GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

ABSTRACT

Public Services - Co-operative Department - Thiru R.S. Natarajan, Additional Registrar of Cooperative Societies (under suspension) - Charges framed under rule 17(b) of Tamil Nadu Civil Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules - Further action dropped - Orders issued.

Cooperation, Food and Consumer Protection (CE.2) Department

G.O.(Ms) No. 210
Dated: 12/6/2003

Read:

(i)  Govt Lr.No.23999/CE2/2002-1, dt.31.7.2002.

(ii) Orders of Hon'ble Tribunal in O.A.No.4870 & 4871/2002, dated 15.11.2002.

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ORDER:

In the Government letter first read above the following charge under rule 17(b) of Tamil Nadu Civil Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules has been framed against Thiru R.S. Natarajan, Additional Registrar of Cooperative Societies (under suspension) for the lapses committed by him while working as Special Officer, Tamil Nadu Co-operative Marketing Federation Limited :-

"That you Thiru R.S. Natarajan, Additional Registrar while working as Special Officer of Tamil Nadu Co-operative Marketing Federation during the period from 16.6.1997 to 28.6.1998 had appointed Thiru T. Senthilkumar directly on daily wages in your Proceedings Rc.No.18544/97/E3, dated 16.10.97 (i) by violating the then Special By-law No.2.2(a) of the Special by-law relating to the service conditions of the employees of Tamil Nadu Co-operative Marketing Federation (TANFED) and (ii) Sub-Rule (2) and (3) of Rules 149 of the Tamil Nadu Cooperative Societies Rules, 1988 and thereby misused your powers."

2. Thiru R.S. Natarajan, Additional Registrar of Cooperative Societies (under suspension) has filed O.A.No.4871/02 in Tamil Nadu Administrative Tribunal challenging the above charge memo.  The Hon'ble Tribunal in its order dated 15.11.2002, has observed that the appointment of Thiru T. Senthilkumar on daily wages has been subsequently ratified and regularized by the Government itself after the applicant has left the office.  Therefore, so far as the charge of above appointment is concerned, the Tribunal is inclined to set aside the same in view of delay and in view of subsequent ratification done by Government itself.  The Tribunal allowed the above O.A.No.4871/2002.

3. The Government have carefully considered the directions of the Hon'ble Tribunal in para 2 above.  Since the appointment of Thiru T. Senthilkumar has been subsequently ratified by Government, the Government direct that further action in respect of disciplinary proceedings initiated against Thiru R.S. Natarajan, Additional Registrar of Cooperative Societies (under suspension) in the reference first read above be dropped.

(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)

S. RAMAKRISHNAN,
SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT.

To

Thiru R.S. Natarajan,

Additional Registrar of Cooperative Societies (under suspension)

Thro': The Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Chennai-10.

The Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Chennai-10.

Copy to:

The Personnel & Administrative Reforms Department, Chennai-9.

Office of the C.M., Chennai-9.

//FORWARDED / BY ORDER//

 SECTION OFFICER.