DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2020 (PAGE 5) Judicial Academy, SLSA suspend activities HC quashes DHS order, directs Coronavirus: HC issues more release of salary of employees Excelsior Correspondent ers for release of the salary has both the parties and perused the instructions to subordinate courts been rejected. records made available by the Excelsior Correspondent Moreover, in order to de-congest shall be formulated by the con- SRINAGAR, Mar 20: High In response to the writ petition department said, there is no dis- the sections/rooms of the cerned Presiding Officer of the Court has quashed the order of department states that as per the pute to the fact that these employ- JAMMU, Mar 20: In a bid to Registry and on account of sus- court. The officials, who are not Director Health Services Kashmir records available in the ees are discharging their duties in control the spread of coron- pension of public transport by on duty in the office, shall stopping the salary of class-IV Department, the District Fund the Health Department as Class- avirus, Jammu and Kashmir the Government in some dis- remain available on telephone employees of the department and Officer, Bandipora, identified 129 IV employees in different High Court today issued more tricts, the officials working in the and electronic means of commu- Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh being briefed by directed for release of their two Class-IV employees, including Medical Blocks of District instructions to Registry and the Registry have been permitted to nication at all times", Registrar Chairman cum CMD, National Hydro Power Corporation years withheld salary as also their the petitioners, who were drawing Bandipora for quite a long time subordinate courts. function in batches on rotation General said. (NHPC) A K Singh about J&K projects, at New Delhi. future salary. salary from the Medical Blocks, but the controversy with regard to According to the circular basis till 31st of March. In the circular, it has been Justice Ali Mohammad Hajin; Bandipora; and Gurez of the genuineness or otherwise of issued by Registrar General, "The roster in this regard further said that the unit criteria J&K to get additional 3000 Magrey while allowing the writ District Bandipora, but were 129 number of Class-IV employ- Sanjay Dhar, next date of hearing shall be formulated by the con- applicable to the subordinate petitions filed by the class-IV holding fictitious GP Fund ees working in the respondent of cases listed in Advance List of cerned Registrar Judicial for the courts would remain suspended employees of the Health Account numbers as the same did Department, including the peti- the High Court shall be published two wings of the High Court and for the month of March. Department against the order of not match with the record of the tioners for which a Departmental in the Advance Cause List and in for the moving wing, the roster Meanwhile, on the instruc- MW power: Dr Jitendra DHSK wherein their claim for District Fund Office, Bandipora. Inquiry is stated to have been case of urgent matters, shall be formulated by the tions of Chief Justice Gita Mittal, Excelsior Correspondent expected to provide direct or release of salary for the work Consequently, as stated, the ordered by the respondents which indirect employment to the local parties/counsel shall, after Registrar General", the circular who is also Patron-in-Chief J&K which they have rendered was Chief Medical Officer, is pending final outcome. NEW DELHI, Mar 20 : In population and at the same time, informing the opposite said, adding "the officials, who SLSA and Justice Rajesh Bindal, the next five years, with the rejected, directed the concerned Bandipora, was instructed to "Admittedly, till date, neither give a boost to the development to release their withheld as well as withhold the salary of all 129 any final report nor a formal order parties/counsel, send Urgency are not on duty in the office, Executive Chairman J&K SLSA, implementation of various of the infrastructure in and Memo through e-mail to the con- shall remain available on tele- the J&K State Legal Services Hydroelectric Projects in Jammu future salary. Class-IV employees. The respon- has been issued by the respon- around the project areas. Court, however, observed that dents contend that in order to con- dents declaring the appointment cerned Registrar Judicial by 3.00 phone and electronic means of Authority is making synergetic & Kashmir, the Union Territory Dr Jitendra Singh recalled pm of the previous day of the communication at all times". efforts with the Government of will be able to generate more it shall not prevent the authorities duct an enquiry into the matter of the 129 Class-IV employees, that the Pakal Dul Hydroelectric from taking the inquiry regarding and to take further course of including the petitioners, as fake date on which the matter is listed. As per the