THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Chief Minister has instructed to take measures to dismiss bribe-taking officers caught by vigilance within three months without waiting for the court order.
The move is to conduct a departmental inquiry and dismiss them. For this, legal advice has been sought to bring amendments to the law. A meeting of the department heads will be convened in June to discuss the procedures etc. The chief minister clarified this in the review meeting of the vigilance department.
On Friday, 'Kerala Kaumudi' had reported the recommendations given by the vigilance to remove the corrupt from service.
At present, dismissal can only be imposed by a court. The verdict will take years. Taking advantage of this situation, the accused who returns after a one-year suspension, gets promotions due to political influence and gets away with the case. In most of the cases, the judgment comes after the accused retires. Revenue Minister K Rajan said that legal advice has been sought to amend the Service Act and dissolve it so that there is no loophole.
Bribery is punishable by three years to seven years in prison under the Prevention of Corruption Act. A penalty will also be imposed proportionate to the loss due to corruption.
Strong evidences
Despite being punished, they escaped
During 2016-2022, vigilance courts convicted 234 people, including an IAS officer and government employees, in bribery and corruption cases. 119 people were punished in Thiruvananthapuram alone. Most appealed to the Supreme Court and were exempted from dismissal and departmental proceedings.
"Bribe takers should be dismissed based on vigilance trap cases. Corrupt people will be afraid only if there is job loss.'
- Manoj Abraham
Head of Vigilance
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