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Time of India
3 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Judicial integrity paramount: High court rules ‘deemed confirmation' can't override adverse probation reports
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana high court has held that the concept of "deemed confirmation" cannot override an employer's power to analyse work, conduct and behaviour of a probationer to ensure suitability in service, upholding the dismissal of a petitioner from judicial services. "If deemed confirmation is brought into play, notwithstanding the adverse remarks, including that of 'integrity doubtful' based on lacklustre performance, conduct, and behaviour of the petitioner, then an anomalous situation would arise where the probationer, despite being unfit for confirmation, is deemed to be confirmed. This would bring into the service a judge of doubtful integrity, whose service record is tainted with adverse remarks. This would be deleterious to the very concept of probity on which the entire judicial system stands," the high court has held. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sumeet Goel passed the orders while dismissing the petition filed by Ankur Lal, a former judicial officer of Haryana Civil Services (judicial branch). The petitioner sought directions to quash the recommendations dated July 23, 2012, for termination of his probationary service as civil judge (junior division). by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 5 Books Warren Buffett Wants You to Read In 2025 Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo Appointed on Feb 13, 2008, Lal was placed on probation for two years, a period later extended by the high court administration. Following an anonymous complaint from the Bar Association, Ferozepur Jhirka, then acting Chief Justice referred the matter to the administrative committee. On July 18, 2012, the committee recommended Lal's services be dispensed with keeping in view his work conduct and overall service record during his posting in Bhiwani. Lal, in his petition, argued that under Rule 7.3 of the Rules of 1951, after completing two years of probation plus an extension of one year, and in the backdrop of available vacancies in the cadre, he should have been deemed confirmed. However, the bench rejected his contention, emphasising that the concept of deemed confirmation is anarchy, which was given up a long time ago in service jurisprudence "Even otherwise, the relevant Rule 7.3 proviso clearly stipulates that mere completion of a maximum period of three years' probation would not confer on the probationers the right to be confirmed till there is a permanent vacancy in the cadre," observed the bench while upholding the dismissal of the petitioner from judicial services. BOX 'Perilous concept'Deemed confirmation is a perilous concept in service jurisprudence which has long been discarded since it erodes into the power of the employer to assess work, conduct, and behaviour of the probationer High court
Time of India
3 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Punjab & Haryana high court upholds dismissal of former Haryana judicial officer
CHANDIGARH: The concept of "deemed confirmation" cannot override an employer's power to analyse work, conduct and behaviour of a probationer to ensure suitability in service, the Punjab and Haryana high court said, dismissing a petition filed by a former judicial officer of Haryana Civil Services (judicial branch). Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Upholding the dismissal of the petitioner, Ankur Lal, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sumeet Goel said "deemed confirmation" was "a perilous concept in service jurisprudence which has long been discarded", since it erodes into the power of the employer to assess work, conduct and behaviour of the probationer. Besides, it would mean even a person of questionable integrity could enter judicial services, the judges added. "If deemed confirmation is brought into play, notwithstanding the adverse remarks, including that of 'integrity doubtful' based on lacklustre performance, conduct and behaviour of the petitioner, then an anomalous situation would arise where the probationer, despite being unfit for confirmation, is deemed to be confirmed. This would bring into the service a judge of doubtful integrity, whose service record is tainted with adverse remarks. This would be deleterious to the very concept of probity on which the entire judicial system stands," the bench said. The petitioner had sought directions to quash the recommendation dated July 23, 2012, for termination of his probationary service as civil judge (junior division). Appointed on Feb 13, 2008, Lal was placed on probation for two years, a period later extended by the high court administration. Following a complaint received from the Ferozepur Jhirka Bar Association, the then acting Chief Justice referred the matter to the administrative committee. On July 18, 2012, the committee recommended Lal's termination in view of his conduct and overall service record during his posting in Bhiwani. Lal, in his petition, argued that under Rule 7.3 of the Rules of 1951, after completing two years of probation plus an extension of one year, and in the backdrop of available vacancies in the cadre, he should have been deemed confirmed.
