Haryana Government has decided that monitoring of court cases would be carried out by members of State Accounts Subordinate (SAS) cadre, posted in Departments, Boards and Corporations, to minimise litigation in the state.
State Finance Minister, Capt Abhimanyu on Friday said that following this decision, after the receipt of notice of the Court in civil suit or civil writ petition, the matter would be examined by the members of SAS cadre posted in Departments, Boards and Corporations in light of provisions of service rules, instructions or litigation policy applicable in the case. Members of SAS cadre, after detailed examination with regard to claim of the petitioner, would give their comments alongwith relevant provisions of service rules applicable in that case.
He said that it had come to the notice of the Finance Department that in some cases, erroneous benefit contrary to the provisions of service rules was given to government employees either by the officials or officers of the Department, which had been approved by the members of SAS cadre or given on the advice of members of SAS cadres.
The Minister said that following the Court orders, the state had no other option but to fix the responsibility of officers or officials of the Department, if they are responsible for erroneous benefit, of the members of SAS cadre, alongwith the recovery of total amount from them, because there was loss to State exchequer. To achieve the object of minimising litigation in future, if it is found that the prescribed procedure has not been followed by the officers and officials of the Department or by the members of SAS cadre, the responsibility of officers and officials concerned of the Department or the members of SAS cadre would be fixed under the provision of Rule 7 of the Punishment and Appeals Rules, 1987, said he.
In all the cases, wherein provisions of service rules or government instructions of Pay Revision Branch, Pension Branch or FR Branch are involved, written statement could not be filed by the Department without the approval of the Finance Department. A written communication to this effect has been sent to all Heads of Departments, he added.