Jammu Kashmir : Law Minister called on SAC Chairperson

The law Minister of J&K Mr. Abdul Haq Khan called on the Chairperson of the J&K State Accountability Commission, Justice BA Khan to discuss the affairs of the Commission and the difficulties faced by it in its functioning. The member of Commission Justice JP Singh was also present in the meeting. Justice Khan apprised the Minister of the difficulties faced by the commission in performance of its statutory duties and steps that were required to be taken to revive the commission and he handed over the copy of the proposed amendments to him to be taken up in next budget session of the state assembly. Justice Khan brought to the notice of the Minister that the commission had been rendered in-effective over the years after multiple amendments and also seeks restoration of the powers of the commission as vested in it by Original Act 2002. The Minister in turn assured the commission of the Government’s support and cooperation to make it an effective and potent instrument of the transparency and accountability in the public administration.