Three senior IAS officers of the rank of special chief secretaries virtually revolted against the government for creating chaos in the administration. The IAS officers opposed the appointment of a junior officer M Samuel as chief commissioner of land administration (CCLA). The protesting officers approached the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) and urged the tribunal to annul not only Samuel’s appointment as CCLA but also his promotion to the post of a special chief secretary. The CCLA’s post is seen as the stepping stone to that of the chief secretary.
Special chief secretary (home) Chaya Ratan, special chief secretary (primary education) Indrajit Pal and special chief secretary director general of MCR Institute of HRD Mohammed Shafiquzzaman filing a joint petition contended that filling a cadre post like CCLA with a temporarily promoted junior officer is illegal. They pointed out that Samuel was an accused in a CBI case and facing criminal prosecution. The petitioners are 1977 batch IAS officers, while Samuel is a year junior to them.
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