"Will challenge in court": Kejriwal Govt after LG terminated 400 employees

After Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena terminated the services of about 400 private persons employed by the Delhi Government in its various departments the AAPled Delhi government in a statement issued on Monday said that they would challenge the decision in courtLG Saxena on Monday terminated the service of 400 private individuals engaged in various departments of the Delhi government citing that these individuals were engaged in a nontransparent manner and without the mandatory approval of the competent authorityThe LG is hellbent on completely destroying Delhi He chose to punish these 400 talented young professionals only because they chose to associate with the Delhi government No principles of natural justice were followed when the LG took this decision said the statementNot even a single show cause notice was issued and no explanation or clarification was sought at any stage This unconstitutional decision will be challenged in court it further addedLG does not have the power to do so He is acting illegally and against the Constitution His only purpose is to find new ways every day to paralyse the Delhi government so that the people of Delhi suffer it saidThese fellows were from top colleges and universities such as IIM Ahmedabad Delhi School of Economics NALSAR JNU NIT London School of Economics Cambridge etc and were doing excellent work in various departments They were all hired following due process and administrative norms it saidDelhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has terminated the services of about 400 private persons employed by the Delhi Government in its various departments These private persons were engaged in a nontransparent manner and without the mandatory approvals of the competent authorityThe appointments of these persons also did not follow the mandatory reservation policy for SCSTOBC candidates prescribed by the Department of Personnel and Training DoPTThe Services Department found that several of such engaged private persons did not even fulfil the eligibility criteria of educational qualification and work experience as laid down in the advertisements issued for the postsThe concerned administrative departments also did not verify the veracity of work experience certificates submitted by these private persons which were found to be fudged and manipulated in many casesThe Lieutenant Governor accepted the proposal of the Services Department that all Delhi Government Departments Corporations Boards Societies and other autonomous bodies under their administrative control immediately terminate engagements of these private persons wherein the LGs or the competent authoritys approval has not been obtainedHowever if any administrative department finds it appropriate to continue such engagements it may propose detailed cases with proper justification and forward them to the Services Department Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi GNCTD for onward submission to Lieutenant Governor for consideration and approvalServices Department had compiled the information received from 23 Departments that have engaged such private persons as specialists It was observed that the provisions of Reservations for SCSTOBC prescribed by the DoPT for reservation in temporary appointments lasting for 45 days or more have also not been followed in these engagementsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever