HC orders CBI probe into recruitment irregularities in Ramnagar college

The Uttarakhand high court on Wednesday ordered a CBI probe into alleged irregularities in recruitment process at Gomati Puran Prasad Girls Inter College, Ramnagar in Nainital district.

Published on: May 9, 2018, 21:49:12 IST

Hindustan Times | By Neeraj Santoshi, Nainital

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The Uttarakhand high court on Wednesday ordered a CBI probe into alleged irregularities in recruitment process at Gomati Puran Prasad Girls Inter College, Ramnagar in Nainital district, said Suresh Chandra Bhatt counsel of the petitioner in the case. The CBI is asked to prepare a report within four months.

The CBI is asked to prepare a report within four months. (HT File Photo)

The order was issued by a single judge bench of Justice Lokpal Singh while the hearing the case regarding the irregularities in recruitment process for the post of assistant clerk in the college.

Giving details of the case, Bhatt said appointments were made for various posts in the college in 2016.

“One Anju Agarwal had also applied for the post of the assistant clerk in the college after she saw an advertisements for recruitment in newspapers in 2014. The basic requirement for the post, according to the advertisement, was Hindi typing with a speed of 25 words a minute,” he said.

A total of 25 people applied for the job and were called for interview in 2016, following which the merit list was made which featured the petitioner at serial number 5 and the name of the respondent (the girl who got the job) at serial number 1, said Bhatt.

The respondent, who got the job was the daughter of a man posted at the college, he said.

Bhat said petitioner Agarwal approached the high court in 2017 alleging that the other person had been appointed for the post despite not having the required qualification.

“When the petition came for hearing, the court sought documents regarding the recruitment process in the college. When the documents were examined by the court, it found there was overwriting on the documents,” he said.

The petition also argued that as the respondent, who got the job, was married to a Uttar Pradesh-based man in 2012, she could not be given the benefit of permanent residence of Uttarakhand, which was the necessary condition for applying for the post.

Bhatt said the high court, after hearing the matter on Wednesday, ordered CBI inquiry and asked the probe agency to present its report within four months.

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Neeraj Santoshi
Neeraj Santoshi is the Chief of Bureau for Hindustan Times in Uttarakhand, where he leads the state reporting team while covering government, politics, environment, wildlife, Uttarakhand High Court, and issues shaping the Himalayan region. With more than two decades in journalism across conflict zones, he has covered politically sensitive regions and environmentally fragile landscapes, and focused on stories that combine public interest with in-depth storytelling. An alumnus of Pune University with a Master’s in Communication Studies, he has reported extensively from Jammu & Kashmir (2003-2010), Madhya Pradesh (2010 to 2018 ) and Uttarakhand (Since 2018), covering subjects ranging from insurgency, elections and governance to wildlife conservation, mining, climate change, agriculture, human rights and social justice. He has covered politics and legislative assemblies of both Jammu & Kashmir and Madhya Pradesh over more than a decade. Before taking over as Chief of Bureau in Uttarakhand, he served as Special Correspondent with Hindustan Times in Madhya Pradesh and earlier reported for both Hindustan Times and The Indian Express in Jammu & Kashmir, where he covered state politics, environment and insurgency-related developments. Over the years, his stories have focused on environmental degradation, wildlife, illegal mining, governance and the changing social fabric of Himalayan states and Central India. He is particularly interested in long-form explanatory journalism, and stories that explore the intersection of ecology, conservation, governance and society. Outside the newsroom, Neeraj enjoys reading widely on neuroscience, consciousness studies, Artificial Intelligence and quantum physics, with a special interest in Kashmiri Tantric Shaivist traditions. He is also passionate about wildlife, mountaineering and the Himalayas, interests that continue to inform his reporting and deepen his understanding of the region he covers.Read More

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