UNSHACKLED, THEY SHALL DELIVER !! Welcome the ruling on a 2-year old public interest litigation (PIL) filed by former Union cabinet Secretary T.S.R. Subramanian and about 80 other bureaucrats, Justice K. S. Radhakrishnan directed the centre and state govts to set up independent Civil Servants Boards (CSBs) within the next 3 months to deal with the transfers and promotion of and enquiries or disciplinary actions against bureaucrats. Currently, the department of personnel and training decides this for central government employees and the general administration department for state government civil servants. This will not only ensure security of tenure for the officers, but also limit political interference. The Supreme Court’s order also requires both the centre and states to come up with supporting legislations. It also requires records of oral orders received by bureaucrats to be maintained. The judgement comes against the backdrop of the controversial move by the Uttar Pradesh government of suspending (and then reinstating) IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal, who was investigating the sand mafia in the state, and of the Haryana government of shunting out IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who was investigating land deals undertaken by Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Congress party president Sonia Gandhi. The Supreme Court had refused to intervene on PILs filed in both matters.
Posted on: Fri, 01 Nov 2013 10:17:21 +0000
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