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  • Govt Hands Over Appointment Orders To Newly Inducted JKAS Officers

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    SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Government has appointed candidates to the Junior Scale of the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service, J&K Police (Gazetted) Service, and J&K Accounts (Gazetted) Service under direct recruitment quota through the Combined Competitive Examination, 2021. The selection process was conducted by the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission, and the appointments have been made on a temporary basis with immediate effect.

    According to the Government Order No:495-JK(GAD) of 2023, dated 25-04-2023, the appointees will be on probation for a period of two years during which they will undergo training and pass the Departmental Examination as prescribed under rules. The candidates allotted to Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service, J&K Police (G) Service, and J&K Accounts (G) Service will report to the Director General, J&K Institute of Management, Public Administration, and Rural Development for undergoing the foundation course as per the Training Policy notified vide Government Order No. 916-GAD of 2019 dated 9.8.2019.

    The candidates who fail to join within a period of 21 (twenty-one) days from the date of issuance of the appointment order will forfeit their right to appointment, which shall be deemed to have been cancelled without any further notice.

    The salary of the appointees will be drawn and disbursed to them after the receipt of satisfactory reports in respect of genuineness of Qualification/Date of Birth/Relevant Category Certificates and subject to production of an affidavit (as per Annexure-II) to this order. In case any candidate is adversely reported upon by the verifying agency or any certificate is found not to be genuine/valid, he/she shall have no claim to hold the post to which appointed, and his/her appointment shall automatically stand cancelled without any further notice.

    The appointment/allocation of the candidates to the respective services shall be subject to the outcome of the writ petition(s), if any, pending adjudication before any Competent Court of law.

    It is important to note that the names in the appointment order shall not be construed in order of their seniority, which shall be determined by their respective cadre controlling departments in terms of the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services (Classification, Control, and Appeal) Rules, 1956.

    By order of the Lieutenant Governor, Sanjeev Verma, IAS Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, issued the order. The appointees have been asked to produce the required certificates in original, including qualification, date of birth, domicile, relevant category, and any other certificate required under rules, in order to be allowed to join.

    For more details and the selection list, click here

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • Govt Sacks Assistant Prosecuting Officer From Service

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    SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday sacked an Assistant Prosecuting Officer from service, three years after eight gram contraband substance was recovered from his possession in Rajouri.

    Quoting an order news agency KNO reported that Waseem Ahmed Qureshi, the then Assistant Public Prosecutor in the Court of Judicial Magistrate, Ukhral while on his way to Rajouri on 04-05-2020 was found to be in possession of 8 gms of Contraband substance by a Police party of Rajouri Police.

    “A case FIR No. 230/2020 u/s 8(a), 21/29 of NDPS Act, 1985 was registered in Police Station, Rajouri. The Officer has acted in a manner unbecoming of a public servant and has also failed to maintain absolute integrity thus violating Rule 3(1)(i) and (iii) of J&K Government Employees(Conduct) Rules, 1971, Waseem Ahmed Qureshi, Prosecuting Officer (under suspension) was arrested on 10.02.2022 by Jammu Police for his alleged involvement in a case FIR No. 18/2022 u/s 8/12/22/25/29 of NDPS Act registered in Police Station, Nowabad for possession of Contraband substance. The Officer has acted in a manner, unbecoming of a public servant and has also failed to maintain absolute integrity thus violating Rule 3(1)(i) and (iii) of J&K Government Employees (Conduct) Rules, 1971 and his after his suspension vide Government Order No. 119- Home of 2020 dated 29.05.2020, failed to report in the office Deputy Director, Prosecution Ramban, where he was attached, w.e.f. 17.10.2021. The action of the Officer of not obeying the orders of the authorities is in Rule 3(1)(i) and (iii) of J&K Government Employees (Conduct) Rules, 1971,” it added.

    Accordingly, in terms of Rule 33 of the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services (Classification, Control & Appeal) Rules, 1956, the government ordered an inquiry. “The Competent Authority, approved the report submitted by the Inquiry Officer and directed imposition of a penalty, provided in Rule 30(viii) of the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services (Classification, Control & Appeal) Rules, 1956, upon the delinquent officer.”

    Pursuant to the decision of the Competent Authority and before imposing the penalty on Qureshi, a show cause notice dated 23 December 2022 alongwith the summary of the proceedings of the Inquiry was served upon Qureshi, giving him an opportunity to show cause, within a period of 15 days, as to why the penalty be not imposed on him, it reads.

    “Instead of responding to the show cause notice, the delinquent officer vide his reply dated 10.01.2023, inter-alia, stated that he should be given more time to respond to the show cause notice,” it further reads.

    “The reply submitted by the delinquent officer was examined in consultation with the DG, Prisons, J&K and it was observed that the delinquent officer was attempting to evade the penalty by narrating misleading facts,” the order said, adding, “It was further observed that the facts narrated in the reply had already been considered by the Inquiry Officer and the delinquent officer had failed to give any cogent reason, warranting consideration for imposing a lesser penalty.”

    “The reply given by the delinquent officer alongwith all the details were again placed before the Competent Authority and the Competent Authority chose not to change the decision of imposing the penalty of ‘dismissal from service of the State which ordinarily disqualifies from future employment’ upon the delinquent officer,” the order reads.

    “Now, therefore, in terms of Rule 30(viii) of the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services (Classification, Control & Appeal) Rules, 1956, Shri Waseem Ahmed Qureshi, Prosecuting Officer is dismissed from service, with immediate effect, which will also disqualify him from future employment,” it added.

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • Govt Orders Time-Bound Inquiry Into Illegal Appointments In JKIMPARD

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    SRINAGAR: The Government on Monday constituted a Committee to enquire into the matter relating to the appointment of faculty members in Jammu and Kashmir Institute of Management, Public Administration and Rural Development (JKIMPARD) in “violation of rules”.

    Headed by Financial Commissioner Chairman (Additional Chief Secretary), Home Department, the members of the committee include Director General, J&K Institute of Public Management, Administration and Rural Development, Secretary to the Government, General Administration Department, Secretary, Department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs and Director General (Codes), Finance Department, news agency GNS quoted an government order as saying.

    ‘The Committee shall also enquire into the reasons for not previously reporting to the Government the irregular appointments of the faculty members in the Institute, which pre-date the term of the current Director General.’

    Besides, it has been asked to enquire the number of meetings of the Governing Council required to be held under norms vis-à-vis the actual number of meetings held over the last five years and whether the matter involving “irregular appointments” was ever brought to the notice of the members of the Governing Council.

    “The Committee shall also evaluate overall functioning of the IMPARD Over the last five years and submit its recommendations for improving work/academic environment, management efficiencies and institutional integrity on sustainable basis,” the order reads, adding, “The Committee shall be serviced by the J&K IMPARD.” It has been asked to submit its report within one (01) month.

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )