No Mercy On Bribe Takers: Govt Retires 15 Officials Facing 'Serious Corruption Charges'

Tightening the noose on corruption the country, the government recently sacked errant income tax officers. Following on this, the Centre had dismissed 15 senior customs and central excise officials, including one of the rank of principal commissioner, on charges of corruption and bribery.

The Finance Ministry invoked Rule 56(J) of the Fundamental Rules and sacked officials from the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) with ranks ranging from Principal Commissioner to Assistant Commissioner.

Some of them were already under suspension.

These officers either had corruption cases against them by CBI or were involved in bribery, extortion or disproportionate assets case.

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¡°Among those dismissed include principal commissioner Anup Srivastava, who was serving as principal ADG (Audit) in the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) in Delhi, and joint commissioner Nalin Kumar, the order said. Sources told that the CBI had in 1996 registered a criminal conspiracy case against him and alleged that he had shown favours to a house building society which was trying to obtain NOC for land purchases in violation of the law,¡± said a report by The Times of India.

He also had complaints of selective arrests, harassment and extortion against him.

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (j) of rule 56 of the Fundamental Rules, the President of India has retired 15 Officers of Indian Revenue Service in public interest with immediate effect on completing 50 years of age, a finance ministry tweet said.

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (j) of rule 56 of the Fundamental Rules, the President of India has retired 15 Officers of Indian Revenue Service (C&CE) in public interest with immediate effect on completing 50 years of age.

¡ª Ministry of Finance (@FinMinIndia) June 18, 2019

All these 15 Officers shall be paid a sum equivalent to the amount of pay & allowances for a period of 3 months calculated at the same rate at which they were supposed to be withdrawing them (pay & allowances) immediately before their retirement.

¡ª Ministry of Finance (@FinMinIndia) June 18, 2019

A separate Order in each case to that effect has been issued today by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC), Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.

¡ª Ministry of Finance (@FinMinIndia) June 18, 2019

The Finance Ministry said all 15 officers shall be paid a sum equivalent to the amount of pay and allowances for a period of 3 months, at the rate they were supposed to be withdrawing this amount.