Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Oct 7: High Court has directed for initiating contempt proceedings against the District Youth Services and Sports Officer for misleading the court by withholding the relevant record pertaining to the selection and appointment to the post of Rehber-e-Khel in the department.
Justice Sanjeev Kumar said the District Youth Services and Sports Officer Budgam has misled the Court by producing photocopy of the record instead of original record, as was directed as such is guilty of withholding the relevant information from this court, deserves to be proceeded against for committing contempt of this court.
Justice Kumar directed the Registry to frame a separate Robkar and direct the official to appear in person before this Court on October 28 to show cause as to why he be not punished for committing the contempt of this Court by deliberately misleading the court, producing photocopy of the record and withholding relevant information from the court.
It may be noted that the court on 28.09.2021 while reserving the matter for orders directed the official respondents to submit original record including the application form of other candidate within one week. In response to this order, photocopy of the record which contains application forms of the petitioner and other candidate and few interdepartmental communications including a copy of enquiry report prepared by a Committee headed by the Deputy Commissioner, Budgam has been produced by Government counsel.
“Very vital record, which would have bearing on the controversy, has been deliberately withheld. As a matter of fact, what is produced before me is only a photocopy of the truncated record. The provisional select list, appointment orders and the revised provisional select list are all missing from the record” court said, adding with “the District Youth Services & Sports Officer, Budgam not only owes an explanation as to why the complete original record was not provided and instead Xerox copy of half of the record, withholding important information from the Court, was submitted but he also deserves to be proceeded for committing contempt of Court”.
Court has held the second select list as prepared pursuant to the report of the Enquiry Committee headed by the Deputy Commissioner, Budgam, whereby appointment of the petitioner is sought to be substituted by the appointment of other candidate as bad and in violation of the principles of natural justice.
Court directed the authorities to proceed in the matter in accordance with law and in case appointment of the petitioner is required to be withdrawn pursuant to the recommendations of the Enquiry Committee headed by the District Development Commissioner, Budgam and said, the petitioner shall be put on notice to show cause and shall be given an adequate opportunity to put forth his point of view.
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