Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Mar 12: Jammu and Kashmir High Court today directed the investigating authorities to produce the case diaries and other record pertaining to CET- 2009 and 2011 held by Board of Professional Entrance Examination (BOPEE).
The Division Bench of High Court had initiated suo moto proceedings after the leakage of papers was unearthed in June 2013 Common Entrance Test held by BOPEE.
“Let case diaries and other record of CET- 2009 and 2011 be made available on the next date of hearing so that conclusions arrived at by the Investigating Officer are examined at the anvil of record”, directed the bench of Justice Hasnain Masoodi and Justice B L Bhat.
The direction was passed after the amicus to the PIL senior advocate of the High Court Bashir Ahmad Bashir pointed out before the court that he is not in a position to take stand for closing of investigation pertaining to selection of 2009 and 2011 CET until and unless he is given access to case diaries and other relevant records.
Court has been informed that as per previous direction was issued to the cellular companies for extending cooperation with the investigating authorities but due to their non cooperation investigation in CET 2010 is yet to be completed.
“The cellular companies identified in earlier order shall make information whatever required available to the IO enabling him to complete investigation by or before next date” DB said, adding “the status report be filed before the next date”.
Court as per the status report of SSP Crime Branch, Kashmir has also been apprised that investigation pertaining to the CET-2012 stands completed and charge sheet against the accused person involved in the offence has been filed before the competent court of law.
Court earlier was informed that with regard to CET-2012 about 29 candidates have been found who have passed the examination by deceitful manner and investigation in this record is going on.
After leakage of chemistry paper in 2013-CET in which former BOPEE chairman Mushtaq Ahmad Peer was also involved in selling the papers in lieu of hefty amount from the brokers Crime Branch on the direction of High Court arrested about 66 persons and most of them including Peer are still languishing in Jail as their bail application have been dismissed by the High Court.
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