Srinagar, Nov. 28 -- The Jammu and Kashmir government has permanently blacklisted M/s LMES IT LLP and its director, Maharaj Krishan Wali, in connection with the 2020 Firemen and Firemen Drivers recruitment scam, barring them from participating in any future recruitment-related tenders in the Union Territory.

The decision, issued through Government Order No. 1540-JK(GAD) of 2025 by the General Administration Department (Vigilance), follows a multi-layered inquiry into alleged irregularities during the recruitment conducted by the Fire and Emergency Services Department.

According to the order, the government had appointed a committee in December 2022 to probe the recruitment process. The committee submitted its findings in February 2024, ...