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However, Leader of Opposition Mehbooba Mufti, who was one of the members of the selection panel, had objected to the appointment of Khoda and submitted a detailed dissenting note, which the government had incorporated along with its recommendation to the Governor for making appointments to the CVC. The recommendations were forwarded to Vohra on June 4 last year. However, on the basis of Mehbooba's dissenting note, the Raj Bhawan had returned the file to the government on June 15, raising some queries, which it had subsequently replied giving clean chit to Khoda. The selection panel, which had approved the appointments for the posts of CVC and VCs, comprised Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand, the then Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ali Mohammad Sagar and Leader of Opposition Mehbooba Mufti.