HC orders inquiry into selection of clerks by HSSC

The Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) has ordered a fact-finding inquiry by the registrar (vigilance) of the court into the selection of lower division clerks (LDCs) conducted by Haryana Staff Selection Commission (HSSC) for power distribution company, Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam.

- HT Correspondent

Justice Harkesh Manuja of the HC in his July 7 order said the conduct of HSSC and power distribution companies in this selection process required at least a preliminary fact-finding inquiry to trace out the truth.

Directing the HSSC and power distribution companies to produce the selection record by July 11, the court said that the registrar (vigilance) is requested to examine the entire records relating to the selection of LDCs of 2016 and to submit a report within two weeks.

The bench said these directions were necessary and essential to maintain the sanctity and purity of the selection process besides maintaining and upholding the hope of the selected candidates towards their constitutional rights, who have been deprived of joining on the posts of LDC.

"To make the situation worse, the aforementioned 190 posts (approximately) have even been re-advertised and refilled to the disadvantage of earlier selected/recommended candidates without even offering them effective opportunity to join at their respective posts," the bench said.