Bogus report case: No leniency should be shown, says court
CoP Seeks More Time For Final Report
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:23.04.2019
Rejecting the state’s request to close suo motu contempt of court proceeding initiated against the member secretary of the Tamil Nadu Uniformed Service Recruitment Board (TNUSRB) for filing a bogus ‘expert opinion’ in the court, the Madras high court on Monday made it clear that no leniency should be shown during the probe conducted by the Chennai police commissioner.
“This court has no iota of doubt and made it clear that no leniency or misplaced sympathy shall be shown in respect to all the persons concerned in the matter of investigation irrespective of their cadre, post or status. All concerned must be examined, investigated and interrogated, wherever necessary for the purpose of digging out the truth behind the incidents as well as the queries raised in the suo motu contempt proceedings,” Justice S M Subramaniam said.
The issue pertains to a plea moved by an unsuccessful candidate for recruitment to post of sub-inspector (fingerprint) conducted by the TNUSRB. Though the plea was dismissed on the basis of an ‘expert opinion’ produced by the board, later it came to light that the ‘opinion’ was bogus.
Taking serious view of the issue, the court initiated contempt of court proceeding against the member secretary of the board and directed the Chennai commissioner to conduct a probe and file reports to the court.
When the plea came up for hearing on Monday, the commissioner filed a comprehensive report in respect to the investigations done and sought further time to get appropriate report from the forensic department and to file a final report.
G V Kumar, a psychologist arrested in connection with the scam, submitted that the documents furnished by him are yet to be examined by the investigating officers and that certain documents were created by the police officers of the board by obtaining signatures in blank papers from him.
Recording the submissions, the judge said, this court is of the considered opinion that the commissioner is entrusted with the responsibility of monitoring the investigation and therefore, there may not be any ambiguity or difficulty in interrogating all the officials, who all are connected with the issues.
“It is made clear that all officials, including the high-ranking officials, are to be questioned by the commissioner, if necessary with reference to the documents and the materials submitted by the respective parties concerned,” Justice Subramaniam said and adjourned the plea to September 6.
In the meantime, another judge of the court granted bail to Kumar, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on April 1 by the Chennai CCB.
The issue pertains to a plea moved by an unsuccessful candidate for recruitment to post of sub-inspector (fingerprint) conducted by the TNUSRB
CoP Seeks More Time For Final Report
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:23.04.2019
Rejecting the state’s request to close suo motu contempt of court proceeding initiated against the member secretary of the Tamil Nadu Uniformed Service Recruitment Board (TNUSRB) for filing a bogus ‘expert opinion’ in the court, the Madras high court on Monday made it clear that no leniency should be shown during the probe conducted by the Chennai police commissioner.
“This court has no iota of doubt and made it clear that no leniency or misplaced sympathy shall be shown in respect to all the persons concerned in the matter of investigation irrespective of their cadre, post or status. All concerned must be examined, investigated and interrogated, wherever necessary for the purpose of digging out the truth behind the incidents as well as the queries raised in the suo motu contempt proceedings,” Justice S M Subramaniam said.
The issue pertains to a plea moved by an unsuccessful candidate for recruitment to post of sub-inspector (fingerprint) conducted by the TNUSRB. Though the plea was dismissed on the basis of an ‘expert opinion’ produced by the board, later it came to light that the ‘opinion’ was bogus.
Taking serious view of the issue, the court initiated contempt of court proceeding against the member secretary of the board and directed the Chennai commissioner to conduct a probe and file reports to the court.
When the plea came up for hearing on Monday, the commissioner filed a comprehensive report in respect to the investigations done and sought further time to get appropriate report from the forensic department and to file a final report.
G V Kumar, a psychologist arrested in connection with the scam, submitted that the documents furnished by him are yet to be examined by the investigating officers and that certain documents were created by the police officers of the board by obtaining signatures in blank papers from him.
Recording the submissions, the judge said, this court is of the considered opinion that the commissioner is entrusted with the responsibility of monitoring the investigation and therefore, there may not be any ambiguity or difficulty in interrogating all the officials, who all are connected with the issues.
“It is made clear that all officials, including the high-ranking officials, are to be questioned by the commissioner, if necessary with reference to the documents and the materials submitted by the respective parties concerned,” Justice Subramaniam said and adjourned the plea to September 6.
In the meantime, another judge of the court granted bail to Kumar, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on April 1 by the Chennai CCB.
The issue pertains to a plea moved by an unsuccessful candidate for recruitment to post of sub-inspector (fingerprint) conducted by the TNUSRB
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