SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has ordered an inquiry into charges levelled against Ashwani Khajuria, Executive Engineer, Sewerage and Drainage (S and D) Division West, Jammu, and directed the designated inquiry officer to submit a report within one month.
According to Government Order No. 215-JK(HUD) of 2026, issued by the Housing and Urban Development Department on October 16, Kapil Sharma, JKAS, Director, Urban Local Bodies, Jammu, has been appointed as the inquiry officer to examine the charges against Khajuria.
Aaliya Nazir, Technical Officer to the Chief Engineer, Urban Environmental Engineering Department (UEED), has been appointed as the presenting officer in the matter.
The appointments have been made under Rule 33 of the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1956, according to the government order.
The inquiry officer has been directed to submit the report within one month from the date of issuance of the order.
The government order does not specify the nature of the charges against the executive engineer or indicate any finding of misconduct against him.
