After HC rap, Himachal govt appoints ex-chief secy Dhiman as RERA chairperson
Their tenure of office will be five years or until they attain the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier, from the date they assume the charge of their respective posts. The terms and conditions of their appointments, salaries, and other allowances will be notified later. Principal secretary (housing) Devesh Kumar will be relieved of the additional charge of RERA chairman after Dhiman takes charge. The post of RERA chairperson was lying vacant after the tenure of former chief secretary Shrikant Baldi ended last Dec.
While hearing a PIL on June 20, a division bench headed by chief justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia had said, "The above sequence of events would go on to show that the state govt is dragging its feet for not notifying the appointment of chairperson and the member, though the recommendation was sent to them by the registrar general of this court on March 13. Resultantly, we impose a cost of Rs 5 lakh upon the state govt, which should be deposited in the registry of this court by June 25.
Necessary notifications should also be issued regarding the appointments by the said date, failing which the chief secretary shall come present on the said date,"
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The court further observed, "We are also of the prima facie opinion that the whole purpose of dragging the appointments and shifting the HQ of RERA is with a mala fide purpose, and at this stage, we do not wish to say anything more."
The case has been listed for hearing in the high court on Wednesday, and the division bench will also decide on the six-month extension granted to chief secretary Prabodh Saxena, allegedly in violation of the laid down guidelines, as a criminal case is pending against him. It pertains to the foreign exchange clearance given to INX Media when P Chidambaram was Union finance minister. A charge-sheet has been filed in the case.
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