Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Aug 13: The Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal today submitted an apology before the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Ganderbal and the court placed the same on record and forwarded it to the High Court for further orders.
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Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal, Shyambir Singh, who is facing criminal contempt before the High Court having been referred by the CJM Ganderbal Court, appeared today before the CJM and filed an application seeking apology.
A written apology in the form of an affidavit has been filed by the DC stating therein that there has never been any deliberate or wilful attempt to interfere with the administration of justice.
The DC in view of the contempt proceedings drawn by the Court of Sub-Judge/Chief Judicial Magistrate Ganderbal against him submitted that he tenders his sincere apology in the instant matter. The apology in the shape of an affidavit is attested by Executive Magistrate 1st Class Ganderbal.
CJM after receiving the apology said that this court provided sufficient time to the respondent- Shyambir Singh Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal to ponder over his apology.
The respondent verbally reaffirmed that he is tendering the apology sincerely and he undertakes that he will not cause any interference in the judicial functions and will always respect the courts of law.
The CJM placed the apology on file and submitted its copy to the High Court of J&K and Ladakh for further kind orders in light of the apology tendered before this court.
High Court yesterday had suggested the DC to make an apology before the CJM court order or appear personally there in contempt proceedings. The criminal contempt proceedings against the DC is listed on August 14 before the High Court.
The proceedings against Singh, a 2018-batch IAS officer serving as Ganderbal DC since 2022, were initiated after allegations surfaced that he had retaliated against Ganderbal Sub-Judge Fayaz Ahmad Qureshi and allegedly abused his official position to intimidate and harass him. Qureshi had passed an order to attach Singh’s salary due to non-compliance with an October 2022 judgment.
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