Sir,
I was the Director of an autonomous body fully funded by the Government of India . I had an unblemished career which got tarnished and I have lost my job due to a false complaint which is eleven years old now.
An Advocate who was a relation of an employee in the Body who was looking after the Legal cases had been engaged by the Chairman of the Society to handle the Court cases in 1997- 1998- 1999. The Advocate was using letter pads showing himself as Senior Advocate, Union of India and had also engaged a Senior Advocate. The said Advocate was charging Rs 65000/- per appearance for his and other Senior Advocate.
I found that even bills had been preferred for the days when there was no appearance in the Court. So I wrote a Note on file that the bills being preferred were wrong. I wrote this note on 18 June 1999. The relation of the Advocate probably showed this Noting to the Advocate who on the quite made a complaint to the Chairman that I was pestering him for speed money and promised him to make him a retainer if he would make payment to me. This Complaint I came to know was dated 24 June 1999 six days after my file Noting.
This was not told to me then. In August 2003 I was charge sheeted due to my whistle blowing corruption in the body as a retaiation and one of the charges was that an Advocate had complained against me in 1999 that I demanded from him speed money and commission in 1999.
I approached Allahabad High Court who in 2007 quashed that charges having been vitiated with mala fides but directed that the new Chairman may issue a fresh charge sheet to me after examining the allegations of 1997-2003 if required and if advised.
So again in 2007 I was issued the Charge sheet by a person having no statutory powers and the charge of accusation of demanding bribe and commission of 1999 was retained. An Inquiry was conducted at the residence of a retired High Court Judge who was Inquiry Officer . On the day of my sickness the Inquiry Officer closed the prosecution evidence. I came to know that he had gone ex parte having been paid about Rs 10,00000/- Ten Lakhs.
He proved the charge of the Advocate's complaint of 1999 that I had demanded money and commission in 1999 without calling the Advocate and on the basis of the complaints of 1999. The Vigilance Department stated that the IO had no concrete evidence and that I could be given minor penalty .
I was asked to show cause why I should not be removed from service. I represented in detail but nobody listened.
I served the Copy of writ Petition on 19 September 2010 and approached Allahabad High Court that the Memorandum of the body which stated that the chairman had decided to remove me from service be stayed.
On the first date of hearing on 20 September 2010 the Counsel of the Body filed an Order in the Court at the time of hearing that I had I had been compulsorily retired with effect from 18 September 2010 Saturday itself. I am struggling what to do .
The main charge which has attracted the major penalty is the complaint of 1999 of the Advocate against me , the Advocate who described himself falsely as Senior Advocate Union of India .
I without job on a false complaint. The Inquiry office never ever called the Advocate to give any statement .
Please guide me what to do . I am in deep trouble and have been tarnished and moreover lost my job also due to a false complaint .
drsanghmittra@yahoo.com
