SC reduces political pressure on bureaucrats

New Delhi, Oct 31 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the central and state governments to pass orders within three months on giving fixed tenures to civil servants.

In its order, the apex court said that fixed tenures for bureaucrats will promote professionalism, efficiency and good governance.

The Supreme Court also directed the Parliament to enact a law to regulate transfer, posting and disciplinary action of IAS officers and to immunise them from political interference. (ANI)

I don't know how to thank the Supreme Court on the above order.

I hope the SC follows through and see that it is implemented and not thrown in the dustbin like the recommendations of the SC on Police reforms.

Transfers and postings are one of the principal fountainhead of corruption.

If the Supreme Court can implement this it will have driven in another nail, after the nail of disqualification of MPs and MLAs, into the coffin of corruption.

Everywhere we have seen good honest bureaucrats being transferred repeatedly because they do not carry out the dishonest instructions of corrupt politicians.

A recent example is the case of Ashok Khemka who brought to the notice of the public how Robert Vadra, the son-in-law of Sonia Gandhi ws being given undue favours by the Haryana Government, so that he could mint money.