Indian Express
25-05-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
Haryana introduces model online transfer policy to ensure fairness, transparency across govt cadres
The Haryana government has notified a 'Model Online Transfer Policy' to ensure fair, transparent, and efficient employee transfers across government cadres to enhance administrative efficiency and job satisfaction through a merit-based online system. Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi issued the notification on Friday, marking the withdrawal of all previous transfer policies, including the General Principles for Online Transfers (2020) and related departmental notifications. The policy covers employees in cadres with 50 or more sanctioned posts, excluding All India Services, Haryana Civil Services (Executive Branch), and Allied Services, unless exempted by the Human Resource Department (HRD). 'Smaller cadres with fewer than 50 posts may be included at the competent authority's discretion. All cadre posts, including positions at headquarters, are part of the transfer drive. Within 15 days of notification, departments must publish a list of covered cadres, specifying Prescribed Tenure, Minimum Tenure, and Unit, with provisions for periodic revisions with HRD approval,' the policy mentions. According to the policy, 'The post allocations shall be based on a composite merit score out of 80 points. Age contributes up to 60 points, calculated as age in days divided by 365 (up to four decimal points). For example, a 40-year-old employee scores approximately 40 points. Up to 20 points are awarded for special circumstances: 10 points for all female employees; 10 points for female employees who are unmarried and over 40, widows, divorced, or judicially separated; 10 points for male employees who are divorced, widowers with minor children, or judicially separated with minor children; 5 points for employees whose spouses work in State or Central Government if the transfer reduces posting distance; 10 points for spouses of military or paramilitary personnel; 10 points for employees or their immediate family with debilitating disorders (certified by authorized medical boards like AIIMS or PGI Chandigarh); 10 points for those with 100 per cent differently-abled or mentally challenged children; and up to 20 points for employees with disabilities under the RPWD Act 2016, based on disability percentage starting from 40 per cent.' Apart from this, an employee who has been awarded a major penalty under the HCS (Punishment & Appeal) Rules, 2016, will invite a penalty of '-10 (minus 10) marks' during the currency of the punishment. The policy supports employees with personal challenges such as women, those with medical conditions, or disabled children, enhancing access to preferred postings. Departments must comply with the 15-day deadline, and employees should ensure documentation like medical certificates. Employees may file grievances within 15 days of order issuance, but only after joining at the new place of posting. Complaints must be submitted through and will be addressed within the same time frame. The Chief Minister retains the authority to relax or modify provisions in the public interest or administrative exigency. The Human Resources Department will also be the final authority on clarifications. General online transfers will be made preferably once a year. However, transfer/posting necessitated by promotion, direct recruitment or administrative exigencies can be made anytime with the prior approval of the CM. 'The department will undertake rationalisation to redistribute or ascertain the number of posts in any unit based on administrative requirements and efficiency. This entire stage will be completed within 15 days. Within the first seven days, the department will undertake the preliminary rationalisation exercise. There may be a possibility that the number of employees posted in any unit is in excess of the administrative requirement. Such surplus employees will be required to participate in the ongoing transfer drive. Amongst such surplus employees, the employee with the longest stay shall have to participate in the transfer drive. In the case where more than one employee has the same period of stay, then the younger employee shall have to participate in the transfer drive. Further surplus employees, who belong to the Protected Category shall not be transferred without their consent subject to the condition that not more than 50 per cent of such excess employees in that unit belong to the Protected Category,' a government spokesperson explained.
Indian Express
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
Months after arrest in corruption case, Haryana Civil Services officer Meenakshi Dahiya set to return to new post
Nearly a year after she was booked on corruption charges, 2013-batch Haryana Civil Services (HCS) officer Meenakshi Dahiya is back in the government, this time as additional director (administration) in the agriculture and farmers welfare department. Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi issued Dahiya's posting orders on Friday. 'Dahiya has been reinstated in service, and she was awaiting posting orders, which were issued today,' a government official said. It was on May 29, 2024, that an alleged bribery case came to light. Dahiya was posted as a joint secretary in the fisheries department at the time. Her name surfaced in that case, following which she was untraceable for nearly four months. During this period, she filed for anticipatory bail in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, but her plea was rejected. After this, she joined the investigation in the case but could not provide any satisfactory replies to the queries put forth by the investigating officials. In September 2024, the Haryana Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested Dahiya in the case. She is currently out on bail. According to the FIR registered in the case in May 2024, Dahiya's then senior-scale stenographer Joginder Singh and peon Satinder Singh were arrested for demanding and accepting Rs 1 lakh bribe. The FIR was lodged after Rajan Khora, a district officer with the fisheries department, filed a complaint with the ACB. Khora was facing a chargesheet for alleged dereliction of duty. He alleged that Satinder demanded the bribe money through Joginder, at Dahiya's behest, to get the charges against him dropped. The investigating officials analysed the accused's phone call records and transcripts that allegedly indicated Dahiya's involvement in the bribery case. The investigating officials also said that Satinder had gone to collect the bribe money on a scooter registered in Dahiya's name.
Time of India
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Discom SDO suspended over power outages, billing errors
Gurgaon: The sub-divisional officer (SDO) of DHBVN posted in Farukhnagar was suspended on Tuesday after multiple complaints about outages and errors in billing. Residents raised the complaints during a public meeting held by minister Rao Narbir Singh following a report submitted by the superintendent engineer of DHBVN, based on which the SDO was suspended. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The SDO was also accused of delaying requests for new connections. Haryana energy minister Anil Vij recommended the immediate suspension of SDO Avneet Bhardwaj for negligence in duty. According to a report submitted by the superintending engineer, operation circle-1, DHBVN, "OK billing" percentage for urban categories was very low. Similarly, pending connections and billing errors were highest in the sub-division. An analysis of pending connections under the Farukhnagar sub-division revealed that 180 domestic and 32 commercial connections were pending. Out of these, 16 domestic and 12 commercial connections were out of the RTS (Right to Service) timeline. Additionally, upon reviewing the connection records, it was found that several 2-kilowatt domestic connections had been pending for more than three months. Several RDS/urban 11 KV feeders frequently broke down regularly for long durations. The 11 KV feeder Garhi AP line has only been partially functioning for the last three days. This has led to frequent and long outages in the area. Meanwhile, the state govt has taken action against five officers for negligence in the Kanina, Mahendragarh school bus accident case. Chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday directed action against five officers and employees of the district transport office in Narnaul under the Haryana Civil Services (P&A) Rules. In April 2024, seven children were killed and around 20 were injured as their school bus crashed into trees and overturned near Unhani village in Kanina, Mahendragarh district. The school bus did not have the required documents.
