Gajanana Das 11 June 2023

fail to take action against official who last public recods

in a govt office, a clerk lost the file. inspite complaint, his head of office failed to book fir under section 9 of karnataka public record act 2010. whether head of the office is liable to be booked. if yes which is the section.. kindly tell. 🙏

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This discussion addresses a situation where a clerk lost a government file, and their Head of Office (HOD) failed to file a First Information Report (FIR) as required by Section 9 of the Karnataka Public Records Act 2010. It explores the potential liability of the HOD and relevant legal sections. Advice is given on how affected individuals can lodge complaints with the police or department, or pursue legal action via a writ petition against the HOD for their inaction.

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T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate (Advocate) 11 June 2023

If you are affected by this negligent act of the employeee, you can give a complaint to the police as well as to the head of the department in this regard or can file a writ petition against the HOD for his careless attitude as well as for not taking proper action against the employee.