Delhi Govt and IAS Officer Ashish More controversy, new case
The Delhi govt has issued a show cause notice to Ashish More, an IAS officer and services department secretary, for failing to comply with its directive to replace him with a fresh officer and has threatened him with disciplinary action.
More was fired by the Delhi administration last week, only hours after the Supreme Court granted the Aam Aadmi Party dispensation jurisdiction over transferring and posting employees in the state.
According to a Delhi government official, More did not respond to the show cause notice sent by services minister Saurabh Bhardwaj on May 13.
More was unavailable for comment on the latest developments concerning his transfer.
In a message to More, Bhardwaj requested a response within 24 hours to charges against him that he refused to comply with the Supreme Court’s verdict and transfer order.
The services minister further stated that several attempts to contact the officer via phone calls and WhatsApp messages yielded no results. He was “absconding” without notifying me about any leave taken.
The Delhi government had petitioned the Supreme Court on Friday, alleging that the Centre failed to transfer services secretary More. Chief Justice DY Chandrachud announced that a bench would be formed to hear the case.
“Services Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj directed Services Secretary Ashish More to submit a file for the appointment of a new officer to the position of Secretary of Services Department.” “However, Ashish More unexpectedly left the Secretariat without informing the minister’s office, rendering himself unreachable while his phone remained switched off,” according to a statement.
“The special secretary of the services dept sent Saurabh Bhardwaj a communication indicating that the Home Ministry’s notice dated May 21, 2015, has not yet been set aside.” “As a result of this, it has been given to the attention of the Services Secretary that their failure to comply with Supreme Court orders may be considered contempt of court,” the statement stated.
The Supreme Court declared on Thursday that the Delhi govt had legislative and executive powers over service administration, with only “public order, police, and land” falling outside of its purview.
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