Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, June 2: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court today pulled up the counsel of Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) president, Dr. Farooq Abdullah, for not filing the response to the PIL alleging misappropriation of funds in the JKCA and granted him further week’s time for filing it.
The Division Bench of High Court Comprising Chief Justice N P Vasanthakumar and Justice B S Walia expressed its displeasure over taking the court orders for granted and directed the counsel appearing on behalf of Abdullah to file the response by or before June 11.
During the proceedings, Dr Abdullah’s counsel was required to file his response to the petition for which court has already granted him time.
Counsel appearing for Abdullah submitted before the court that he has appeared in the matter first time on last hearing. He said that he could not file the response as his client was out of country.
“You cannot play with the court orders. You were last time directed to file your reply and sought two weeks for filing the same. You are taking court as for granted”, observed the Chief Justice.
The petitioners are alleging that crores of rupees have been swindled by the office bearers and they use the money of association for personal use.
Petitioners are praying for investigation of matter by a high level team of reputed police officers or from any authorized department.
They also sought investigation of FIR NO.27/2012 registered in Police Station Ram Munshi Bagh Srinagar and for bringing the guilty to book and to remove office bearers of JKCA who according to them have got themselves elected on 12.5.2014 fraudulently and dishonestly.
Those who have been arrayed respondents in the PIL include BCCI through its Secretary, Dr Abdullah, Chief Secretary of the State, Director General of Police, SSP Srinagar and members of JKCA Ehsan Mirza, Saleem Khan and Moti Lal Nehru.
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