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Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 11: Following litigation of a Nepali national challenging termination of his services, the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages, popularly known as Cultural Academy, has sought intervention of the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to decide fate of 38 employees recruited in violation of rules.
The Cultural Academy has been facing criticism and also a case in the State Accountability Commission for 38 appointments made in violation of rules during the years 2006 and 2007. Interestingly, one of the employees appointed in violation of rules is Narbahadur Singh Rana, a Nepali national.
This issue had also cropped up in the January 2008 session of the state legislative assembly when the then Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad was taken aback by the information that there is a complaint against in the State Accountability Commission in his capacity as President of the Academy. Following this, an inquiry was also initiated by the State Vigilance Commission on directions of the Chief Minister's office.
After screening the record, following taking over of Zaffar Iqbal Manhas as Secretary of the Cultural Academy it was found that 38 appointments were made in violation of rules. Sources said that to set the record straight, the Cultural Academy began with termination of the services of Nar Bahadur Rana but the Nepali national took case to the court. After Nara Bahadur, the Academy moved with termination of services six other employees who were recruited in clear violation of the rules at Kala Kendra but all of them also moved court.
Finding it difficult to move with the individual cases, the Cultural Academy has now written to the Chief Minister, who is President of the Academy, to take a decision on these 38 appointments. A memo number 721/C-A/PS/2008-09 has been forwarded by the Cultural Academy to the Chief Minister's Office on this issue. Interestingly, the case was referred to the Chief Minister's Office on January 6, 2009, exactly a day after the new elected government was sworn in.
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