Mangalore, Jun 7: Upa Lokayukta Justice Subash B Adi reviewed a number of petitions received from people in a public hearing and disposal of complaints organised by the Karnataka Lokayukta at Town Hall here on Saturday.
The grievances received by the Upa Lokayukta in Dakshina Kannada were pertaining to revenue departments, police inefficiency, irregularities in Mangalore Electricity Supply Company and civic problems.
In a complaint filed by C S Shastri, he alleged that the headmaster of an aided primary school in Bantwal taluk had also been unlawfully functioning as the principal of a private un-aided high school run by the same management since the year 2006 before its closure.
The complainant alleged that the headmaster of Shastri Memorial Primary School in Punacha in Bantwal taluk, had also been unlawfully functioning as the principal of Shastri Memorial High School, which was privately owned and un-aided, from 2006 until 2010. He also alleged that principal had also been receiving payment for both the posts during the same duration.
In his summary, Justice Adi said that the preliminary enquiry by the block education officer revealed that primary school teachers were being used in teaching high school classes, as alleged. The complainant has made a serious allegation that this arrangement continued from 2006 until the closure of the high school in 2010, thereby engaging in misuse of government facilities and public funds. The DDPI has submitted that a swift inquiry will be made into persons responsible for the same and submit a report within two months, a copy of which will be sent to the Commissioner of Public Instruction for taking further action, he said.
In another grievance pertaining to misuse of government facilities and public funds, the complainant alleged that Girish Kumar had held two government posts at the same time in Sajipa Mooda gram panchayat and had illegally amassed Rs 1.40 lakhs as salary from public funds.
He alleged that Girish Kumar had been working as a clerk and bill collector at the same time under the gram panchayat and had forged documents for abetting the same. He said that the CEO of Zilla Panchayat did not take any action against Girish Kumar when the matter was brought to her notice.
Justice Adi directed the concerned officials to initiate a criminal case against Girish Kumar as well as Sajipa Mooda gram panchayat PDO (panchayat development officer) and recover the entire sum amassed by the accused within a month.
In a complaint filed by Babu and his family pertaining to the illegal functioning of a stone quarry in Navoor gram in Bantwal taluk, the complainant said that he had suffered loss due to the dust and pollution from the stone quarrying which had affected his agricultural land situated adjacent to the quarry.
The Upa Lokayukta directed that a senior geologist and deputy director of Mines and Geology Department to submit a report of the lease sanctioned to the stone quarry contrary to the regulations within a month, and directed the concerned Tahsildar to investigate the extent of loss suffered by the complainant and submit a report accordingly.
A B Ibrahim, Deputy Commissioner, Dr S D Sharanappa, Superintendent of Police, Dakshina Kannada, Tulasi Maddineni, CEO of Zilla Panchayat, S Ajith Kumar Hegde, Commissioner of Mangalore City Corporation and others were present.
On Friday, he reviewed and disposed off nearly 80 complaints in a public hearing held in a public hearing in Udupi district during his official visit.
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