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Transfer as punishment
The Transfermers
The Times of India 2013/08/08
The controversial suspension of Gautam Budh Nagar SDM Durga Sakthi Nagpal created waves and set the UP government on a collision course with the Centre. The Times of India presents a snapshot of cases from across the country where IAS, IPS and even forest service officers were shunted out, often because their political bosses found their work inconvenient. Based on media reports, these are cases that made headlines. There would be many others that didn’t get reported or don’t figure in this selection
The broad picture
SC ordered minimum tenure of police officers: 2 years
(Rajasthan) CM Ashok Gehlot’s shuffled 179 IAS officers on 480 postings since Dec 2008
In UP, DGs transferred at least once a year on average
(UP) Mayawati made 578 bureaucratic transfers in 1995, 777 in 1997, 970 in 2002, 1,000 in 2007
Some celebrated 21st century cases
Sanjay Chaturvedi (2002) Haryana | INDIAN FOREST SERVICE
Had 5 criminal cases slapped on him. Petitioned SC in 2012 requesting CBI inquiry into scams exposed during his seven-year service
Anand Swaroop (1994) UP | IPS
Joke goes before he’s unpacked in a new posting, his transfer order’s ready
38 postings in 18 yrs. Eight yrs, 8 postings. Remaining 30 in 10 yrs
Akhil Arora (1993) Rajasthan | IAS
The MD, Jaipur Metro Rail Corp, transferred when he decided to invite competitive bids for Metro project’s II phase allegedly against political will At least five postings since April 2009
Samit Sharma | Rajasthan | IAS
Chittorgarh collector shunted out in 2010 because he refused to sack a clerk for failing to stand up when a [ruling party] MLA entered his office New Cases
Ashish Kumar UP | District Mining Officer, Gautam Budh Nagar July 25, 2013 |
Shunted out two days before Nagpal
Kumar worked with Nagpal to impound trucks carrying illegal sand
In Feb Kumar and juniors attacked in a village when they halted a convoy of 13 tractor-trolleys loaded with illegally mined sand
Pankaj Choudhary Rajasthan | IPS
Aug 4 | Jaisalmer SP transferred for reopening case on July 31 against [ruling party] MLA Saleh Mohammad’s father Gazi Fakir, allegedly involved in smuggling activities along border
Ashish Kumar Tamil Nadu | IAS
District collector of Tuticorin transferred on August 6, 2013, hours after he ordered raid on sand mines
Some 20th century cases
OLD GUARD
Arun Bhatia Maharashtra | IAS (Retd)
26 postings in 26 years. As Collector of Bombay, exposed land scandals involving senior IAS officers. Former Pune municipal commissioner fought builder-politician mafia
G R Khairnar Maharashtra | IAS (Retd)
Mumbai’s demolition man. Targeted Mumbai’s illegal land mafia during 1990s’ construction boom.
Dared to take on then CM Sharad Pawar Based on media reports
Raju Narayana Swamy (1991) Kerala | IAS
The IITian (Chennai) with a brilliant academic record recently became India’s first service officer to complete national disaster management course
Went all guns blazing against illegal land deals by politicians, their families
Reportedly took on his father-in-law, a contractor, over an encroachment that he finally ordered cops to demolish 24 postings in 20 yrs; has written 25 books
C Umashankar (1990) TN | IAS
Madurai’s additional collector exposed cremation-shed scam that led to Jayalalithaa’s poll defeat
Faced suspension for taking on the Marans as jt vigilance commissioner
Suspended pending inquiry into genuineness of his, a dalit officer, community certificate. Filed petition questioning manual of state directorate of vigilance and anti-corruption
Poonam Malakondaiah (1998) Andhra | IAS
As agricultural commissioner dragged MNC seed company Monsanto to MRTPC. Co had to reduce
BT cotton seeds’ price. Transferred soon after.
EAS Sarma (1965) Andhra Pradesh | IAS 26 postings in 35 yrs
Ex-Union energy secretary
Strongly opposed TDP govt’s move in 1994-95 to rope in big power plants without competitive bidding
Unsuccessful, moved to central posting. Said, “If you can’t tolerate corruption, get out of the way.”
Damayanti Sen West Bengal | Kolkata police crime wing’s first woman chief
Cracked Park Street rape case as JCP (Crime) in 2010
Transferred two months later to a training post for allegedly proving CM Mamata Banerjee wrong
Transferred again within year to Darjeeling as DIG in Feb 2013
Rahul Sharma (1992) Gujarat | IPS 12 postings in 20 yrs
IIT Kanpur engineer, law graduate SP (Bhavnagar, 2002) opened fire on Hindu mob.
Shunted to Ahd police control room There, he procured call details of politicos, cops in riot days
Details that he submitted led to arrest of riot-accused Maya Kodnani, ex-member of CM Modi’s Cabinet, and VHP’s Jaydeep Patel
In 2011, he was chargesheeted for violating Official Secrets Act
Currently posted as DIG, Special Reserve Police, Vadodara
Manoje Nath (1973) Bihar | IPS (Retd) 40 postings in 39 yrs
Considered too upright, no-nonsense attitude thorn in political flesh
Amitabh Thakur (1992) UP | IPS 22 postings in 18 yrs
Proposed to DoPT changes in rules that’ll help officers expose graft
Bhawani S Detha | (1999) Rajasthan | IAS
8 postings since January 2009
Vikas Kumar (2004) Rajasthan | IPS
IITian, transferred from Bharatpur district after massive crackdown on mining mafia
In a single day in Mar 2012, Kumar arrested 97 people from mines in Pahari region
MLA Zahida Khan agitated for his transfer. He was sent off a month later
Mugdha Sinha Rajasthan | Jhunjhunu’s first woman collector
Posted in 2010, district collector shunted out in 2011 for allegedly taking on mining mafia close to local [ruling party] legislator
