The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has asked the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC), led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to decide in three weeks the case of deputation of Indian Forest S
The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has asked the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC), led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to decide in three weeks the case of deputation of Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi, who is currently working as deputy secretary at AIIMS, to the Delhi government.
The CAT observed that the officer has been compelled to approach the tribunal again and again for redressal of his grievances. It said the period of deputation of Mr Chaturvedi to the present post of deputy secretary at AIIMS would come to an end on June 28 and that the respondents — ACC, the ministry of environment and forest and the DoPT — have not yet complied with the indicated directions.
“At the same time, the ACC was required to decide the matter of inter-cadre deputation of the applicant as expeditiously as possible, but in vain, Therefore, we are of the firm view, that it would be expedient in the interest of justice, the respondents are directed to decide the matter of inter-cadre deputation of the applicant before June 28, otherwise applicant would suffer irreparable loss in this regard,” the CAT said in its order dated June 2.
“The respondents, including ACC, are directed to decide the matter of inter-cadre deputation of the applicant, within a period of three weeks, from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order positively,” the order added.
This is the third time in the past six months when the tribunal has issued directions to ACC to decide this case. The tribunal on November 5 in 2015 had fixed deadline of January 5 for ACC to pass orders in this case.
