Allegations of graft against UPTU registrar,HC directs govt to reply

Hearing on a PIL challenging the appointment of U S Tomar as the Registrar of the Uttar Pradesh Technical University...

Hearing on a PIL challenging the appointment of U S Tomar as the Registrar of the Uttar Pradesh Technical University,a Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Amitava Lala and Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi said it was a serious issue and asked the state government to file a detailed reply on the allegations levelled by the petitioner.

A n NGO ,Nyay Vikas Samiti,filed the petition on Thursday at the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court saying Tomar used forged letters for his appointment as the registrar of the university.

Using his influence in the bureaucracy,Tomar got himself appointed on the post,which is reserved for a PCS officer, said Girish Chandra Sinha,counsel of the petitioner. The petitioner has claimed that Tomar is a relative of a senior bureaucrat. Sinha submitted the audit report showing Tomars alleged involvement in direct financial bungling to the tune of Rs 146 crore. The petitioner cited the reply given by the UPTU in an RTI query in which the university refused to give details of Tomars educational qualifications. The next hearing in the case has been scheduled for July.

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