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| KVIB selections: HC orders no benefits be given to beneficiaries | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Apr 2: The J&K High Court on Monday directed concerned authorities to provide records related to the selection of executive officers in Khadi Village & Industries Board (KVIB) on February 20 this year.
The appointments came under question after the name of Syed Aroot Madni, son of PDP vice-president Sartaj Madni, figured in the selection list. Madni was selected as executive officer in the KVIB.
A single bench of the court comprising Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey also directed a high level-committee headed by Secretary Home Department R K Goel, probing the selections, to collect the records from the office of Khadi and Village Industries Board.
"On the basis of examination of the records, Committee to expedite their enquiry within one month," the court said.
An aggrieved candidate Tamseel Hussain Khan has approached the court, challenging the selections of the four candidates against the post of Executive Officer.
Khan has challenged selection on varied grounds with particular reference that the "selection process was initiated by violating all the norms and laws on the subject."
He submitted that noticing hue and cry raised by the aggrieved candidates, the Government has constituted a High Level Committee for conducting enquiry headed by R. K. Goel, Principal Secretary Home Department.
"The respondents 5 to 8 (four selected candidates) shall not be given benefit arising out of the selection/appointment till next date before the Bench," the court said, directing the government to file response to the petition by May 7.
The court asked Senior Additional Advocate General B. A. Dar to apprise the Principal Secretary Home about the orders passed by it so as to enable him to submit the compliance report.
Former Chief Minister and National Conference working president Omar Abdullah had termed Madni's appointment as fraud and demanded a High Court-monitored investigation into the case.
In a damage-control move, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti had on February 25 said that Chief Secretary BB Vyas will probe the selection process.
The inquiry committee, as per its terms of reference, would look into the complaints of unfair selection and determine whether proper procedure was followed. |
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