Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Dec 1: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has filed a charge sheet against a former District Social Welfare Officer (DSWO), Kupwara along with 4 others in illegal appointment case that was registered 6 years ago.
The ACB said that challan was produced in the Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption Baramulla in FIR No. 37/2014 u/s 5(1) (d) r/w 5(2) J&K Prevention of Corruption Act Svt. 2006 & Sections 120-B,201, RPC of P/S VOK (Now ACB) against Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din then (DSWO) Kupwara; Nazir Ahmad Mir Orderly posted in ICDS Langate (beneficiary); Mohammad Afzal Beigh (DSWO) Kupwara; Mohammad Ramzan the then Senior Assistant in DSWO Kupwara and Abdul Majid Ganai, the then Statistical Assistant in CDPO, Rajwar.
Detailing the case, the ACB said that the instant case was registered in Police Station VOK (now Anti-Corruption Bureau) on the basis of a verification conducted into the allegations regarding the “illegal appointment of Nazir Ahmad Mir as Orderly in Social Welfare Department Kupwara by the then District Social Welfare Officer Gh. Mohi-ud-Din.”
The verification conducted, the Bureau said, revealed that the Officer in the capacity of District Social Welfare Officer Kupwara “in connivance with accused beneficiary Nazir Ahmad Mir issued series of orders which paved way for the illegal appointee to claim his appointment. The orders issued by the officer from time to time in favour of his close relative Nazir Ahmad (appointee) include order No. DSWOK/Estt/97/1858-61 dated 04-12-1997 as Orderly for a period of one month and continued the services of the said beneficiary for a period of one more month,” the ACB said.
Likewise, it said, extended the services of said beneficiary “for two months and later on the accused officer issued order No. DSWOK/Estt/98/2803-06 dated 02-04-1998 where-under the services of the beneficiary as Orderly were continued till further orders and paid wages which he may earn.”
Subsequently, according to the Bureau, “the illegal beneficiary was allowed to join his services and his service book was prepared and pay dues were drawn/paid. The power of direct appointment to Class IV being direct recruitment post vests with District Level Selection Committee constituted by the Govt. Hence, the abuse of official position was established.”
The series of engagement orders, as per the ACB, as Orderly were in utter violation of the rules/ regulations governing the appointments.
“By acting in such a manner, the accused officer by abuse of his official position conferred undue pecuniary advantage upon the above-mentioned beneficiary with the corresponding loss to the State exchequer and the case was registered and the investigation was set into motion.”
The Investigation of the case, the ACB said, was concluded as proved against the aforementioned accused public servant for launching prosecution. It said that the charge sheet was produced in the Anti Corruption Court Baramulla after obtaining sanction from the Government.
The next hearing of the case has been scheduled on February 6 next year.
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