Adarsh Scam Tainted Bureaucrats Jairaj Phatak, Pradeep Vyas reinstated

Adarsh Scam Tainted Bureaucrats Jairaj Phatak, Pradeep Vyas reinstated

Adarsh Scam Tainted Bureaucrats Jairaj Phatak, Pradeep Vyas were suspended on March 22, 2012.

The two were also indicted by a Judicial Commission headed by Justice J A Patil.  
CBI found Phatak's son Kanishk had a flat in the posh South Mumbai society
Vyas's wife Seema, herself an IAS officer, had a flat in her name. The two were jailed for more than two months

Phatak is a 1978 batch IAS officer and will retire in 2015
Phatak, a former Mumbai municipal commissioner, was responsible for clearing an
Additional floor for the Adarsh building without the requisite sanctions,

Vyas is a 1989 batch officer, will retire in 2023.
Vyas was the collector of Mumbai when the land was allotted to the controversial Adarsh society in 2003.

The Maharashtra government has reinstated senior bureaucrats Jairaj Phatak and Pradeep Vyas, who were suspended two years ago for their alleged role in the Adarsh housing scam.

Chief Secretary J S Saharia said the two officials were reinstated on Monday.
Postings will be given to both the bureaucrats later.
Media reported that both are likely to be given non-executive posts as is done for government officials facing inquiry.

According to a Government Resolution (GR), a government employee cannot be suspended for more than two years.

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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

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