lokayukt Justice (Retd), NK Mehrotra, who already get a case registered against tainted District Inspectors of School of Hardoi, JP Mishra, further dispatched an interim report against him to the chief minister, Akhilesh Yadav, requesting him to keep the above officer away from coming examination duties for Board examinations.
``The evidences which came up before the lokayukta pointed that Mishra, a tainted officer, is facilitating the cheating mafias in the district and had gave clearance to three examination centres for Board examination which were earlier debarred by the Government for the purpose”, sources confirmed here on Monday evening. According to sources, the district magistrate of Hardoi, appeared before Mehrotra and recorded his statement after which the Ombudsman of the State initiated further proceeding against Mishra and dispatched interim report to chief minister. Sources said that Mehrotra asked chief minister that to ensure free and fair examination, JP Mishra, must be immediately removed from all such duties.
Sources said that it was also brought to the notice of Mehrotra the said tainted DIOS had given clearance for Science faculty for three colleges in the district when they were having no proper infrastructure. Besides, allegations were also on him that he gave recognition to those colleges, who bribed him for the purpose. A dozen colleges had made complaint in this regard to DM. lokayukt had now summoned DM to further record his statement on the matter on coming Wednesday.
It may be mentioned that Mehrotra get a case registered DIOS Hardoi, JP Mishra, against whom allegations of gross irregularities have been made. Mehrorta, who not named secondary education minister, Mehboob Ali, in the case, had already issued notice to him asking to submit his reply by February 23. Allegations were made on Mehboob Ali, that he was giving patronage to the above DIOS, after receiving his `share’. Interestingly, earlier also, on recommendation of the Mehrotra, JP Mishra was suspended and removed from the same post but the officers reportedly used his connection in the government to get him posted at the same place in Hardoi.
Sources said that after finding substantial evidences against Hardoi DIOS, and that a prosecution has been already sanction against him, besides he was facing charges of bigamy, Mehrotra went ahead to get a case registered against Mishra in the fresh matter of corruption. Mehrotra, while confirming of registering a case against Mishra, said that he also served notice and sought a reply from minister Mehboob Ali, directing him to clarify charges of corruption leveled against him. Ali, was giving time till February 23 for the purpose. Further action will be decided by Mehrota, against Ali on basis of clarification on the allegation. Sources, however, confirmed that Ali would get out of all the charges as no substantial evidences so far came direct against him during probe.
Earlier Mehrotra also issued notice to principal secretary (secondary education), regarding unnecessary delay made in submitting facts about pending probe against Mishra in the Allahabad High Court. Mehrotra, reportedly asked principal secretary that when High Court, while staying transfer order of JP Mishra, has sought full details of action recommended or action taken against Mishra on various charges of corruption, collecting bribe, second marriage etc, than why not the facts are kept before the Court so that further appropriate orders could be passed in this regard.