Shimla The Himachal Pradesh High Court today directed the state government to furnish a list of all tainted officers against whom investigations were in progress. A complete list of the tainted officers be furnished against whom investigations were in progress and inform the court “whether the government considered the factor of image of public service and the image of government while reinstating these officers, a bench comprising of Chief Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice Kuldeep Singh said.
The bench also asked the Chief Secretary to furnish information about the reinstated officers against whom cases were under investigations under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The court also directed the top official to inform the court what steps government had taken to expedite the trial or investigation against such officers and explain if the government had applied its mind before passing the order of reinstatement of such officers.
The Chief Secretary, in her affidavit, said three officers were facing trial in corruption cases but no details of officers against whom investigation is pending was furnished.
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