Srinagar- The High Court of J&K and Ladakh has closed a Public Interest Litigation, seeking a probe by Central Bureau of Investigation into the induction of Special Police Officers (SPOs) as Constables in the cadres of Police Department from 2018 upto March, 2020.
The PIL was filed by a Kashmiri Pandit, Dr. Sandeep Mawa, Chairman J&K Reconciliation Front had demanded investigation of the SPOs as Constables for the period, alleging the same to be illegal.
“In the order dated 03.02.2021, this Court has observed that on perusal of the petition, allegations were found to be vague and the petitioner has also not disclosed his credentials properly,” said a division bench of Chief Justice N. Kotiswar Singh and Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi said.
Accordingly, the court said, one month’s time was granted to Mawa to file better affidavit in support of the petition.
“However, despite deferring the matter on number of occasions, needful has not been done,” the court said, adding, “Further the matter pertains to selection and appointment of SPOs as Constables, thus, falls in the realm of service jurisprudence as already observed by this Court in order dated 03.06.2022,” the court said, adding, “It has not been pleaded how the selection and appointment of SPOs as Constables are illegal and whether any questionable method has been adopted, which would render these appointments illegal.”
Apart from it, the court said, none of the beneficiaries have been impleaded, “though they would have a right to be heard in the event any adverse order is to be passed by this Court.”
“Under the circumstances, we are of the opinion that this PIL can be closed with liberty to the petitioner to approach this Court again with better particulars,” the court said and closed the PIL.
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