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Newscraving Desk
Srinagar, December 9: The division bench of Jammu and Kashmir High Court has stayed the judgement to quash the recruitment for Junior Engineer-civil of the Jal Shakti Department and Jammu and Kashmir Police Sub Inspector posts.
The bench comprising of Justice Sindhu Sharma & Justice Vinod Chatterjee Koul allowed the Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board (JKSSB) to continue with the selection process while staying the judgement issued by Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal. The Court asked the JKSSB to withhold the results of the selection process till the petition is decided while granting three weeks time to JKSSB to file its response. On Thursday the Court had held that “by its own act of omission and commission, the functioning of Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board does not inspire confidence in holding public examinations. It has 48 WP(C) No.2580/2022 become incumbent on all stake holders to review the functioning of the Board.”
Justice Wasim Sadiq also asked the Government to constitute a high level Committee headed by not less than a retired High Court Judge to enquire into the conduct of Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board for the their brazen irregularities/illegalities in changing the terms/conditions of the tender, also as to what weighed with them to award a contract to conduct an examination by an organization which has previously facilitated malpractices in public examinations and accordingly appropriate action be
initiated against those found guilty.
