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Civil Services Board To Meet For First Time Today Since Supreme Court Verdict

Hours after the Supreme Court order, Services Secretary Ashish More was removed from his post by the Delhi government on May 11.

New Delhi: Days after the Supreme Court gave the elected government in Delhi control over the bureaucracy, Delhi Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar on Tuesday convened a meeting of the Civil Services Board (CSB) to consider the AAP government's directions to transfer officers, including Services Secretary Ashish More, reported news agency PTI.

It will be the first meeting of the CSB after a Supreme Court judgment placed the control of bureaucrats working with the Delhi government (excluding those related to police, public order, and land) under the elected government. Earlier, transfers and postings of all Delhi government officers were decided by the Lieutenant Governor.

Hours after the Supreme Court order, More was removed from his post by the Delhi government on May 11.

In an order, Services Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said the two other members of the CSB, being junior to the chief secretary, who chairs the board's meeting, may be unable to "fearlessly" express their views and directed that a draft of the meeting be prepared in advance.

"CSB consists of two secretaries and is chaired by the chief secretary. The two secretaries are junior to the chief secretary and are unable to express their views fearlessly in a physical meeting," the order read.

"Therefore, views of CSB members shall be taken in the following manner through circulation -- after preparing the first draft, secretary (Services) shall then send the file to the other member who will note down his comments. He will then send the file to CS," it further read.

The chief secretary, after noting his comments, if needed, will present the file to the minister in charge who will then take a final decision, it said.

According to PTI, the order for More's transfer was issued bypassing the CSB, which deals with matters related to the transfer of IAS officers.

Following Bharadwaj's directions to transfer the officers and complying with the Supreme Court judgement, the chief secretary has convened the CSB meeting on Tuesday, the officials said.

Besides ordering More's removal, Bharadwaj ordered that he be replaced by AK Singh. The transfer orders are yet to be implemented. 

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