PIL against terminating services of 787 secys dismissed
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, November 18
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today dismissed a public interest litigation against the SAD-BJP Government to withdraw termination orders of 787 panchayat secretaries.
The State Government had referred the case to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) after allegations were levelled that the entire selection process was vitiated. The High Court today dismissed a "public interest litigation", wherein the decision of the Punjab Government, dated March 2, 2009, to withdraw the termination orders of 787 panchayat secretaries was taken. The Bench held that the case in hand was a service matter and that it did not fall in the domain of a PIL.
On behalf of the panchayat secretaries, it was argued that the CBI in its charge-sheet had not named any of the selected candidates and that there was nothing incriminating against them. Termination orders were ordered by the Punjab Government in 2002; and the case was registered in June 2003 for alleged irregularities in the selection on the statement of the then Director, Rural Development and Panchayats.
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, November 18
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today dismissed a public interest litigation against the SAD-BJP Government to withdraw termination orders of 787 panchayat secretaries.
The State Government had referred the case to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) after allegations were levelled that the entire selection process was vitiated. The High Court today dismissed a "public interest litigation", wherein the decision of the Punjab Government, dated March 2, 2009, to withdraw the termination orders of 787 panchayat secretaries was taken. The Bench held that the case in hand was a service matter and that it did not fall in the domain of a PIL.
On behalf of the panchayat secretaries, it was argued that the CBI in its charge-sheet had not named any of the selected candidates and that there was nothing incriminating against them. Termination orders were ordered by the Punjab Government in 2002; and the case was registered in June 2003 for alleged irregularities in the selection on the statement of the then Director, Rural Development and Panchayats.