-Galla S Kiran Kumar,Bureau Chief Telagana (Andhra Pradesh)
The High Court has once again made strong comments on the appointment of government advisers. It strongly reacted to the Advocate General’s claim that high-ranking people in the state executive had taken the decision to appoint advisers.
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Today – Amaravati
The High Court has once again made strong comments on the appointment of government advisers. It strongly reacted to the Advocate General’s claim that high-ranking people in the state executive had taken the decision to appoint advisers. It has been concluded that high-ranking people are also part of the government but they are not the government. It is clear that they have to follow the rule of law. It warned to be careful in administrative matters. People on the road cannot be hired overnight as consultants. What is the accountability of people who come as advisers to the government from outside? It asked where are the rules and code of conduct for their appointment. The advisors will participate in the meetings of the ministers. It has expressed concern that there is a risk of internal information on government tenders and key decisions coming out through them. It reiterated that the constitutionality of the appointment of advisers would be clarified. She commented that if the advisors continue to be appointed, that number will not end. The hearing was adjourned to the 20th of this month for continuation of arguments. A bench comprising Chief Justice Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice N. Jayasuriya of the High Court gave this order on Thursday. AP Brahmin Seva Sangh Samakhya spokesperson HK Rajasekhara Rao challenged the appointment of Jwalapurapu Srikanth as adviser to the Department of Religious Affairs and retired employee S. Muneyya challenged the appointment of N. Chandrasekhara Reddy as welfare adviser to government employees in the High Court. They came up for hearing in the High Court on Thursday. A bench comprising Justice N. Jayasuriya gave this order on Thursday. AP Brahmin Seva Sangh Samakhya spokesperson HK Rajasekhara Rao challenged the appointment of Jwalapurapu Srikanth as adviser to the Department of Religious Affairs and retired employee S. Muneyya challenged the appointment of N. Chandrasekhara Reddy as welfare adviser to government employees in the High Court. They came up for hearing in the High Court on Thursday. A bench comprising Justice N. Jayasuriya gave this order on Thursday. AP Brahmin Seva Sangh Samakhya spokesperson HK Rajasekhara Rao challenged the appointment of Jwalapurapu Srikanth as adviser to the Department of Religious Affairs and retired employee S. Muneyya challenged the appointment of N. Chandrasekhara Reddy as welfare adviser to government employees in the High Court. They came up for hearing in the High Court on Thursday.
They are non-constitutional appointments
Speaking on behalf of Rajasekhara Rao, senior advocate Vedula Venkataramana said, ‘People of their choice are being appointed as advisers and huge expenditure is being made from the government exchequer for their salaries. The government has presented the details of the appointment of advisers to the court. It has not mentioned the terms and conditions of appointment. The State Government has no legislative power to appoint advisers. They are non-constitutional appointments. He asked the court to quash the illegal appointments. Speaking on behalf of another petitioner, Muneyya, advocate PVG Umeshchandra said, ‘The state government has appointed more than 100 advisers and given cabinet status to all of them. Paying huge salaries. Some political leaders have been appointed as advisers and converted into a rehabilitation centre’, he said. Senior advocate Hemendranath Reddy, speaking on behalf of adviser Chandrasekhara Reddy, said that advisers were appointed during the previous government too, and no one questioned them then. He said that the appointment of advisers has been going on since independence. He asked to strike out the lawsuits filed for political reasons.
No Detaining Act: AG
Speaking on behalf of the state government, AG S.Sreeram said, ‘There is no law stopping the appointment of consultants. Previous governments also appointed advisors, experts and consultants. Because of them the performance of the government has improved. Counselors are not government officials. Do not interfere with official duties. We are appointing advisors for a specific period as per requirement. Their number is not huge. They are not non-constitutional appointments. If any disciplinary action has been taken against the advisers in the past, along with the details, judgments passed by the courts will be brought before the court. Give it time. If the court suggests any policy and guidelines on the appointment of advisers, we will follow them,” he said. In response, the bench made it clear that they would not give any guidelines and would only clarify the constitutionality of the appointment of advisers. Advisers are appointed by all governments,
