Jammu, March 25 -- The high court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has expressed its deep displeasure over J&K government appointing a 'tainted' IAS officer on the coveted post of commissioner secretary of general administration department (GAD), who was allegedly involved in the infamous arms licence scam.

Adjudicating PIL No. 09/2012 on March 20, a division bench (DB) of the high court comprising chief justice Tashi Rabstan and justice MA Chowdhary, expressed its deep anguish and displeasure in the open court when advocate Sheikh Shakeel Ahmed appearing for the petitioners informed that the government of J&K has posted a tainted IAS officer to the coveted position.

He informed that the CBI has already sought prosecution sanction in the...