Faizan Wani
Srinagar, Jun 22: The administration of Jammu & Kashmir has ordered an enquiry into alleged misconduct by president Municipal Committee Yaripora, Kulgam.
The Housing & Urban Development Department (H&UDD) has appointed Haris Ahmed Handoo, vice-chairman Srinagar Development Authority, as an inquiry officer to enquire into the matter of alleged misconduct of president Municipal Committee Muhammad Yosouf Khan.“It is further ordered that Mohd Rafeeq Bhat, JKAS, Deputy Director , Urban Local Body, shall be the presenting officer in the case, “ reads an order.
The probe has been ordered under Section 26 of Jammu & Kashmir Municipal Council Act-2000 which empowers the Government to remove a president or vice-president of Municipality from his office on the ground of abuse of his powers or of habitual failure to perform his duties.
The inquiry officer has been directed to complete the probe within a period of 10 days, the order states.
It is pertinent to mention that the Housing & Urban Development Department had ordered probes against heads of several urban local bodies in Kashmir.
In September last year, it had removed Bilal Ahmad Bhat, President, Municipal Committee, Awantipora from his office on the grounds of abuse of his official powers.
