Bhatkal: Majlis-e-Islah wa Tanzeem demands high-level investigation in Affan Jabali murder case
Bhatkal: In line with the demands of the family of Affan Jabali, who was brutally murdered in a private lodge in Bhatkal on Saturday, for strictest punishment for the culprits, local socio-political organization Majlis-e-Islah wa Tanzeem has demanded a high-level investigation in the case.
The officials of Majlis-e-Islah wa Tanzeem are reportedly in constant touch with the top police officials of the District and Bhatkal sub-division including the Superintendent of Police and are tracking all the developments in the case.
“Our legal aid team has been in constant touch with the family members of the slain youngster right from the time the news of murder broke. Our members were also present at the crime scene guiding the family members with the legal procedures” Majlis-e-Islah wa Tanzeem General Secretary Abdul Raqeeb MJ told Vartha Bharati.
The initial investigations into the murder has led to several rumors and reports popping up indicating that the crime was not open and shut as it looked. Speaking about the same Abdul Raqeeb added “There are reports that indicate some nexus and conspiracy behind the murder. Our delegation met Uttara Kannada Superintendent of Police and we have demanded that the investigations be led by a high-ranked officer so the truth can come out.”
“The SP has assured us that the investigation will be personally monitored by him and that the investigation team will not be under pressure from anybody. He has also assured that family of Affan will be served justice through fair investigation” Abdul Raqeeb added.
A delegation of organisation led by Abdul Raqeeb had also met with the family of Affan on Sunday and had assured all possible legal aid in the case. The delegation included former General Secretary of the organisation Dr. Haneef Shabab, former vice president Inayatullah Shabandri, Moulana Yasir Barmawar and Yunus Ruknuddin.
Speaking to local media after meeting the family of victim, former General Secretary of Majlis-e-Islah wa Tanzeem, Dr. Haneef Shabab batted strongly for local organisations to work with authorities in finding root causes of the crime and to eliminate all such factors from the society after identifying in what is being called a 'nexus' of crime.
BMYF President, Imtiyaz Udyawar, General Secretary Naseef Khalifa and others were also working closely with the officials of Majlis-e-Islah wa Tanzeem in the case.
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Unreserved vacancies for candidates with disabilities open for all categories: SC
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday said "unreserved" vacancies for Persons with Disabilities (PWD) are an open pool where merit remains the decisive factor and that eligible candidates belonging to any social or special category can be employed.
A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N Kotiswar Singh set aside a judgement of the Calcutta High Court, saying the "unreserved" category is not a separate "social category" but an open field for all.
It held that a more meritorious PWD candidate belonging to a reserved category like OBC, SC, or ST cannot be barred from an unreserved PWD post simply because a candidate from the "General" category is also available.
"In reservation law, it is well settled that the Unreserved/Open category does not refer to any social/communal category like SCs, STs or OBC. In other words, any post falling under the Unreserved or Open category does not pertain to any particular social category, it provides an open field or pool meant for the world at large, in the sense that it is open to all candidates, irrespective of whether one belongs to any social or special category or not," Justice Singh, who authored the verdict, said.
The court said if an unreserved or open post is meant for the special category of Persons with Disabilities, it means that the said post will be open to all candidates of all vertical social categories, whether Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) or Other Backward Classes (OBC), provided such candidates are also PWD.
"Thus, all candidates, whether SC, ST or OBC, but who are Persons with Disabilities, are equally entitled to compete for the post meant for Persons with Disabilities falling under the Unreserved category, the rationale being that all those who are similarly situated must be treated equally," it said.
The case arose from a recruitment drive of the West Bengal State Electricity Transmission Company Limited (WBSETCL) for the post of Junior Engineer (Civil) Grade-II.
The notification included one post specifically earmarked for Unreserved (Persons with Disabilities -- Low Vision).
The controversy involved two candidates, an unreserved category candidate with low vision who scored 55.667 marks and an OBC candidate, also with low vision, who scored 66.667 marks.
The WBSETCL appointed the OBC candidate to the post based on his higher merit.
This was challenged by the general category candidate who said since he was a "qualified unreserved candidate", the vacancy should have gone to him and that reserved category candidates should only be considered if no unreserved PWD candidate is available.
While a single-judge bench of the high court dismissed the plea, a division bench reversed that decision, directing the employer to appoint the less-meritorious unreserved candidate.
The WBSETCL had then appealed to the Supreme Court.
