The Chhattisgarh Government on Saturday suspended two joint collectors of State Administrative Service (SAS) of 2008 batch with immediate effect for allegedly committing irregularities in land acquisition cases.
The General Administration Department (GAD) on Saturday evening issued suspension orders of Teerthraj Agrawal, Joint Collector posted at Raigarh district and JR Chourasia, Joint Collector posted at Mahasamund district, an official press release issued here on Saturday said.As per the orders, during the suspension period, the headquarters of Agrawal will be the Office of the Commissioner, Bastar division and that of Chourasia would be Raipur division Commissioner’s Office.
As per the suspension order, Teerthraj Agrawal has been charged with non-compliance of provisions of the land Acquisition Act, in the cases of acquisition of total 780.869 hectares of land in nine villages – lara, Jhilgittar, Devalsurra, Aadmuda, Bodajhariya, Kandagarh, Chhapora, Mahloi and Riyapali – under the under-construction NTPC plant in lara village of Pusour block.
This apart, as per the other suspension order issued, Joint Collector JR Chourasia has been charged with committing serious irregularities and carelessness in the issuance of forest rights certificates during his posting as Sub Divisional Officer (SDO) (Revenue), Mahasamund.The GAD has suspended both the officers under Section 9(1) of the Chhattisgarh Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Act 1965.