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शिमला/शैल। राज्य सरकार का शीर्ष प्रशासन कितना असंवदेनशील और शोषक होता जा रहा है इसका, खुलासा सेवानिवृत एचएएस अधिकारी डा. राकेश कपूर द्वारा प्रधान सचिव कार्मिक को लिखे पत्र से सामने आया है। इस पत्र के अनुसार डा. कपूर द्वारा अपना सरकारी आवास 28.6.2017 को खाली कर दिया था और इसकी सूचना लोक निर्माण विभाग के संबधित कनिष्ठ अभियन्ता कुसुम्पटी के कार्यालय को इस आशय के छः पत्र लिखकर दे दी थी। इसी के साथ नगर निगम शिमला और राज्य विद्युत बोर्ड से भी एनओसी हासिल करके दे दिये थे और आवास का किराया भी चैक द्वारा अदा कर दिया गया था। लेकिन अब 7.8.18 को डा. कपूर को सरकार की ओर से एक पत्र भेज कर आवास का 65000 रूपये किराया अदा करने का नोटिस दिया गया है और साथ ही यह कहा गया है कि यदि पैसा जमा न करवाया गया तो इसे उनके सेवानिवृति लाभों में से काट लिया जायेगा जो अभी तक उन्हे दिये नही गये हैं। डा. कपूर 31.12.2016 को सेवानिवृत हुए थे और 28.6.17 को उन्होने आवास भी खाली कर दिया था। लेकिन 20 महीने बीत जाने के बाद भी उन्हे सेवानिवृति लाभ नही दिये गये हैं। आवास के किराये का 65000 रूपये का बकाया मकान खाली कर देने के बाद का निकाला गया है क्योकि संबंधित कनिष्ठ अभियन्ता ने इसकी सूचना आगे सरकार को नही भेजी। जबकि 28.6.17 को मकान खाली करने के साथ ही उन्होने अन्य एनओसी भी हासिल कर लिये थे और पूरा किराया चैक से अदा कर दिया था। कनिष्ठ अभियन्ता कार्यालय ने आगे सूचना क्यों नही भेजी इसका पूरा कारण डा. कपूर ने अपने पत्र में लिखा है। सरकार ने सबंधित कनिष्ठ अभियन्ता कार्यालय से कारण जानने की बजाये डा. कपूर को 65000 रूपये का नोटिस थमा दिया है।
यही नही डा. कपूर के खिलाफ पिछले सोलह वर्षों से एक विभागीय जांच चल रही है जिसका अब तक प्रशासन निपटारा नही कर पाया है। जबकि जिस आरोप को लेकर यह जांच चल रही है उसी आरोप पत्रा में वह सर्वोच्च न्यायालय से 22.11.2012 को वरी हो चुके हैं। लेकिन इसके बावजूद विभागीय जांच चल रही है क्योंकि सरकार में ऐसा नियम नही है कि अदालत से बरी होने के साथ ही उसी संबंध में सरकार में चल रहा मामला भी बन्द हो जाये। डा. कपूर इस संबंध में राज्यपाल, मुख्यमन्त्री, मुख्य सचिव और कार्मिक विभाग को दर्जनों बार पत्र लिख चुके हैं लेकिन आज तक न तो यह जांच पूरी की जा रही है और न ही बन्द। यदि जांच पूरी होने पर डा. कपूर को विभाग दोषी भी पाता है तो वह उसके खिलाफ अदालत में जाकर न्याय पा सकते हैं। लेकिन जिस मामले को सर्वोच्च न्यायालय ने थोड़े ही समय में निपटा दिया उसे निपटाने में सरकार को सोलह वर्ष से भी अधिक का समय क्यों लग रहा है। क्या कुछ लोग जानबूझ कर उन्हे न्याय नही मिलने देना चाहते हैं। इस आशंका की पुष्टि इसी तथ्य से हो जाती है कि जब एक व्यक्ति को उसके सेवानिवृति लाभ 20 महीने तक न दिये गये हो। जबकि सेवानिवृति लाभ तो उस सूरत में भी नही रोके जा सकते हैं यदि व्यक्ति के खिलाफ नियम 14 के तहत भी जांच चल रही हो। सेवानिवृति लाभों का रोका जाना अपने में ही एक अपराध है। डा. कपूर के पत्र से सरकार का शोषक चेहरा पूरी तरह सामने आ जाता है।

From : Dr. Rakesh Kapoor HPAS
Spl Secretary( retd )
179-II Vasant Vihar Dehradun (UK) 248006
To
The Principal Secretary (Personnel ) to the Government of Himachal Pradesh -Shimla -2

Subject : Letter dated 7th August 2018,regarding License fee of Set No 9-B Brockhurst shimal-2 : Illegal , arbitrary and apparently camouflage to cover the delay in releasing my retrial benefits.
Sir,
Most respectfully I am to submit that I am in receipt of Letter No Per(A-IV)-B-4/9-III dated 7th August 2018 on 11th August 2018 where by I have been intimated to submit my option vis -a vis depositing Rs 65,278 ( sixty five thousand two hundred seventy eight ) in lieu of damages for Set No 9-B Brockhurst shimala-2 which I was occupying as HPAS till June 28 th 2018, after my retirement on 31-12-2016 .