circular, the UT of J&K to mitigate the cur- than 3,000 MW additional Project in Kishtwar had become "Upon satisfaction about the District Courts would take up rent global health emergency power. genuineness or otherwise of the action, an Inquiry Committee was or otherwise", Court recorded. possible with the intervention of appointment of the concerned constituted vide order dated 3rd Court said, in absence of a urgency, the court may hear such only the matters requiring urgent which has arisen due to outbreak This was disclosed by Union Prime Minister Narendra Modi. matter(s). Provided that in the hearing till 31st March and rest of coronavirus. Minister of State (Independent Class-IV employees, including of February, 2018, besides, the final decision in the inquiry pro- With an installed capacity of the petitioners, to its logical con- matter was also referred to Crime ceedings with reference to the Srinagar Wing of the High of the matters would be According to Member Charge) Development of North 1,000 MW, this project is going Court, mentioning of urgent mat- adjourned and in order to decon- Secretary JKSLSA, the State Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS clusion as well as from taking Branch, Kashmir, as is evidenced case of the petitioners, coupled to be of the largest capacity in the subsequent necessary follow by communication dated 10th of with the factum of the petitioners ters shall also be entertained by gest the sections/offices of the Legal Services Authority has PMO, Personnel, Public the Union Territory of J&K and presenting hard copy of the courts and on account of suspen- suspended the activity calendar Grievances, Pensions, Atomic up action with respect thereto on May, 2018 for further investiga- discharging their duties in the is likely to be completed by the basis of the final outcome of tion. Department continuously, the Urgency Memo before the sion of public transport by the during this period and got Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra 2024. the said inquiry in accordance It is further submitted that authorities cannot retain the Registrar Judicial", Registrar Government in some districts, engaged with the administration Singh after he was briefed about As for the Kiru Hydroelectric with law. during the course of investigation salary of the petitioners for inor- General said. the officials working in the sub- to fight the deadly disease by the various J&K projects by Project, Dr Jitendra Singh said, The Class-IV employees of conducted by the Crime Branch, dinate time. The Jammu and Kashmir ordinate courts has been permit- disseminating the advisories Chairman cum CMD, National there were some issues related to the Health Department were rep- Kashmir, it came to fore that all Court said, the salary is the State Judicial Academy has been ted to function in batches on issued by the Government and Hydro Power Corporation funding, but all this has now (NHPC) A.K. Singh. resented by the advocate Altaf 129 Class-IV employees of property of an employee and that directed to suspend all its train- rotation basis till 31st of March. World Health Organization by been cleared following a series Dr Jitendra Singh was Haqani, while as the department District Bandipora possess ficti- the right to receive the salary is a ing programmes till March 31. "The roster in this regard uploading the same on social of meetings between the Union informed that in the next five was represented by advocate tious GP Fund Account numbers fundamental right of an employee media and also by distributing Power Ministry and the Jammu years, with the implementation & Kashmir Union Territory gov- Shah Aamir (AAG). The precise with allotted Computer Code as enshrined under Article 19 of Wine shop employee, 10 drivers booked; the material in printed form. of various Hydroelectric Projects case set up by the petitioners 7501 and that these persons have the Constitution of India. In the The Para Legal Volunteers ernment officials. This project in Jammu & Kashmir, the Union with an installed capacity of 624 was that they are working as managed their appointments case on hand, the only reason for 3 schools sealed for violating orders working throughout the UT were Territory will be able to generate Class-IV employees in the fraudulently through a well-knit non-payment of the salary in sensitized by the concerned MW is also to be completed by Excelsior Correspondent Meanwhile, a joint inspec- more than 3,000 MW additional respondent Department on sub- criminal conspiracy in league favour of these employees is pen- Secretaries of DLSAs about the 2024. tion team led by Tehsildar Bari power, which will adequately stantive basis from the last 15 with some officers/officials of the dency of inquiry with reference to disease and the preventions During the meeting, the issue JAMMU, Mar 20: An Brahmana Qasier Malik and meet the increasing energy and years and the controversy Department.