Sanjay Kumar Mishra/ Chandigarh
The Haryana Right to Service Commission has imposed a penalty of Rs 3,000 on a Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) for causing delay in providing an electricity connection to a college in Mahendragarh.
While giving this information here today, a spokesperson of the Commission said Smt. Anu Yadav, assisted by her brother Sh. Sumit Yadav, had approached the Commission stating that the work of shifting of lines by the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) was very slow and delayed.
(SUBHEAD)After considering the facts of the case, the Commission observed that while the work has been completed now, it was done only after the intervention of the Commission, with the prompt support of the district administration. It noted that the completion of the work was delayed without any substantial justification and it could have been completed earlier.
It observed that SDO Sh. Hanuman Singh himself managed to shift the line with the help of the police force. Therefore, his earlier request for a change of the duty magistrate, which had already been delegated to him, appeared unwarranted. The connection was intended for a college, and any further delay would have disrupted its normal functioning.
The Commission observed that DHBVN should adopt a more proactive and considerate approach in such situations. The Commission termed the role of SDO in this case as “unsatisfactory”, holding him accountable for the delay in delivering the notified service. The Superintending Engineer, Mahendragarh has been directed to ensure the deduction of Rs 3,000 penalty amount from the concerned SDO’s salary of December 2024, to be paid in January 2025 and deposit the same in the state treasury. The concerned XEN has been asked to send a compliance report to the Commission in this case by 25th January, 2025.