Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Sept 9: The State High court today granted one week time to Government for producing the enquiry report before the court in the Indian System of Medicines fake certificate scam.
One week time has been granted after Advocate General of the State submitted before the Division Bench of Chief Justice N P Vasanthakumar and Justice Hasnain Masoodi that enquiry is in process and will take further time to complete.
Earlier, court was informed that three member committee constituted for inquiry into fake certificate scam has been withdrawn and one man inquiry has been directed to submit its report within a period of 15 days.
Court with this information had directed for filing of new committee report within two weeks with the condition to keep the report of earlier committee intact.
The Government Order NO. 345-HME of 2015 dated 24.8.2015 says that the committee constituted on 22.7.2014 is hereby withdrawn abinitio. Consequent upon Special Secretary H&ME (Rajinder Singh Tara) is hereby directed to appoint as enquiry officer into and to submit a factual report of the case forming the subject matter.
The enquiry officer has been directed to conduct an exhaustive enquiry into the fact and submit his report within a period of 15 days from the date of issue of this order.
Government earlier had ordered enquiry into the issuance of Dawasaaz (Pharmacist) certificates by the Director ISM Dr. Abdul Kabir. The inquiry was ordered so that a detailed reply be filed before the High court in a PIL wherein it is alleged that Director ISM has issued Dawasaaz (Pharmacist) certificates to the hundreds of persons as none of them have ever been admitted in any college or institute for undergoing such training or ever having attended any classes or practicals or appearing in any test or examination.
As the court is seized of the matter about the issue of fake certificates and Government did not till date have come up with a clear stand before the court except changing the committee.
Petitioner is seeking Dawasaaz certificates issued by the Director Dr Kabir and those which are lying in his record should be declared nullity further Director Vigilance be directed to register FIR against the Director ISM under section 5(2) of the PC Act and till such time he (Director) be removed from the said post so that the record be protected.
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