Srinagar, Nov 19 (KNS): It may sound incredible but the fact is that the corrupt and blue eyed officers are making the “hay while the sun shines”, resulting huge burden on the state exchequer and also the tax payers.
Over the period of time in most of the government departments it has been found in general and particularly in industries and commerce department that the image of fighting back the legal cases in the court of law has been eroded by way of which directly or indirectly the corrupt officers are enjoying and ruling the roost.
Official sources told KNS that the level of non-seriousness can well be gauged from the fact that the industries and commerce department has purposely and intentionally not shown interest to fight a demotion case of three of its officers in the court, where by it has taken a toll on the government chest and has put extra financial burden without any budget provision.
The government had elevated three blue eyed junior general managers to the post of managing directors. The orders of elevation were found defective and legally not sound; therefore the government demoted two of them back as general managers.
However these officers went to the court and obtained a stay for protection of their salary attached to the post of MD.
Sources said that now these officers after taking refuge of the stay are being given salary of an MD.
In the said stay order, Minister for industries and commerce, commissioner secretary industries and commerce and two incumbent Managing Directors were made respondents with instructions to file objection.
Sources said that however it took one and a half long year to frame the objections and file in the court of law against the stay.
The sources further stated that now there is no follow up of these cases by the legal section of the industries and commerce department as a result till date, these corrupt officers are being given the salary of MD.
It is retreated that the incumbent MD of one of the other corporation was also elevated as Managing Director out of rules and out of turn.
Sources said that with the above such instances, the industries and commerce department who withdrew the promotion order of the above three officer is now showing reluctance to fight the stay order in the court of law.
The officers of the other corporations have strongly resented to another move of the industries and commerce department where by two of the demoted officers have again been given higher posts and that too at the time when the cases are pending in the court of law.
Meanwhile if source are to be believed then one of the cabinet minister had shown inclination to rehabilitate one of the demoted officers by elevating him to the post of MD, however reportedly the Chief Secretary and commissar secretary industries and commerce turn down the proposal.
The industries and commerce department is a composite head of many departments/corporations working under the control of commissioner secretary industries and commerce.
The department has a full-fledged legal wing at secretariat as well as subordinate offices at various directorates and PSU” and the department has been hiring the services of learned councils wherever and whenever required.
It has been learnt that the legal section of industries and commerce department at civil secretariat and similar section at one of the PSU’s lack will to fight such cases; as a result in return, the benefit percolates to these demoted officers.
Sources said that Similar is the case of incumbent in-charge Managing Director JK cements who was promoted as General Manager while on deputation.
Sources said that few of the officers of his parent organization who claimed seniority to him went to the court of law seeking justice.
However sources said that his parent organization was to file objections but did not prefer to respond up to last two years with the results the court had to repeatedly issue instructions to the corporation for filing objections. (KNS)
‘Corrupt officers ruling the roost’