Unethical transfers in Revenue Boards - on Hold
ON Friday DDT 2359 - 23.05.2014 commented that it was atrocious for a Government that was rejected by the people to make some last minute transfers and favours, referring to the recent transfer orders of 104 Assistant Commissioners and 5 Additional Commissioners made by CBEC.
On the same day by an Office Order signed by CBEC Member (P&V) Mala Srivastava, the transfer orders of 104 Assistant Commissioners and 5 Additional Commissioners were put on hold. She directed that no officer mentioned in the above two transfer orders should be allowed to join their new postings till further orders.
The Transfer Orders are not cancelled - they are only put on hold and probably the same orders will be issued after approval by the new minister - and that is propriety - that is how it should have been done. Anyway they saw reason at the last moment - good for them and established conventions!.
CBEC Office Order no. 108/2014, Dated: May 23, 2014