Jammu, Sept 24: A special court today issued bailable warrants against former Jammu and Kashmir Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Govind Ram Sharma in a corruption case. Special judge, anti-corruption, M K Hanjura, issued the warrants to the tune of Rs 20,000 against Sharma in a case of illegal and backdoor appointments in the state's health and family welfare department during the previous National Conference government. The court also sought his appearance on the next date of hearing and asked the prosecution officer appearing for the vigilance organisation to file the present particulars of Sharma within a period of three days after verifying the same. In his complaint one Randhir Singh resident of Chanunta in district Udhampur had alleged that the then director health services, Jammu by misusing the official position at the behest of Sharma appointed more than 200 candidates to the posts of pharmacists, junior assistants, drivers and other class iv employees without inviting application or issuing any advertisement/notification.
He said all the recruitment rules were flouted on extraneous considerations and the candidates were appointed by taking illegal gratification. Bureau Report