New Delhi: The I&B ministry has moved for suspension of controversial Prasar Bharati CEO BS Lalli. The note that has been sent to the Prime Ministers Office includes additional solicitor general Mohan Parasarans recommendation that Lallis continued presence may impede working of the national broadcaster and the officer should be suspended pending the Supreme Court inquiry on financial irregularities raised by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC).
The letter will have to be sent by the government to President Pratibha Patil for her assent as mandated under the Prasar Bharati Act.The move comes over a week after the President gave her nod for a SC inquiry into the financialwrongdoings in the running of Prasar Bharati.If suspended,curtains will finally come down on Lallis tenure that has been marked by several controversies the latest being the outsourcing of broadcast of the Commonwealth Games to a little known UK-based firm SIS Live.Despite financial allegations,Lalli has been firm in his defence welcoming the inquiry and hoping that the true picture would emerge.He has dismissed the CVC report and its findings as baseless allegations.The CVC report had found fault on five counts.He has been accused of breach of Parliamentary privilege,giving undue favours to some broadcast companies and financial mismanagement.Lalli (63),a 1971 batch IAS officer of the UP cadre,has been engaged in a feud with the Prasar Bharati Board on running the organisation.Earlier,on August 2,ASG Parasaran had asked the I&B ministry to refer Lallis case to the President and subsequently for a Supreme Court inquiry to initiate his removal as there was enough prima-facie evidence in the CVC report.The report with the recemmendations was sent to the PMO,who sent it back to the law ministry for a second opinion.
Attorney general Goolam E Vahanvati in his opinion said the CEO should be given a chance to give his version of the events.
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HC slaps 25K fine on Hyderabad collector
Hyderabad: Finding fault with the revenue authorities for acting in an overzealous manner in taking possession of an abandoned plot measuring 3,000 square yards in the prime area of Road No 3,Banjara Hills,Justice C V Nagarjuna Reddy of the A P High Court has imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on the district collector,Hyderabad.The collector,who should pay this money within four weeks,can recover the same from the officials responsible for this act,the judge said. Delivering his judgment following a petition filed by Deepthi Avenues Pvt Ltd,which challenged the seizure of the land,the judge observed that if the revenue authorities had a genuine case to take possession of the plot,they should have followed a due process of law after giving the petitioner an opportunity for being heard.In their haste,the officials not only overstepped their authority but resorted to unethical practices and undermined the rights of a citizen,the judge said.By doing so,they not only lose the confidence of the people but mislead the courts, he said.
The petitioner had purchased the property from one Ameena Begum.He showed to the officials the court orders declaring the land as private property.But,according to the petitioner,on September 10,2010,the revenue authorities went to the site along with police,removed his sign board and installed another one indicating the land as government property.The revenue authorities claimed that their action was in accordance with section 9 of the A P Escheats and Bona Vacantia Act,1974.The Act states that where there is no rightful owner (bona vacantia ) or the owner of the property dies without leaving any legal heir (Escheat),such property is vested in the state. However,the judge said that the Act provided for an elaborate procedure involving making proper enquiry,publication of notices and reference to the court for declaration of a property as an escheat or bona vacantia,the judge said.
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