Rethink decision on appointment to KMML post, HC tells govt.
The Hindu
Move to give official facing graft charges additional charge of Executive Director
A Division Bench of the High Court on Monday directed the State government to revisit its decision to give C.K. Baiju, Director-in-Charge of the Mining and Geology Department, who is facing a corruption charge, the additional charge of Executive Director, Kerala Mineral and Metals Limited (KMML). The Bench consisting Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Kauser Edappagath also directed the State government to come up with a decision in 10 days. The court also asked the government to intimate it the reasons for allowing him to continue in the post of Executive Director. The court passed the directives on a writ petition filed by Tony Thomas of Palakkad. According to him, Mr. Baiju’s service as Director-in-Charge of the Mining and Geology Department had been terminated following a High Court directive. He was subsequently reinstated and was later given full additional charge of Executive Director of KMML on the ground that its Managing Director Chandra Bose was on medical leave.More Related News