This letter not only came to me as surprise ,but a brutal shock as I was expecting the Justice from the government on my pending representations submitted to various authorities including The Hon'ble Chief Minister; worthy Chief Secretary ,and your good honour on 4th June 2018 after explaining you the matter in entirety , when me and my wife had met you , regarding illegal DEs being continued for last 16years or so in the matter in which I have been acquitted even by the Apex Court of this country vide Judgment dated 22-11-2012 .
Sir as requested earlier that this entire story is hand work of a few vested interest and biased persons in the department of Personnel . The accommodation I was allotted had been vacated vacated on 28/06/2017by me in person , and the letter to this effect (6 copies ) were submitted to the O/o mr Justa the then Junior engineer ,PWD sub Division Kasumpati ( copy enclosed) although this office had to forward a copy each to MC Shimla & HPSEB shimla concerned Sub Div for final bill payment & Subsequent release of security .,they deliberately with held ,this letter , later through my personal efforts this letter was submitted to Both authorities MC shimla , and HPSE B issued NOC or nothing is Due certificates to me , (copy enclosed annexure 2,3 ). against B/9 brockhurst. The rent till date for B iv - 9 has also been deposited by cheque ,the same en-cashed by the Department . Sir I would like to submit further that in 2016 during repair work in the block when Mr Justa was JE In charge and Mr Paul was SDO /Asst Engineer then a water tank supported by an heavy Iron structure due to faulty errection had fallen on IV -B. Block injuring one labourer .The casualty could have been heavy as it was only in V hrs and. No students or children playing in the area were present . The resident officers had lodged a complaint to the hon'able ACS PWD which was processed in the Department of RPG of which I was holding charge being SPL Secretary , The complaint marked to The then ACS PWD Sh Narinder Chauhan (IAS )was processed for Departmental Enquiry , also police had registered an FIR in the matter .The JE concerned And AE as mentioned above had been grudging against me since then, though I had only done my duty as Staff officer in-charge of RPG .This can be verified from record also .They even got blocked the waste pipe from upper story above B-IV houses, while under taking repairs as such the entire waste water, filth entering my house damaged my entire furniture m carpets ,other belongings beyond repair , even my neighbors had to break open the lock to get the sludge removed as I was on leave .
Sir as I had humbly submitted earlier also that My representations on the matter of unlawful continuation of DE's under Rule 14 ,CCS ( CC & A), Rules 1965, in the two cases 1 ) on identical charge with same set of facts , witnesses and same FIR 1/2003 dated 5/5/2003 is pending since 2004 ,while the second still continuing since April 2005;without production of Original record despite the CDE recording "the production of original record before evidence being recorded , in it's absence adverse inference will be drawn "on 3 occasions" in last 13 years or so where as the Preliminary Enquiry forming basis for the same , in the matter was completed in 20001 .
As is clearly adduced from case law/Apex Court Judgments and subsequent orders of various governments the DE,s against a Govt. servant even initiated under Rule 14 ibid cannot to be continued under Pension Rule 9 automatically in absence of any financial loss to the State ,that too for recovery , with the prior permission of HE Governor himself and not a designated / delegated authority .
Similarly based on Apex Court Judgments , present case law clearly envisage that Pension and other retirees benefits not being Bounty but his well earned dues, can not be withheld in the guise of Departmental Proceedings and in case they are not released in time the penal interest liability accrued shall have to be recovered from the officers concerned responsible for delay.
Sir I had submitted all these facts with copies of the case law , Judgments to the Department of Personnel , worthy chief Secretary and CDE simultaneously., The present letter with a concocted story background when documentary evidence speak other wise these officials and officers as they are holding the Charge of Estate Department with Personnel as well to put pressure on me , and save their skin for inaction , delay in releasing my leave encashment , deciding my Representations, last one submitted on June 4/2018 , bringing construed facts before authorities are harassing me mentally and physically .
Sir for last 8 months me and my Defense Assistant are appearing on every notified date without fail but nothing has been done in case of these DE's, as on last 6 occasions either , Worthy CDE or PWS remains absent for reasons best known to them , but no action is taken in the matter . The CDE recorded in Dec 2017 and subsequently in Feb 2107 that an order on representation , reply thereof by the DA vigilance representing the department of Personnel GOHP shall be passed but till date ( on all 6 occasions ) the order has not been shown the light of the day . Now this new letter of recovery or Rs 65,278 issued after almost 1and half year of my superannuation is nothing short of abuse of authority to harass me.
Sir I had already prayed that I have a daughter studying B. Arch 3rd year and a son lost opportunity to take admission in MBA in a prestigious foreign University , Business School but for want of payment of fees , other dues and an ailing wife with Ulcerative Colitis a chronic ailment aggravating due to mental tension as known etiology , in case of any eventuality under stress ,causing mental and physical injury or loss of life resulted due to these unconstitutional acts of the officers and officials harassing me and my family , they shall be held responsible .
Sir I therefore once again request you with folded hands to withdraw this letter of illegal recovery , drop the Departmental proceedings and get released my pending dues and other consequential benefits by earliest to save me and my family from this harassment .As is expected from a noble administrator and benevolent Superior authority .
In case the authorities do not stop these atrocious acts and force illegal recoveries I shall have no other remedy but to move to the court of law to seek justice for which all liability will fall on their shoulders .
Yours faithfully
Dr Rakesh Kapoor .