The lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court has asked Principal Secretary (Home) Debashish Panda to appear in person before it on Saturday for non-compliance of order as regards to promotion of a cancer-afflicted head constable.
The petitioner’s counsel Dr Nutan Thakur claimed that the Court had ordered the Principal Secretary on 23 September,2016 to decide over the prayers of HC Ravindra Singh, who has been suffering from Aplastic Anemia and posted in Rampur, for exemption from the compulsory 3.2 kilometer run for promotion to the rank of sub-Inspector. But no decision was made despite passing of around 3 months.
Reacting to the complaint, a bench of Justice Devendra Kumar Arora asked Panda to appear in person before the court and explain why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against him.
Meanwhile, IG of Rules and Manual Amitabh Thakur, who already submitted application to change his cadre from Uttar Pradesh to some other state, claimed to have conducted a survey among PAC personnel to get suggestions for improvement in functioning of the PAC.
Thakur said that as part of his FPM Course at IIM lucknow, he conducted survey on problems of the PAC personnel. He interacted with 545 personnel in the process and divided the various suggestions given by them under 33 major heads.
As per Thakur, a maximum of 445 PAC men suggested the need to have adequate number of vehicles during movement of the para-force while 192 personnel suggested to have a cook for each PAC post having more than 15 men.
While 176 men said that housing, food, power, eateries shall be made available at outside duties, 166 men suggested that TA, DA bills shall be paid on time. Besides, 149 men suggested to have adequate number of followers in PAC companies while 143 men said that leaves be granted promptly.
Other than this, 121 men asked for adequate amount of tent facilities, 95 sought definite working hours and no night movement and 93 men advocated adequate fuel for movement. Thakur said thathe has apprised DGP Javeed Ahmed of his survey for necessary action.