Jammu, March 21 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) would be asked to adhere to the recent High Court ruling on the verification process.

Speaking in the Legislative Assembly during grants of departments headed by him, Omar Abdullah said the verification process cannot be used as a weapon.

"When we prevent anyone from getting a job based on CID verification, it means we are using it as a weapon. It is not the job of CID to be used as a weapon," he said.

Omar said the High Court rightly held in February this year that a person cannot be held punished for the crimes of his relatives.

"There is no law anywhere in the world that you will punish a son for the crimes of his father. Th...