Principal Secretary (Secondary Education) Jitendra Kumar along with the District Inspector of Schools, lucknow, Umesh Tripathi, turned up before the lokayukta to submit their clarification on alleged unlawful disbursement of remuneration to teachers of Colvin Taluqdars College. Some teachers of the scool were being paid salaries even when some had retired or doed.
The tow officials apprised the lokayukta that further payments to the teachers has been stopped. Meanwhile, a meeting of senior officials will be chiared by Chief Secretary, Alok Ranjan was convened on Friday evening to discuss clearing of arrears of Dr Pramod Kumar Gangwar, the teacher who got his salary without orders either from the court or the college. Dr Gangwar lost his job on July 30, 2003 from the college. The outcome of the meeting was not divulged by ant official present at the meet.
On Friday afternoon, both Jitendra Kumar and Umesh Tripathi appeared before Justice (retd) NK Mehrotra and gave their statements. They pleaded innocence and maintained that they only followed guidelines discounting the fact that Colvin College was not under the government ambit.
When contacted, the lokayukta just confirmed that the officials had presented themselves in his office over the Colvin Taluqdar matter. He however refused to reveal anything.
Earlier some teachers of Colvin College alleged harassment in the name of inquiry.