Srinagar- The Jammu and Kashmir authorities on Monday terminated the providers of 103 firemen appointed within the Hearth and Emergency Companies (F&ES) Division after a probe discovered recruitment course of carried out in 2020 was a significant fraud.
In keeping with an order, the appointments had been unlawful from the outset, as they had been secured by tampering of examination information and manipulation of outcomes.
The choice adopted findings of a government-appointed inquiry committee and an investigation by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Jammu and Kashmir.
The inquiry committee, arrange by the federal government in December 2022 to look at allegations of irregularities within the recruitment of firemen and fireman drivers, submitted its report in February 2024.
Based mostly on its suggestions, the ACB registered a prison case in January 2025 and carried out an in depth investigation.
In keeping with the order, the ACB discovered proof of tampering with OMR reply sheets, fabrication of scanned examination information, manipulation of advantage lists and digital knowledge, and deliberate awarding of marks far past what candidates had really scored.
The investigation additionally recorded situations of prison conspiracy and admissions by some beneficiaries. The probe concluded that 106 candidates had benefited from the manipulated recruitment course of.
Nevertheless, the appointments of three candidates had already been cancelled earlier by the Director, Hearth and Emergency Companies for failing to finish obligatory service formalities.
The current order, due to this fact, applies to the remaining 103 appointees. The federal government stated constitutional safeguards obtainable to civil servants, together with safety below Article 311(2), don’t apply in instances the place appointments themselves are unlawful and obtained by fraud.
The order cited rulings of the Supreme Courtroom and Excessive Courtroom of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, which have held that such appointments are void and don’t require a departmental inquiry earlier than termination.
It said that the continuation of the illegally appointed personnel would undermine public belief and the integrity of recruitment processes.
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