IAS officer Ashok Khemka is transferred for the 43rd time in his 21 year career. Why?

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)

The Supreme Court had passed the above order on the 31st October.

Inspite of that, the Hooda government in Haryana cares two hoots for the Supreme Court and has taken the following decision.

I would suggest, the Supreme Court order an immediate stay of the order.

After drawing flak from various quarters for transferring controversial IAS officer Ashok Khemka 19 times in eight years, the Haryana government has again put itself in a spot by handing over his assignment to another officer.

The Bhupinder Singh Hooda government has posted another Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, Pradeep Kasni, to be secretary-archives and director general-archives during the election duty of Ashok Khemka.

However, Khemka, who is presently on leave, has claimed that he has not been assigned any election duty by the Election Commission of India. The Hooda government's move over Khemka's post comes even as it is preparing at least four chargesheets against him.

The government is planning to impose major penalty against him, which could even lead to dismissal from service.

Khemka has been transferred 43 times in his career as an IAS officer spanning over 21 years.

Khemka had, October last year, cancelled the mutation of the Rs.58-crore land deal between United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra's company, M/s Sky Light Hospitality, with realty giant DLF.

He had claimed other major wrong-doings by the Hooda government in multi-million rupee land deals across Haryana.