Corruption
in postings and transfers in Mumbai Customs - Writ Petition in High Court
TRANSFERS and
postings in the Revenue Departments is a multi Crore industry. Once the Board
refused to part with some information on transfers taking shelter under section
8(1)(d) of the RTI according to which information including commercial
confidence, trade secrets or intellectual property, the disclosure
of which would harm the competitive position of a third party, unless the
competent authority is satisfied that larger public interest warrants the
disclosure of such information, need not be furnished. Maybe this is a
tacit admission that transfer is a commercial activity.
THIS
commercial activity starts right at the top and it is said that the amounts run
into Crores. Now when a senior officer buys a post, he has to reap rich returns
for his investment. He can sell posts in his jurisdiction. Now a days it is not
even done discreetly - people talk openly about how much they paid for a post.
Now, a
complaint on corruption in transfer and posting of employees in the Office of
the Commissioner of Customs, Mumbai, has reached the Delhi High Court.The
petitioner is aggrieved against his transfer from Airpool to Rummaging and
Intelligence (R and I). He had complained to the Finance Secretary who in turn
had asked a Joint Secretary to investigate.
The High
Court has directed the Joint secretary to place a copy of the report on record
upon conclusion of the inquiry. The High Court expected that the inquiry will
be completed expeditiously, though not later than three months. A copy of the
report of the inquiry will also be furnished to the petitioner.
Please see 2014-TIOL-470-HC-DEL-MISC
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