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(vii) Shri Praveen Malik, presented with genuine looking admit card at the centre which did not match with the records present.

However, as detailed verification was not possible at the instant, he was allowed with an undertaking to the effect. After his candidature was rejected by the Board, he appeared for Tier- II exam through a court order, the matter is sub judice.

(viii) The Board had already decided to verify the hand writing, signatures and thumb impression of all the candidates in the consideration zone and had completed the proceedings for 12 candidates against whom specific complaint was received."

21. It appears that following the response of the DSSSB, a meeting was held by the Deputy CM with the Chairman, DSSSB on 8th December, 2015. On 23/28th December, 2015 the following order was issued by the Deputy CM:

"On the basis of recommendations of the DSSSB on the alleged irregularities in the exam conducted for the post of Grade-II (DASS) Post Code 90/09, it is hereby directed that all the candidates who are in consideration zone may be scrutinized by DSSSB to check impersonation before the decision of the Board regarding declaration of the result. The candidates, in the zone of consideration, who fail to attend the process of verification of impersonation, should be disqualified from this exam.

FIR should be lodged against any impersonator found during this exercise. Disciplinary proceedings may be initiated against concerned Superintendents of the Examination Centres who are responsible to ensure that the invigilators obtain the thumb impression of the candidates in the respective attendance sheets.

DSSSB shall complete this exercise within a month."

Deliberations of the Second Committee

22. On 14th January, 2016 a four-member committee (hereafter, referred to as the „Second Committee‟) was constituted by the DSSSB "to check the credentials of all the candidates falling in the zone of consideration in the merit list for Gr.II/DASS (post code 90/09) for checking of the candidate and the authenticity of his/her candidature."

"68. Investigation by Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) Before the department could conclude its ongoing verification process, an FIR No.05/2016 dated 18.01.16 u/s 13 (1)(d) of Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 r/w 120 (B) of IPC was registered at PS-Anti Corruption Branch, Delhi, A team of ACB officers led by Shri Mahender Pal, ACP visited the DSSSB office on 19.02.16 and seized the files (in original) concerning post code 90/09 Graded -II (DASS) and related papers (certified copies) by issuing notice u/s 91 of CrPC. The certified copies of dossiers comprising application forms, OMR sheets of Tier-I & II, attendance sheets of Tier-I & II in respect of the 290 candidates under consideration zone being verified was subsequently seized on 26.02.16."