The Madras High Court direct the Tamil Nadu Government to transfer Senior IAS Officer R.Lalitha (IAS:2010:TN), the former Commissioner, Madras Corporation to a non sensitive post. Earlier, the officer was found guilty of filling up incorrect statement in the court in connection with a case relating to rejection of a job application.
The court’s ruling has come on a writ petition , filed by one K Padmanabhan, the Petitioner, challenging an order of the Assistant Commissioner/Zonal Officer in Kilpauk dated December 1, 2010, by which his request for compassionate appointment was rejected on the ground that the application was submitted belatedly after expiry of three years.
The contra statement made by the then Commissioner, R.Lalitha with regard to receipt of certificates from the aspirant in the counter affidavit is highly deprecated, the ruling from Justice S Vaidyanathan said. The court ruling specifically directs the state government to provide an employment to the Petitioner directed them that R.Lalitha the then Commissioner shall be posted only in a non-sensitive post.
