This happened not to one but to 5 RAS officers, who were born before Independence of India, and have been made IAS, albeit notional, post their retirement.
What could be greater irony, rather tragedy that a state civil service officer after serving for his entire life and becoming eligible for promotion to IAS during the tenure, finally gets promoted 10 years after his retirement. This happened not to one but to 5 RAS officers, who were born before Independence of India, and have been made IAS, albeit notional, post their retirement.
Harish Krishniya is 77-year- old. He was born on March 28, 1941, about 6 years before India was declared Independent. Ironically, this Rajasthan officer along with 4 others, were last week promoted to IAS albeit the appointments being “notional.” After decades of litigation in the court, the promotion of the officers was turned into a reality with an order by the Centre.
Issuing a circular, the union department of personnel and training, in an order dated April 20, 2018, said that five officers- 77 year- old Harish Krishniya, 75-year-old KR Kamlesh, 73-year-old Arun Kumar Ojha, 72-year-old HC Sharma and 71-year-old Ramesh Chand Jain — are granted notional appointment to the Indian Administrative Service” from the select list of 1994-95. The DoPT order was issued to the chief secretary NC Goel and Rajasthan department of Personnel joint secretary Arvind Kumar Poswal and secretary of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to comply with immediate effect. The union department swung into action to promote retired RAS officers to IAS cadre in wake of directions issued in their case.
“In the compliance of the order dated 23.09.2016 passed by the Honourable High Court of Rajasthan, Jaipur branch of DB Civil Miscellaneous, application No 104/2016 in DB Civil Writ Petition No 7472/2013 and based upon the proposal from the state government vide letter no F.6(2) Pers/A-1/2012 Part dated 17.08.2017, the following officers are granted the notional appointment to the Indian Administrative Service from the select list of 1994-95.”
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