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Alleged 37 illegal appointments in LA by 3 speakers 3 week's time to petitioner to file response 2/2/2016 11:09:37 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 2: In the much publicized writ petition seeking registration of FIR against 3 Former Speakers of J&K Legislative Assembly for allegedly making 37 illegal appointments, today Justice Janak Raj Kotwal of Jammu Kashmir High Court (Jammu Wing) granted week's time to the petitioner to file response to the compliance report filed by Inspector General of Police, State Vigilance Organization wherein it was submitted that the matter has been referred to GAD for obtaining opinion and advice in the matter from Law Department. Looking into the importance of the issue the court directed the registry to list this petition for further consideration in the week commencing 15th Feb. 2016. In July, 2015 the SVO filed a status report alongwith the findings of the preliminary enquiry wherein astonishing revelations were made and the SVO divulged that 3 Former Speakers of the Legislative Assembly appointed 37 persons without adopting any criteria and the said appointments were made on pick and choose basis and no advertisement was issued while filling 37 posts. As per the findings of the preliminary enquiry 28 persons were appointed by Mohd. Akbar Lone, 5 were appointed by Tara Chand and 4 were appointed by Mubarak Gul all Former Speakers of J&K Legislative Assembly. On December 03, 2015 the High Court directed IGP SVO to take a final call on the preliminary enquiry conducted and decide future course of action. Instead of lodging FIR in the matter the SVO in order to shield the high profile Former Speakers passed on the buck to GAD on the pretext of obtaining the legal opinion when SVO has the paraphernalia to take a final call in the matter and further submitted that the SVO is under the supervision of State Vigilance Commission (SVC) which has been created under J&K State Vigilance Commission Act, 2011 and it was incumbent upon the SVO to get the guidance/opinion from SVC and the SVO for no valid reasons bypassed SVC just to ensure safe passage for the 3 Former Speakers. --(JNF)   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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