Maharashtra additional chief secretary (appeals and security), Shreekant Singh (IAS:1986:MH), has landed himself in trouble. The state Administrative Tribunal chairman, Justice A H Joshi, has issued him a show-cause asking him why he should not be personally saddled with Rs 25,000 costs for neglecting MAT’s notice. Further, the MAT also asked him why an order should not be passed to recover from his salary or from salary of any officer named by him, the salary and allowance paid to deputy superintendent (prisons), Swati Jogdand, from May 2016 till date. Jogdand was found to have been appointed despite failing the eligibility criteria. The Maharashtra Public Service Commission had issued an advertisement for the post of deputy superintendent, reserved for women. After following the routine procedure, Jogdand was selected for the post. SN Salve followed next in order of merit. Salve found the selected woman official had three children, against the two-child norm prescribed by the government. Salve challenged her appointment before the MAT. During the proceedings, the MAT concluded the additional chief secretary as well as the chief secretary, who were respondents to the application, as well as Jogdand, were not serious about the case. They found that despite being restrained from disbursing salary to Jogdand and the official being restrained from drawing salary even if it was credited to her account, she continued to be paid salary. “All that is evident is the ACS and CS are not serious about the matter…we are issuing show cause notice to Shrikant Singh for neglecting the tribunal’s order,†Justice Joshi observed in his interim order.
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By IndianMandarins - 2019-02-27 10:55:58
Maharashtra additional chief secretary (appeals and security), Shreekant Singh (IAS:1986:MH), has landed himself in trouble. The state Administrative Tribunal chairman, Justice A H Joshi, has issued him a show-cause asking him why he should not be personally saddled with Rs 25,000 costs for neglecting MAT’s notice.
Further, the MAT also asked him why an order should not be passed to recover from his salary or from salary of any officer named by him, the salary and allowance paid to deputy superintendent (prisons), Swati Jogdand, from May 2016 till date. Jogdand was found to have been appointed despite failing the eligibility criteria.
The Maharashtra Public Service Commission had issued an advertisement for the post of deputy superintendent, reserved for women. After following the routine procedure, Jogdand was selected for the post. SN Salve followed next in order of merit. Salve found the selected woman official had three children, against the two-child norm prescribed by the government. Salve challenged her appointment before the MAT.
During the proceedings, the MAT concluded the additional chief secretary as well as the chief secretary, who were respondents to the application, as well as Jogdand, were not serious about the case. They found that despite being restrained from disbursing salary to Jogdand and the official being restrained from drawing salary even if it was credited to her account, she continued to be paid salary.
“All that is evident is the ACS and CS are not serious about the matter…we are issuing show cause notice to Shrikant Singh for neglecting the tribunal’s order,†Justice Joshi observed in his interim order.
