CET MESS: HC terms CID report as ‘serious matter’ Amicus Curie Bashir Ahmad Bashir Says Complaints Not Anonymous D A RASHID Srinagar, Sep 11: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court Wednesday observed the confidential report filed by the Crime Investigation Department (CID) indicating names of those found indulging in ‘nefarious activities’ in this year’s Common Entrance Test (CET) as a ‘serious matter’. After the Advocate General M I Qadri, defending the State in the case, submitted the report in a sealed cover, a division bench comprising Chief Justice M M Kumar and Justice D S Thakur opened the report and perused it. “This is a serious matter and God save this country,” Chief Justice remarked after going through the report which was closed again after the division bench perused it. While disapproving the approach of the investigating agencies into the complaints which they dismissed as invalid on the grounds that they were anonymous, the court said students who work hard by burning midnight oil do not get selected in comparison to those who are casual workers and become victim of depression and they fear the power and do not open their mouth. While pleading the case, Senior Counsel and Amicus Curiae, Bashir Ahmad Bashir termed it as unfortunate that complaints have been junked on the grounds that they were anonymous. “How can a complainant reveal his name when dangerous gangs are operating here? And the fact is that the complaint which stands filed with Vigilance Organization Kashmir is not anonymous as far as my knowledge is concerned,” he told the court. The court observed that when a diligent candidate misses a medical or engineering seat, he commits suicide under pressure and those who don’t deserve a seat make a grade. After perusing the compliance report filed by the Director Vigilance and SSP Crime on the complaints of wrong happenings in 2011 and 2012 CET, the court said the investigating agencies are bound to carry on the investigation. Both Vigilance and Crime Branch have stated in the reports that the complaints were anonymous hence were closed. The court said in the present era no person would come forward and tell the inquiry officer the wrong happenings on account of serious repercussions for a whistleblower. “The role of investigation agency in such a situation has to be proactive because the stake of society at large is involved,” the court held, saying in order to allay any suspicion, the SSP Crime and the Director Vigilance are directed to produce actual complaints and action taken thereon. “We also do not appreciate the non-cooperation shown by the secretary BOPEE to the investigation agencies and filing of the closure report by them,” the court said. In pursuance to previous directions a compliance report was filed by Director Vigilance and SSP crime stating that the complaints about 2011 and 2012 were anonymous or pseudonymous. But the Amicus Curie Bashir Ahmad Bashir informed the court that the compliant to which references have been made in the reports were not actually anonymous or pseudonymous. The Court also asked the Advocate General to produce the information with regard the petition filed by some BOPEE officers against an FIR registered against them. In the compliance report filed by Crime Branch it has been stated that an anonymous compliant was received on 17-7-2011 alleging that seven aspirants got selected for MBBS course in year 2012 through Common Entrance Test without performing in 10th and 12th. However the report revealed that out of the seven only five candidates were selected by BOPEE for MBBS and were meritorious students in 10th and 12th class. The report further said after verification the compliant was consigned to record rooms.
Posted on: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 06:29:24 +0000
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