In a bid to save funds and time of Government as well as Government employees, the Haryana Government has constituted a litigation Mitigation Committee (lMC) for redress of grievances of Government employees.
While Additional Director Administration would be the chairman of the committee, law officer and chief accounts officer would be its members.
At present, maximum time is being spent on the avoidable litigation. Moreover, in some cases the employees are compelled to approach the Courts for addressal of their grievances and thus spending their money on this litigation, said an official spokesman.
Detailing the procedure for disposal of representations, he said that after receipt of any representation of government employees, the same would be examined in the concerned branch within two days. In case, any financial implication or the provisions of service rules framed by the Finance Department are involved in a representation, the matter would be referred to audit cell for their comments.
The audit cell would examine the representation in details and return the file within two days. Similarly, if any law point is involved in the representation of the Government employees, the case would be referred to the legal cell for its comments, he added.
Thereafter, the case would be submitted to the litigation Mitigation Committee for taking a final decision. If it is found by the Committee that the case of government employees is covered under provisions of services rules or government instructions or policies, the Committee would recommend the benefit to the government employees.
However, if it is found that the case of the government employee is not covered under the provisions of the service rules or government instructions or policy an opportunity of personal hearing would be provided to the government employees. Thereafter, on the recommendations of the Committee, speaking orders would be passed by the Competent Authority, said the spokesman.
He said that at present, many writ petitions are pending for adjudication before the High Court or Civil Suits and all such matters would be examined in the same manners.
If it is found that the employees are entitled to the benefit claimed by them in their litigation, the said benefit would be allowed. Even legal notice of employees would be examined in the same manner. Thereafter, these facts would be brought to the notice of the Court with a request to dismiss the writ petitions or civil suits being infructuous.
Also, in all those cases where the Committee recommended to allow the benefit, a final decision would be taken by the Competent Authorities within a period of one week.
In all cases where the office feels that the benefit claimed are liable to be rejected, a personal hearing by lMC would be given before putting up the issues for decision by the Competent Authority, added the spokesman.