Jammu, Jan 27: Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered cancellation of appointments of 158 guards of forest protection force in Doda district on the grounds of their being 'unjustified and unfair' and said that there will be a fresh interview for their selection, official sources said today. "The general administrative department falling under jurisdiction of chief minister, Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, issued order for the cancellation of appointments of FPF guards in Doda district selected by the J&K Services Selection Board (JKSSB) in year 2000," the sources said here. The government further ordered constitution of special selection committee under JKSSB, which shall re-interview all the candidates, they said.
The committee shall complete the process of selection within a period of one month and recommend to the government a new list of candidates, they said.
The new PDP-led government, on the direction of J&K High Court, had asked the vigilance organisation to probe the matter following a complaint that the selection of 158 FPF guards was unfair.
Bureau Report