3 weeks ago
Surat civic chief transferred after controversial demolitions
In a city called Surat in India, some buildings were knocked down and people lost their homes.
The top city official in charge at the time was M Nagarajan.
More than two months after the demolitions, the state government moved him to a different job.
His new job is in the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan department, which works on school education.
A court called the Gujarat High Court is looking into what happened.
People who lost their homes filed a petition asking the court for help.
The court wondered why the official still had his old job while the investigation was happening.
The court said the investigation would not be fair if the same leaders stayed in charge.
The court asked the government to explain, and now the official has been transferred.
Gujarat Municipal Commissioner M Nagarajan has been transferred out of Surat.
The transfer comes more than two months after controversial demolitions in Surat's Nasirnagar area left several people homeless.
The Gujarat government posted Nagarajan to the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan department.
The Gujarat High Court is hearing a petition filed by people affected by the demolitions.
The court had questioned why Nagarajan held office during the inquiry, calling it potentially "nothing but a farce."
- Who
- M Nagarajan, Gujarat Municipal Commissioner of Surat, transferred by the Gujarat government.
- What
- Nagarajan was transferred out of Surat to the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan department, more than two months after controversial demolitions in the Nasirnagar area.
- Where
- Surat, Gujarat, India; specifically the Nasirnagar area.
- When
- Late Tuesday, more than two months after the controversial demolitions.
- Why
- The transfer follows controversial demolitions that left people homeless, while the Gujarat High Court is hearing a petition from affected residents and questioning the inquiry into the demolitions.
Key facts
- Official transferred
- M Nagarajan, Gujarat Municipal Commissioner, Surat
- New posting
- Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan department
- Demolition site
- Nasirnagar area, Surat
- Impact of demolitions
- Left several people homeless
- Timing
- More than two months after the demolitions
- Court involved
- Gujarat High Court, hearing a petition by affected people
- Court's observation
- Inquiry would be "nothing but a farce" if senior officers kept their posts
Quotes
Gujarat High Court Judge
Judge questioning the appropriateness of senior officials remaining in office during the inquiry
““Nothing but a farce” if senior officers continued to hold their posts.”
indianexpress.com
Sources
Related news
Gujarat HC: Demolition inquiry a farce if senior officers stay
Gujarat Court Asks Transfer of Surat DCP Over Torture Videos
Nagpur HC Questions NMC Ignorance Of Bulldozer Demolition Guidelines
RTI Reveals Political Recommendations in Mumbai BMC Engineer Transfers
Gujarat Court Hears Missing Minor’s Trail Reaches Flood-Hit Nepal
Gujarat High Court Limits Power Of Attorney Property Transfers
Gujarat High Court Suspends Woman’s Acid-Attack Sentence Pending Appeal
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Kogje for Madhya Pradesh Chief Justice
Gujarat HC Withdraws Yusuf Pathan Appeal Over Vadodara Land
