Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 1: The Vigilance Organization has booked the then Secretary J&K Academy of Art, Culture & Languages and former Director Doordarshan Kendra, Srinagar Rafiq Ahmed Masoodi and others for making illegal appointments of Orderlies, Chowkidars, Gardeners and Sweepers in the Academy by abusing his official position in active criminal conspiracy with the beneficiaries and others in utter violation of rules and regulations during the year 2006.
Official sources said the verification conducted by the Vigilance Organization revealed that one post of Gardener was advertised vide an employment notice. It was found that 19 candidates were appointed as Chowkidars, Orderlies, Gardeners and Sweepers whereas only one candidate out of these had applied on due date.
The applications of other candidates for these posts were found without date and postal orders which was mandatory.
Verifications further revealed that the evaluation sheets prepared by the interview committee had some over-writing and name of one selected candidate was not figuring in the evaluation sheets prepared by the interview committee and even one of the candidates was not permanent resident of the State.
The SVO found instances of undue favour conferred upon the beneficiaries who had not applied in time and not fulfilled the requisite formalities as per the advertisement.
During verification, it has also been found that two posts of Junior Assistants were also advertised vide employment notice but against these posts 10 candidates were appointed, whereas only three candidates had submitted their application forms with postal orders before cut off date and rest of them had submitted their application forms without postal orders.
Some of the candidates had even exceeded the maximum age limit. The services of the candidates appointed illegally have subsequently been regularized and some were even promoted on higher posts.
“By acting in this manner, Rafiq Ahmed Masoodi, the then Secretary Academy of Art, Culture & Languages in league with the beneficiaries has abused his official position and has thereby conferred undue benefit upon the beneficiaries. Investigation of the case has been taken-up after registration of FIR No. 34/2015 under various Sections,” sources said.
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