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New Indian Express
26-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Madras High Court seeks report on action taken against corrupt government staff
MADURAI: Shocked to know that a state government official convicted in a corruption case was allowed to continue in service without proper action, the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court directed the chief secretary and vigilance commissioner to submit a report containing the list of all convicted public servants in the state's employment and the action taken against them, within a month. Justice KK Ramakrishnan gave the direction recently while dismissing a petition filed by an assistant executive engineer of Thoothukudi rural development department, J Amala Jessi Jacquillin, against denial of promotion to her, despite the fact that she was convicted in a disproportionate assets case in 2024. He also imposed a cost of Rs 50,000 on Jacquillin and directed her to pay the amount to Sethupathi Government Higher Secondary School, Tiruchuli. Jacquillin joined government service as an assistant engineer in 1998 and was later promoted as assistant executive engineer. The vigilance department had registered a case against her 10 years ago on charges that she had accumulated disproportionate assets to the tune of Rs 25,40,972 in her and her husband's name between December 1999 and March 2009. A charge memo was also issued against her in 2020. Meanwhile, the vigilance case ended in conviction on December 6, 2024 and she was sentenced to three years rigorous imprisonment, but her sentence was suspended by the court. She also has another charge memo pending against her. However, Jacquillin claimed in her petition that she became eligible for promotion on October 6, 2012, and as all the criminal cases and charge memos came subsequent to this date, she is entitled to be promoted to the post of executive engineer. Justice Ramakrishnan referred to Rule 17(c)(i)(1) of the Tamil Nadu Civil Service (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, which states that an employee who is convicted by the competent court of law shall be dismissed from service without any further inquiry. Thus, the petitioner has no right to continue her employment let alone get promoted, he added. 'Allowing the convicted public servant to continue in the government service is not only deplorable and it shows apathy on the part of the state government,' the judge observed and passed the above order. The matter has been posted for reporting compliance on July 18.
Time of India
25-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
HC asks for details of convicted public servants in service
Madurai: Taking a serious view of the fact that a woman convicted in a disproportionate assets case was allowed to continue in govt service, Madras high court directed the chief secretary and additional chief secretary/vigilance commissioner to furnish details of the convicted public servants in service, irrespective of rank. Justice K K Ramakrishnan directed that the report on the action taken against them under 17(c)(i)(1) of the Tamil Nadu Civil Service (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1955, be submitted in a month. Allowing the convicted public servant to continue in govt service is not only deplorable but also shows apathy on the part of the state govt, the court said. "Rule 17(c)(i)(1) of the Tamil Nadu Civil Service (Discipline and Appeal) Rules contemplates that an employee who is convicted by the competent court of law shall be dismissed from service without any further enquiry. In this case, the petitioner was convicted and sentenced to undergo imprisonment. It is shocking to the conscience of the court that no appropriate action is taken against the public servant who was convicted under the Prevention of Corruption Act, and no order of punishment was passed under the said Rules," observed Justice Ramakrishnan. Petitioner J Amala Jessi Jacquillin joined as an assistant engineer in the rural development and panchayat raj department in 1998 and was promoted as assistant executive engineer, Tuticorin sub-division. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Alerta: Você tem zumbido no ouvido? Dica de ouro pode aliviar! Zumbido no ouvido Undo In Sept 2020, disciplinary proceedings were initiated against her following registration of a case for offences under Prevention of Corruption Act. She was accused of accumulating disproportionate assets to the tune of Rs25.40 lakh in her name and her husband's name between Dec 1, 1999, and Mar 31, 2009. The trial court convicted and sentenced her to three years of rigorous imprisonment. Subsequently, the HC granted her interim suspension of sentence. In 2022, another charge memo was issued to her. While the proceedings were pending, a promotion list was published without her name, challenging which she filed the present petition. The judge observed that the petitioner has no right to continue in employment as she was convicted in a disproportionate assets case in 2024. However, she managed to work in the department. The HC had only suspended the petitioner's sentence. Two charge memos are pending against her. The relief sought in the petition is misconceived, and the petitioner is not entitled to any relief. Hence the judge dismissed the petition and imposed a cost of Rs50,000 on the petitioner, payable to the credit of the headmaster of Sethupathi govt higher secondary school in Tiruchuli in Virudhunagar district. The case was posted on July 18 for reporting compliance.
The Hindu
16-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Deputy BDO, panchayat secretary suspended for malpractice under MGNREGA
A deputy Block Development Officer and panchayat secretary of Vadipatti block were suspended recently for failing to monitor the irregularities committed in allotting works under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). The order, which was issued by the district administration, was based on a complaint demanding action against officials for irregularities committed by them in allotting works under MGNREGA. Sources in District Rural Development Agency said that Kalaiselvi, deputy BDO, and S. Selvam, Andipatti panchayat secretary, were suspended. Along with them, Karthigaiselvi, workplace supervisor, was sacked from duty. In addition, under 17(b) of Tamil Nadu Civil Service (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, actions have been initiated against Vadipatti village BDO Krishnaveni for failing to monitor and prevent the alleged malpractices committed by the subordinate officers. The petition which was initially submitted by Vadipatti villagers, including activist Gnanasekaran, with district Collector M. S. Sangeetha, read that the overseer who registers attendance of the workers on National Mobile Monitoring System (NMMS), recorded attendance of people who were absent on the day. Through such malpractices, the complainants alleged that the eligible workers were not given work. The amounts that were credited for the absentees were enjoyed by the officers and their associates, they alleged. While the disciplinary action came after inspection by DRDA officials, sources said that the probe would continue to see if any other malpractices were being committed by the officers.
