Regularisation of non-deserving DWs/CPWs: ACB presents charge-sheet against former XEn, other officials

STATE TIMES NEWS

SRINAGAR: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has produced charge-sheet against Imtiyaz Ahmad, the then Executive Officer Municipal Committee Achabal, Anantnag for regularising non-deserving daily-wagers/CPWs. As per an official spokesperson, the ACB produced Charge-sheet in a case registered vide FIR No. 28/2014, under Sections 5(1) d read with 5(2) P.C Act. Svt. 2006, 120-B, 420, 468, 471 of RPC against Imtiyaz Ahmad, the then Executive Officer Municipal Committee Achabal; Kousar Ahmad, the then Jr. Assistant (Establishment clerk), Gulzar Ahmad, the then Jr. Assistant (Dispatch Clerk) and Bashir Ahmad, the then Daily-Wager in Municipal Committee Achabal, in court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption Anantnag. He further said that instant case was registered by ACB on outcome of the enquiry conducted on the allegations that the Executive Officer Municipal Committee Achabal in furtherance of criminal conspiracy hatched with other officials in connivance with accused beneficiaries has illegally, fraudulently and without competence regularised non-deserving daily-wagers/CPWs. Accused officers/officials of MC Achabal in order to bestow undue benefits to non-deserving beneficiaries violated the service conduct rules and have set aside the seniority list. They regularised 12 non-deserving daily wagers/CPWs (Contingent Paid Workers) and Casual Labourers ignoring the deserving persons, causing loss of Rs.1,86,004 to the state exchequer by way of drawing salary. Accordingly, a case vide FIR no.28/2014 under section 5(1) d read with 5(2) P.C. Act Svt. 2006 and 120-B 420, 468, 471 RPC was registered and investigation was taken up, he added.
During the investigation, it was established that guidelines regarding norms/provision for regularisation of CPWs and casual labours as provided SRO 64 of Finance Department, were violated which corroborated the fact of abuse of official position by accused public servants. During investigation, it was proved that the then Executive officer with active connivance of other officials have regularized 12 daily rated workers (most of them undeserved) illegally and without competence by abusing his official position, he added.
All accused persons were presented before the Court of Special Judge, Anti-Corruption, Anantnag, for further legal action after obtaining sanction for prosecution from the Government and case is next listed for March 3, 2021.