Cousin brother of Parliament attack convict— Afzal Guru, Yasin Satar Guru has moved the Jammu and Kashmir High Court against Public Service Commission for “condemning” him during an interview for Kashmir Administrative Service (KAS).
In the writ petition Yasin Satar Guru, brother of Showkat Ahmad Guru who was sentenced ten-year jail in the parliament attack case, says that he “aggrieved” of the selection process by the PSC while holding that he was condemned.
“The petitioner (Yasin) who secured 1093 marks in the written test examination has been condemned in viva voce by giving him only 30 marks while some other candidates (named private respondents in the petition) who have secured very very (Sic) less marks in written test have been given 190 to 205 in the viva voce,” Yasin says in the writ.
All this has been done, he says, “out of venom because the petitioner belongs to Guru clan two members of which were allegedly involved in the attack on Parliament House."
Yasin (Roll No: 1101283) stood behind only 22 candidates among hundreds who appeared in the Mains. With 1063 marks, he required 65 only to reach the Open Merit cut off – 1128 marks but got paltry 30 marks.
“I was asked question pertaining to surname and thereafter was shown exit gate,” he says while seeking indulgence of the High Court for justice.
Referring to his interview, he says, “The petitioner believed that 250 marks fixed for the interview were divided by the members among themselves and the marks would be given for the interview/viva voce to the candidate by each member as that the only reasonable and fair assessment made by the members of the commission during the interview.”
However, he says, the actual details about the division of marks and the marks awarded to the petitioner by each member can be better stated by the commission to the court to find out as to whether there was fair play in action in the award of marks during the course of interview.
“The petitioner was first asked by the respondent N0.3 (a Member of the Commission) as to what is meaning of the word Guru”.
“It appears that particulars about the identity of the petitioner were available to him and to other members of the commission as otherwise such a question which pertaining to the Surname of the candidate would not normally be asked during an interview for selection of the candidate to the gazette service. The petitioner replied the question saying that “Guru” has its origin from Sanskrit and means “Teacher”.
The second question, he says, followed was whether the petitioner belongs to the same Guru families who have been involved in the Parliament Attack. “This created a very embarrassing scenario in the interview hall and the members of the interview hall and the members of the interview board started whispering with each other giving impression to the petitioner that even before conducting the interview he has been condemned because he belongs to the Guru family of Deobgah.”
During the interview, he says, one of the members put another question. “The petitioner was giving narration of the events pertaining to the question, but the whispering by the other members continued and .......the petitioner was shown exit gate from the interview hall.”
In the petition, Yasin has prayed that court may grant certiorari (seek record) for quashing the appointment of private respondents (13 in number) together, appointed vide government order number 434-GAD of 2011 dated 08-o4-2011.
He has also prayed directions in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to reframe the selection of the best and talented candidates and declaring the interview conducted by the commission as farce.
Lastly, he has prayed that court may grant any other relief which it deems fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.
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