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| HC reserves judgment in petition for withdrawal of security to ex-Dy CM's PRO | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 8: High court judge Tashi Rabstan today reserved judgement in the petition seeking initiation of disciplinary proceedings and withdrawal of security cover of ex-deputy CM's additional PRO Kewal Krishan Sharma and highlighting accumulation of assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.
When the petition came up for hearing, the petitioner's counsels drew the court attention towards the latest status report filed by GAD wherein it was disclosed that after considering the reports of A S Sahu, then DC, Jammu, and then divisional commissioner Shantmanu recommending stern action against Kewal, the case was referred to the Principal Secretary Forest, Ecology and Environment Department for initiation of Regular Departmental Action against him under J&K Classification Control and Appeal Rules 1956 being cadre controlling authority of the delinquent public servant and the Forest Department has been directed to conclude the finding of Regular Departmental Action within one month under intimation to GAD (Vig) and further submitted that in view of the intervention of the court the undue security cover has been withdrawn from him and to that extent the petitioner is not inclined to press this relief. It was submitted that the petitioner's prayer with regard to initiation of action against Kewal with regard to the incident of September 27, 2014 when he was seen distributing cheques amounting to Rs 20 lakh in the presence of SDM Khour among the flood affected people of village Palatan and Chahani Divanoo of Sub-Division Khour has also been granted with the GAD directing the Principal Secretary Forest to hold Regular Departmental Action against the delinquent within one month.
It was strenuously argued by the counsel that he would press the impleadment of two IPS Officers namely Atul Goel and Anand Jain who being SSPs of Jammu provided undue security cover to Kewal in breach of the established norms. He argued that the two IPS officers without caring for the established procedure provided undue security cover to Kewal just on political considerations as the case of the said individual was never assessed by the field agencies and then SSPs just to remain in good books of then deputy CM.
Kewal's counsels argued the application filed for providing security cover to him and also submitted that the allegations levelled by him in his press conference should be investigated in order to unearth the truth. They submitted that Kewal was facing threat to his life and he in fact is a whistleblower and needs to be protected. At this stage, four advocates appeared on behalf of ex-deputy CM Tara Chand and sought intervention in the matter. It was submitted that Tara Chand had moved an application in the matter in order to rebut the allegations levelled by Kewal.
They submitted that Kewal was unnecessarily targeting Tara Chand and had been making contradictory statements at various forums just to malign his reputation. They sought the dismissal of application filed by Kewal for a CBI probe and for security, besides the dismissal of writ petition on the ground of locus standi and also referred the judgments of the Supreme Court with regard to the maintainability of the writ petition.
GAD's counsel submitted that action had already been initiated by GAD against Kewal by referring the matter to the Forest Department for a time bound inquiry and he further submitted that the petition has been rendered infructuous and the same may be dismissed.
After hearing the matter at length, Justice Rabstan reserved the matter for judgment. (JNF) |
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