THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The official who has been shunted out of the revenue department in connection with releasing the information regarding illegal tree felling under the RTI Act has petitioned revenue minister K Rajan requesting withdrawal of the adverse remarks about her in the order withdrawing her good service entry by principal secretary (revenue) A Jayathilak.
In her petition, Salini O G, who has been transferred as assistant director in the directorate of general education (higher secondary), has said that the remarks against her in the government order that cancelled her “good service entry” has caused her immense mental trauma and has deeply hurt her self-respect.
She has petitioned that at least the remarks against her made in the order should be withdrawn even if the government decides to cancel her “good service entry”.
Jayathilak had issued the order last week cancelling the “good service entry” of Salini citing that the integrity of the officer was doubtful.
“Facts that have been brought to the light subsequently from a preliminary inquiry and examination of certain files clearly show that her integrity is not beyond doubt,” the order had said. In her petition, the officer said that it is not clear what is the charge against her to conclude that her integrity is doubtful.
She further said that she has neither been heard nor any explanation been sought from her before reaching at such a conclusion to cancel the “good service entry” that was conferred on her suo-moto by the government.
On July 7, she was forced to avail leave for two months, reportedly after being admonished by higher-ups. This week, the government had transferred her outside the secretariat to the general education directorate. Meanwhile, chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the petition by the officer has been handed over to the chief secretary who would examine it.
