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Corporation fines applicant

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The Hindu 28.07.2009

Corporation fines applicant

Staff Reporter

Kozhikode: The Kozhikode Corporation has fined an applicant for allegedly forging documents.

The Health Officer and Registrar of Births and Deaths charged Rs.500 from an applicant for attempting to get a fresh birth certificate after producing false documents showing that his birth had not been registered.

The applicant had approached the Corporation office for getting a non-availability certificate so as to get the birth registered at the Revenue Divisional Office. He had requested the birth certificate with the date May 25, 1985.

The applicant had also submitted an affidavit from the notary for the purpose.

Two government employees had also signed on the affidavit.

Corporation officials reportedly detected that the birth of the applicant had been registered at the Corporation earlier.

The birth took place at the Government General Hospital here on July 5, 1984, Corporation office sources said.

The two government employees had also been served show cause notices.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 28 July 2009 05:08
 

15 Padra municipality members removed

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Times of India 23.07.2009
15 Padra municipality members removed
VADODARA: The director of municipalities has ordered the removal of 15 members of Padra municipality in connection with irregularities in the process of tender for a drainage work in the town. All the 15 members, who have been sacked, are from the BJP that was ruling the municipality.

The director passed the order on Tuesday and the same was relayed to the civic body on Wednesday. The order has been passed regarding the work that has been dogged by controversies since 2006. Congress councillor Bipin Patel had alleged irregularities amounting to Rs 30 lakh in the drainage line work in the town near here.

Patel had alleged that the tender conditions were violated. The earnest money was to be paid through a demand draft, but the contractor who paid it in cash was given the contract. Another firm's tender was considered even when it had not paid the earnest money, he had alleged.

Patel had pointed out that while the tenders were to be opened on March 23, they were eventually opened on April 3. Later, a circular resolution was passed to give the work order for the drainage. He had contended that the Gujarat Municipality Act prohibits issuing such a resolution for giving work orders. The resolution has to be passed either by the executive committee of the municipality or the general board. He had also alleged that the tenders were passed for rates much above the estimate for the work and no negotiation was done.

The director after hearing the counsels of both the sides ordered that passing a circular resolution was illegal. The order also states that Rs 2,76,737 was paid to the contractor despite the irregularities, thus making a loss to the municipality. It also states that a tender of higher value was passed without giving any justification for the same.

Those who have been removed for making the illegal circular resolution are president of the municipality Mahesh Gandhi, vice president Virbala Trivedi, Lalji Rabari, Chaitanyasinh Jhala, Anita Adhyaru, Raju Rana, Manisha Bhavsar, Hemand Parmar, Chetankumar Patel, Neela Gandhi, Girish Mali, Ramesh Parmar, Sarasvati Mali, Sunil Gandhi and Purnima Bhavsar.
 

MC orders sealing of six commercial units

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Times of India 23.07.2009
MC orders sealing of six commercial units
CHANDIGARH: Taking strict action against commercial establishments not adopting fire safety norms, municipal corporation on Wednesday ordered sealing of six buildings in Chandigarh. The commercial units were reportedly served number of notices to install fire safety equipment, but no action was taken to change the state of affairs.

Out of the six, five are Sector 34-based showrooms and one is a factory unit in industrial area.

Meanwhile, a letter has been written to senior police officials for making requisite arrangements to maintain law and order and avoid any insurgency during the sealing drive.

A team comprising inspectors and station fire officers was formed on to carry out the sealing operations.

According to a senior MC official, the said commercial establishments were served number of notices but no measures were taken by them to make the buildings safer.

“The sealing order has been slapped against these units under various sections of the Fire Prevention and Safety Act 1986,” he added.

While talking to The Times of India, PK Sharma, additional commissioner-cum-secretary, MC, said, “We have served notices to five showrooms and one factory unit. Sealing orders will be issued against anybody who flouts fire safety norms despite getting warnings from the civic body.”
 


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