The Indian Express: Chandigarh: Monday, 28 August 2023.
After the norms for the selection of the chief commissioner of the Chandigarh Right to Service Commission (CRSC) were tweaked, the Second Innings Association (SIA), a body of senior citizens, wrote to Chandigarh Administrator Banwarilal Purohit seeking a review of the process.
In his letter to Purohit, R K Garg, president SIA, said the CRSC Act and Rules were sidelined and “fair opportunity as per law not made available”. “A particular section of the Act was ignored depriving a large part of society like teachers, and eminent persons have also been debarred so as to provide benefits to some with new amendments which say “only retired officers can apply,” said Garg.
He pointed to the December 9, 2022, public notice under which an advertisement was issued to invite applications for the post of CRSC chief commissioner as per the terms and conditions under Section 13 and Section 15 of the Act. “The applications were invited within 30 days of the advertisement. The process was never completed and results for applications received are not known to the public. And no information has been supplied under the RTI Act even after an appeal,” he said.
He added another public on June 12 saying the administrator “was pleased to amend the notification dated 23.1.2018 to the extent that the Chandigarh Right to Service Commission shall be headed by a chief commissioner”. “This amendment has been carried out without assigning any reasons whatsoever.”
He added on July 25 this year another public notice was issued inviting applications for the post of CRSC chief commissioner by 5 pm on August 16.
The detailed public notice issued by Secretary Personnel invited applications as per Section 13(2) of the said Act. An applicant should be a retired officer in the rank and status of the Secretary to the Government of India, it said.
In his representation to Purohit, Garg said, “It is important to bring to your kind notice that provisions contained in Section 13 of the said Act have not been applied as a whole and for convenience only Section 13(2) has been applied whereas Section 13(3) is also an integral part of the said Act and applicable to Chandigarh UT.”
After the norms for the selection of the chief commissioner of the Chandigarh Right to Service Commission (CRSC) were tweaked, the Second Innings Association (SIA), a body of senior citizens, wrote to Chandigarh Administrator Banwarilal Purohit seeking a review of the process.
In his letter to Purohit, R K Garg, president SIA, said the CRSC Act and Rules were sidelined and “fair opportunity as per law not made available”. “A particular section of the Act was ignored depriving a large part of society like teachers, and eminent persons have also been debarred so as to provide benefits to some with new amendments which say “only retired officers can apply,” said Garg.
He pointed to the December 9, 2022, public notice under which an advertisement was issued to invite applications for the post of CRSC chief commissioner as per the terms and conditions under Section 13 and Section 15 of the Act. “The applications were invited within 30 days of the advertisement. The process was never completed and results for applications received are not known to the public. And no information has been supplied under the RTI Act even after an appeal,” he said.
He added another public on June 12 saying the administrator “was pleased to amend the notification dated 23.1.2018 to the extent that the Chandigarh Right to Service Commission shall be headed by a chief commissioner”. “This amendment has been carried out without assigning any reasons whatsoever.”
He added on July 25 this year another public notice was issued inviting applications for the post of CRSC chief commissioner by 5 pm on August 16.
The detailed public notice issued by Secretary Personnel invited applications as per Section 13(2) of the said Act. An applicant should be a retired officer in the rank and status of the Secretary to the Government of India, it said.
In his representation to Purohit, Garg said, “It is important to bring to your kind notice that provisions contained in Section 13 of the said Act have not been applied as a whole and for convenience only Section 13(2) has been applied whereas Section 13(3) is also an integral part of the said Act and applicable to Chandigarh UT.”
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