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| Despite Supreme Court order fresh probe not started against Principal Dental College Srinagar | | UT administration fails to act against Dr Riyaz Farooq | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
srinagar, Dec 18: In September this year the Supreme Court of India ruled that an order issued by the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir in a corruption case should not be treated as precedent for any other case.
The order was issued by three judge bench of the apex court comprising of Justice Arun Mishra, Justice Vineet Saran and Justice S. Ravindra Bhat. The order was issued in response to a petition filed by Sheikh Ghulam Rasool with regards to corruption cases at Government Dental College, Srinagar and Government Dental College Jammu.
The case pertains to the exorbitant purchases made by Principal Government Dental College (GDC), Srinagar, Dr. Riyaz Farooq. The Principal GDC Srinagar had made exorbitant purchases both at the GDC Srinagar and GDC Jammu. The case was unprecedented since it was for the first time that Supreme Court heard a corruption case of the erstwhile state of Jammu & Kashmir.
The Supreme Court accepted the plea of the petitioner that the case be treated as Public Interest Litigation (PIL). Following the Supreme Court order it was expected that Dr. Riyaz would be removed as Principal GDC Srinagar so that a fair probe is carried out in the whole episode, but that was not to be.
Dr. Riyaz continues to be the Principal of GDC Srinagar and no action has been taken against him so far. In the Supreme Court the accused had pleaded that the judgment passed by the High Court should be treated as final and he should not be subjected to any further probe in the matter. The plea was rejected by the Supreme Court following which it passed an order according to which precedence was asked to be avoided.
Sources told Early Times that the administration of union territory of Jammu & Kashmir led by Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu has so far taken no action against the tainted Principal of GDC Srinagar. As such the corrupt continue to make merry with the honest being left to bite the dust.
"It was expected that since there is no political dispensation in place in Jammu & Kashmir, Dr. Riyaz would be removed from his post. In the past the Principal of GDC Srinagar would use political influence and get away. Things were expected to change this time around, but that was not to be despite change of guard," said sources.
It would be in place to mention here that an RTI activist, Tanveer Hussain had gathered information through RTI regarding purchases of various dental machinery and equipment made by college authorities including "Digital Panoramic X-ray machine" and "Complete Vertical Rack Sterilization system".
An FIR under No.33 of 2012 dated 18.12.2012 U/s 5(2) P.C Act Svt. 2006 r/w 120-B R.P.C was registered by the Vigilance Organization Kashmir against the accused Dr. Riyaz, Principal Govt. Dental College Srinagar in his capacity as Chairman purchase committee no.3 along with other members of the purchase committee in criminal conspiracy with V.L. Narayan of M/s Villa India for procurement of machinery at an exorbitant price for pecuniary benefits to one another causing a loss of over 16 lacs to the state exchequers.
Dr. Riyaz had filed a writ petition being OWP no.1259 of 2015 before the High Court U/A 226 of the Constitution of India of Jammu and Kashmir with section 561 - A Cr.P.C seeking issuance of writ of certiorari quashing the report of vigilance organization FIR No.33/2012 registered at P.S VOK and communication dated 20.04.2015 vide which vigilance clearance was not accorded to him. After filing the objections, High Court vide its order dated 23.07.2015 stayed the FIR No.33/ 2012 and investigation thereof. |
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