By Our Reporter
SHILLONG: The ‘marathon’ hearing on the education scam case will continue for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday. The court found obscurity in the report of the High Level Scrutiny Committee again on Wednesday.
During the hearing, an obscurity was found in the HLSC report with regard to the candidates of Jowai centre. Their roll or serial numbers in score-sheets were mentioned but no such roll numbers were found in the original score-sheets.
In this regard, Advocate General B.P Todi submitted that the authorities concerned are also unable to clarify. During the course of submissions, counsel K. Paul suggested that the cases of some of the selected candidates at Dadenggre centre were left out of scrutiny by HLSC and they are continuing to serve without their cases having been examined.
The court asked the advocate general to complete his instructions in regard to this and all other relevant aspects concerning the HLSC report.
During the course of hearing, counsel S. Dey drew the court’s attention to the observation of the single judge of the court on March 25, 2014, that the State Government was supposed to take action against the persons allegedly found involved in vitiating the selection process and the respondents were also to submit a specific affidavit in that regard.
Dey had also referred to the affidavit filed by the State, indicating some actions taken.
The advocate general submitted that inquiry proceedings against the then director are pending and the proceedings proposed against another officer, who was supposed to act as the chairperson of the selection committee, was dropped after she was found innocent.
It was also submitted that the other two officers have since retired and there are no proceedings pending against them.
Score sheets never given to panel
V.K Jindal appearing on behalf of the CBI was queried as to whether the original score-sheets were handed over to HLSC for the purpose of its report.
Jindal stated that the original score-sheets, right from the beginning of the inquiry, remained only with the CBI and the same were never given to HLSC.
The court then permitted Paul to submit an affidavit specifying his stand.
The court also allowed the State Government represented by the advocate general to submit an affidavit regarding the queries, which have come up with reference to the submissions of the petitioners in the litigation.
The court said the boxes containing documents submitted by the CBI and the State should be again kept in the safe custody of the registrar general, to be produced before the court as and when called upon to do so.
