commissioner Secretary R&B to file affidavit indicating the steps taken by the government for implementation of the judgment passed in Suraj Prakash case.
The single bench had further directed government to detail out the reasons forming basis for making adhoc arrangements in the shape of impugned order. |
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