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| High Court lists case against Azad | | | Early Times Reporter
Srinagar | Feb 17
Jammu and Kashmir High Court (HC) has listed a case against Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad filed by a suspended forest officer following allegation and counter allegation by petitioner's counsel and state advocate general.
Hearing the case for about four-hours, the single bench of the High Court comprising Justice Hakeem Imtiyaz said the case may be listed for hearing again after two weeks.
When the case came up for hearing, former G eneral Manager State Forest Corporation, Ghulam Hassan Marazi's counsel Mohammad Yousuf Bhat sought to know why the case was transferred to Justice Hakeem's court when it was first heard by a single bench comprising Justice Bashir Ahmad Kirmani.
But when the Court informed Mr Bhat that the case was assigned to the this court on the instructions of the Chief Justice of the State, he said he has no objection and would argue the case in any Court.
Bhat alleged that his client was attached with the general administration department and suspended from service after he refused to accept the ''unfair'' demands of the brothers of Chief Minister.
He alleged that the Chief Minister had mala fide intentions in attaching Marazi and constituting the Kundal committee to benefit his brothers. Mr Bhat sought directions from the Court tha the grounds on which the Chief Minister ordered the attachment of the official should be presented before the Court.
He alleged that Ghulam Mustafa Bhat and Sajjad Ahmad Bhat, brothers of the Chief Minister, had made a representation before the State Forest Corporation (SFC) that marking of trees in certain compartments should be done and then the work be allotted to them with 100 per cent raise without any tendering process.
However, the Managing Director of SFC forwarded the letter to his client who rejected the application on the basis of illegalities. Arguing further the counsel claimed that Chief Minister on a representation of contractors association of Doda directed Commissione Secretary, Forest to discuss the matter with him at the earliest. However, Marazi in his draft letter pointed out that 33 lakh cft in Doda region were held by the contractors, including Abdul Majid Wani, MLA Doda (14 lakh cfts), 2.53 lakh cft with Ghulam Mustafa Bhat and 1.8 lakh cft with Muhammad Yaseen Wani.
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