UP governor directs action against information commissionerActivists
have been demanding suspension of Ranjit Singh Pankaj
Danish Raza | March 17
Uttar Pradesh governor has asked the administrative reforms department
(ADR) to take action against the state's chief information
commissioner Ranjit Singh Pankaj.
The governor's instruction, in a letter dated March 9, came after
activists approached the governor asking for the removal of the
information commissioner.
In November last year, the Allahabad High Court slapped a fine of Rs
50,000 on Pankaj for extending favours to lessee involved in illegal
mining during his tenure as mining secretary in the state.
He had joined the state information commission in June.
After the court order, activists in Uttar Pradesh started making
demands for his removal.
They submitted a memorandum to Governor B.L. Joshi demanding the
suspension of Pankaj from the commission under section 17 (3) (b) of
the Right to Information Act 2005.
Under the section, the governor can suspend the information
commissioner if he has been convicted of an offence, which, in the
opinion of the governor, involves moral turpitude.
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Urvashi Sharma
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