Court hunter on retired engineer in Orai! Recovery order in 18 year old scam, pension will stop if money is not paid:

Orai (Jalaun). The civil court of Orai has given a historic and strong verdict against corruption and wastage of government funds. For a former executive engineer (XEN) of the Public Works Department (PWD), the irregularities committed in road construction 18 years ago have now cost him dearly. Civil Judge (Junior Division) Pratyush Prakash has held retired engineer Narendra Prakash guilty of causing loss of government money and ordered recovery of Rs 92,780.

The court has made it clear that retirement cannot be a shield in corruption cases.

What is the whole matter? (That road and ‘Khel’ of 2006)

This case dates back to the year 2006, when the work of road widening and strengthening from kilometer 31 to 51.900 on the Hamirpur-Kalpi road of Orai was being done under the ‘Central Road Fund’ (CRF) scheme. During that time Narendra Prakash was posted as Executive Engineer in PWD Construction Block-3.

Questions on quality: After the completion of the construction work, serious complaints were lodged at the government level regarding its quality.

Investigation revealed: Following the complaints, the government formed a Technical Scrutiny Team (TST). The team, in its report submitted in 2008, revealed that standards were ignored in road construction, resulting in a direct loss of Rs 92,780 to the government exchequer.

60 days extension, otherwise pension will be ‘brake’

The court, while hearing the case number 212/2014, gave its unilateral decision. The main points of the judgment are as follows:

Amount to be deposited: Narendra Prakash from the date of order within 60 days The entire amount will have to be deposited in the treasury of the state government.

Order to stop pension: If the recovery amount is not deposited within the stipulated time limit, strict instructions have been given to the concerned department to stop their pension.

Official witnesses: During the hearing, Additional Engineer Radheshyam Singh testified on behalf of the department and confirmed the irregularities through an affidavit.

A big message against corruption

DGC Civil welcomed this decision and said that this decision will prove to be a milestone in the direction of protecting government funds and fixing the accountability of officers. Often officers think that old cases will be buried after retirement, but this decision has made it clear that the arm of the law is very long.