Among the many important factors ,which are responsible for the poor governance in our country,in our state of Uttar Pradesh , and in many other states , is the appointment of people to very high posts on grounds other than merit. The judgement of a division bench of the high court Allahabad on September 7,2015 (Monday) quashing the appointment of three members of the UP Higher Education Services Commission (UPHESC) ,has put this unfortunate reality in sharp focus. The court has also directed the state government to make fresh appointments to the three posts by adopting a TRANSPARENT PROCEDURE.
The division bench comprising of chief justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Yashwant Varma passed the above order on the writ petition filed by Gorakhpur University Affiliated Colleges Teachers' Association .The court quashed the appointment of three members Ram Veer Singh Yadav,Dr. Rudal Yadav and Anil Kumar Singh.The court was categorical that the state government had made these appointments ,without following the twin norms of transparency and objectivity.The state government had not issued any notification to public at large about the vacancies in the Commission .As a result , eligible candidates could not apply.The government made selections out of whoever sent his bio-data, without following any transparencyThe court said:"Appointment to high government post cannot be allowed to be a means to breed nepotism and political patronage in a society which is built on the principle of Rule of Law and any such appointment attracts provisions of Article 14 of Indian Constitution".The three persons were neither eminent nor had made any valuable contribution in the field of education .The government claimed about one member that he was eminent because he had received an award from the Akhil bhart Varshiya Yadav Mahasabha.
This is just one instance of the non-transparent manner in which ineligible persons were appointed to the posts at high places in the public domain .There are other important posts at high places , like the chairman and members of state public service commission, state information commissioners , members of state electricity regulatory authority , chairman and members of state pollution control board and so on .In Uttar Pradesh, differences over the appointment of Lokayukta has led the state government to get the amendment bill related to the appointment of Lokayukta passed by the legislature.The bill is now under the consideration of the Governor of U.P. The list is long .The incumbents of these posts have an extremely important role on the quality of governance.But alas! very often , the appointment to such important posts have been made on the basis of political patronage and personal loyalty to the influential political personalities.In turn , such appointees became tools for nepotism , and indulged in corrupt practices.The governance is the obvious casualty.Such blatant disregard by the state government to governance ,probity ,integrity and transparency in appointments , raises many doubts about the future of democracy in our country.
Let us hope that there will be more awakening among our citizens so that each such wrong appointment at high places is challenged before the judiciary till the state government starts making appointments at high places transparently ,objectively and true to the letter and spirit of our constitution , without indulging in political patronage and nepotism.
This is just one instance of the non-transparent manner in which ineligible persons were appointed to the posts at high places in the public domain .There are other important posts at high places , like the chairman and members of state public service commission, state information commissioners , members of state electricity regulatory authority , chairman and members of state pollution control board and so on .In Uttar Pradesh, differences over the appointment of Lokayukta has led the state government to get the amendment bill related to the appointment of Lokayukta passed by the legislature.The bill is now under the consideration of the Governor of U.P. The list is long .The incumbents of these posts have an extremely important role on the quality of governance.But alas! very often , the appointment to such important posts have been made on the basis of political patronage and personal loyalty to the influential political personalities.In turn , such appointees became tools for nepotism , and indulged in corrupt practices.The governance is the obvious casualty.Such blatant disregard by the state government to governance ,probity ,integrity and transparency in appointments , raises many doubts about the future of democracy in our country.
Let us hope that there will be more awakening among our citizens so that each such wrong appointment at high places is challenged before the judiciary till the state government starts making appointments at high places transparently ,objectively and true to the letter and spirit of our constitution , without indulging in political patronage and nepotism.
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