STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: In a landmark judgment, the Division Bench of the State High Court comprising Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar and Justice B.S. Walia directed the Minister of Rural Development Department (Chairman State Employment Council); the Secretary RDD New Delhi; Chairman Central Employment Guarantee Council New Delhi; Director MGNREGA; Commissioner Secretary/Director Rural Development Department and Director Social Audit (MGNREGA) to conduct a time bound preliminary enquiry in the multi-crore scam of MGNREGA in five blocks of District Doda including Gandoh, Changa, Kahara, Jakyas and Chilli, and take decision and remedial measures in order to ensure the implementation of MGNREG, Act, Rules and Scheme and also take action for the violations in accordance with law. The respondents have been directed to complete the enquiry within four months and submit the report before the Registrar Judicial, who would place the same before appropriate Bench for orders.
The residents of aforesaid five blocks filed the Public Interest Litigation through Farooq Ahmed Dar, President Labour Party and others which was argued by Sheikh Altaf Hussain Advocate.
