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Hindustan Times
28-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
HC dismisses plea from ex-CBI judge Parmar in disciplinary proceedings
The Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) has dismissed a petition filed by former CBI special court judge Sudhir Parmar in a disciplinary proceedings case arising out of April 2023 criminal case. The HC bench of chief justice Sheel Nagu and justice HS Grewal ruled that a delinquent judicial officer has no right to submit a reply to the chargesheet beyond the outer limit of 45 days as mandated by the rules. Now, the court has set a deadline of six months and 25 days as the outer limit for completion of all current and future disciplinary proceedings. It said, failure to adhere to the same would invite punitive action against the inquiry officer or any other erring personnel of the high court, it added. The petition was from Parmar, a suspended officer, seeking directions to the court's administrative side to allow filing of a reply to the chargesheet slapped on him at a belated stage. Parmar was booked in an FIR, under sections 7, 8, 11 and 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code in April 2023. At that point of time, he was special CBI judge, Panchkula, and was accused of alleged favouritism towards some real estate developers, being probed by CBI and ED. FIRs pertaining to them were pending before the court presided over by Parmar. However, he failed to submit reply within the given time frame. He was suspended on April 27, 2023, and issued a chargesheet on July 24, 2023. The court observed that as per Rule 7 of Haryana Civil Services (Punishment & Appeal) Rules, 2016, upon being issued chargesheet, the delinquent employee has to submit his response within an outer limit of 45 days. However, he failed to do so. '..the inquiry officer ought to have proceeded ex-parte against the delinquent employee on his failure to file the written statement of defence and proceeded to examine the witnesses and the documents produced by the employer instead of adjourning the proceedings repeatedly on one pretext or the other,' the court observed with a direction to the inquiry officer to conclude the disciplinary proceedings by submitting the inquiry report as early as possible. Thereafter, the high court should also make its recommendations expeditiously, it said further asking the court's administration to ensure that in all ongoing as well as disciplinary inquiries to be initiated in the future, the timeline is adhered to.
Hindustan Times
28-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
MCG engineer in dock over Gurugram Sector 15 inundation
MCG commissioner Pradeep Dahiya filed a 'charge sheet' against a junior engineer under Rule 7 of the Haryana Civil Services (Punishment & Appeal) Rules, 2016, for gross negligence in failing to operationalise a key drainage facility at Gulmohar Park, Sector violation of the rules, he ignored repeated directives over the past several months to install a power connection to activate the motor pumps at the sump well in the area. Despite repeated instructions from senior officials, the junior engineer did not ensure an electricity connection for a sump-well dewatering system, part of a ₹1.23-crore project completed in July 2024 to prevent monsoon flooding. The setup includes two 45-horsepower (hp) and a 20-hp pump, which remain defunct due to lack of power—a task that was under his purview, according to the 'charge sheet' and senior officials. The official was suspended indefinitely with immediate effect, officials said. 'Lapses in critical public services will not be tolerated. Officials will be held directly accountable,' Dahiya said. The MCG notice, dated April 22, 2025, outlines the alleged failure of junior engineer Ravinder Kumar to secure electricity, test equipment, or commission the system at Bandh Road, Sector 15 Part-II. Officials said his inaction resulted in repeated flooding and public inconvenience. Civic teams repeatedly found no progress at the site, with the engineer allegedly offering unsatisfactory responses. 'Leaving it idle for over nine months is unacceptable,' Dahiya added. Residents expressed anger at the recurring waterlogging. 'Every monsoon, we hear solutions are in place, yet the roads flood again,' said Rakesh Bhatnagar, a Sector 15 resident. The disciplinary action is expected to serve as a warning as MCG pushes for accelerated monsoon preparedness. 'Public money must yield public benefit,' said the commissioner.
