The Jammu & Kashmir Government has demoted a retired officer from the date he was placed as in-charge deputy superintendent of police (DySP) after an inquiry established that there were building plan and master plan violations during his stint with the Lakes & Waterways Development Authority which has been renamed as the Lake Conservation and Management Authority (LCMA).<\/p>\n
In an order, J&K\u2019s Home department has imposed a penalty of \u201creduction to a lower post\u201d on Shah Sikander, in-charge DySP(now retired).<\/p>\n
The Home department\u2019s order states that Shah Sikander, in-charge DySP, is demoted to the post of inspector with effect from 20.07.2012, the date he was placed as in-charge DySP.<\/p>\n
Sikander, the then enforcement officer of Lake and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA), was arrested by then State Vigilance Organisation on March 14, 2017 in a case registered against him in 2015 for violations in peripheral areas of Dal Lake.<\/p>\n
According to the order, Sikander was served charge-sheet on June 21, 2017 for submitting a written statement of defence within period of 21 days.<\/p>\n
He submitted his statement on September 25, 2017 and refuted all the charges.<\/p>\n
As per the order, the response submitted by the officer was found unsatisfactory and accordingly, it was decided that the charges were required to be inquired thoroughly.<\/p>\n
On January 01, 2018, the government appointed an inquiry officer to probe the charges against him.<\/p>\n
In the report, the inquiry officer established that there was violation of building permission norms and instances of illegal construction around the Dal lake during his posting with LAWDA( now LCMA).<\/p>\n
\u201cThe competent authority decided to impose the penalty of \u201creduction in rank\u201d for violating J&K Government Employees (Conduct)Rules,1971,\u201d reads the order.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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