Indlaw.com; Friday, December 24, 2010,
UNI: Uttarakhand High Court at Nanital sent notice to state government in connection with a PIL seeking quashing of appointment of former chief secretary N S Napalchyal as Chief Information Commissioner of the state.
A two-judge division bench, presided over by the Chief Justice of High Court, Nainital, while admitting the PIL filed by Jan Haqdaari Manch (JHM), asked the state government to reply in the matter before the next date of hearing set by Court for February 15, 2011.
According to JHM counsel G K Verma, his client has prayed to the High court for quashing the government order of October 18, 2010, appointing Mr Napalchyal as Chief Information Commissioner, claiming that it was against the Right to Information (RTI) Act 2005's section 15.
The petitioner has also alleged that Mr Napalchyal, who was president of the committee overseeing the granting of Hydropower projects while he was holding the post of Chief Secretary, had faced many serious charges of corruption.
Following the widespread criticism in view of the corruption charges in doling out vital hydro-projects, the state government had to cancel the distribution of these projects, the PIL claimed.
The Court has set February 15, 2011 for next hearing of the case, by then the government was asked to reply to the notice. UNI
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