The Supreme Court after reversing Kerala High court orders, had stayed disciplinary proceedings (initiated by Kerala government) against a 1998 batch IAS officer, B Ashok. This will have serious repercussions on civil services. The officer, in an article published in 2013, had supported the then Gujarat chief minister (now PM Modi)’s visit to a function in Kerala—something, the state government had opposed ostensibly on extraneous considerations. The civil servant is expected to be politically neutral. Contributing an article against state govt’s decision, in print media was not permitted save with prior approval of competent authority. The officer could have expressed his opinion independently and fearlessly on official files instead of through a newspaper article. The State govt was within its legitimate right to initiate disciplinary proceedings against the officer for violation of Conduct Rules. GOI should take a holistic view to avoid embarrassment. The decision would boomerang unless remedial measures are taken by GOI. How would it react if its officers start opposing its policies in newspaper articles, promoting chaos and impacting governance adversely?

DOP&T as nodal authority, is expected to move the case forward to logical conclusion by filing SLP in the  Apex court with  prayer for reviewing its verdict.

Tags:

Comments (3) -

COC LATEST HACK
COC LATEST HACKUnited States
4/6/2019 12:42:20 PM#

After research just a few of the weblog posts on your website now, and I truly like your way of blogging. I bookmarked it to my bookmark web site listing and shall be checking back soon. Pls check out my web site as properly and let me know what you think.

Reply

unforgivengamers tapped out hack
unforgivengamers tapped out hackUnited States
4/10/2019 8:26:59 AM#

One thing I'd really like to say is before buying more laptop or computer memory, look at the machine into which it is installed. If the machine is actually running Windows XP, for instance, the particular memory threshold is 3.25GB. Putting in greater than this would just constitute a waste. Make sure one's mother board can handle your upgrade amount, as well. Interesting blog post.

Reply

Jamee Widmann
Jamee WidmannUnited States
2/3/2021 9:05:22 PM#

Do you need more business for your website? We can deliver keyword targeted people specifically for your business model To get details Visit: http://bit.ly/hi-quality-web-traffic

Reply

Add comment

  Country flag

biuquote
  • Comment
  • Preview
Loading

About A.K.Saxena

A K SAXENA, an Indian national, is a retired civil servant from Government of India He is also a freelance journalist with several published investigative articles and columns in various fields to his credit. His writings are a reflection of his interest in writing on divergent themes and making the topics relevant to a wider audience. A post graduate in Chemistry from University of Delhi,he could not sustain his interest in pursuing research and instead chose to enter the government service through the IAS etc exam held by the UPSC. “KALASAVYA” that brought out several publications besides organizing cultural shows.


You can contact me at

aksaxena1947@gmail.com

Month List