Hon’ble Supreme Court of India Landmark Judgment on 31st October 2013 citing “IAS officers wont take Verbal Orders from Political Bosses”…Apex court verdict/directions will help in good governance It is necessary that the judgment not only gets implemented in letter but in spirit also. Fixed tenure for bureaucrats will help in ensuring good governance. It will check in arbitrary transfers and suspensions. The judgment comes close on the heels of controversies surrounding Ashok Khemka, an IAS officer of Haryana cadre over the DLF-Robert Vadra land deal issue, and Durga Sakhti Nagpal, U.P. cadre IAS officer, who was targeted by the State government. Holding that much of the deterioration in bureaucracy is because of political interference, it said that civil servants should not act on verbal orders given by political executives and all actions must be taken by them on the basis of written communication. The PIL had alleged that at present, the system of transfers, postings, promotions, disciplinary action and other personnel matters pertaining to the members of civil services are ad-hoc and non-transparent. Transfers are often used as instruments of reward and punishment, with officials being frequently transferred on the whims and caprices as well as the personal needs of local politicians and other vested interests. Officers, especially those in the All India Services serving in state governments, have no stability or security of tenure, it had said. The PIL had also said the civil servants at all levels should be given a minimum three-year fixed tenure on each post to foster functional freedom and independence.
Posted on: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 11:17:21 +0000
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