<p> Two days after ‘tainted’ Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) official M R Hiremath resumed duty and a day after he went on leave, the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DPAR) on Wednesday issued an order suspending him from duty.<br /><br />Speaking to Deccan Herald, Deputy Secretary, DPAR, Ujjwal Kumar Ghosh said: “Hiremath has been deemed suspended following his judicial custody for more than 48 hours. Today, we have issued his suspension order.”<br /><br />On November 24, Hiremath had resumed duty after obtaining bail in a Lokayukta trap case, despite being in judicial custody for more than a week. <br /><br />According to the Section 10 (2) (a) of Karnataka Civil Services (Classifications, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1957: “A government servant shall be deemed to have been placed under suspension by an order of appointing authority - with effect from the date of his detention - if he is detained in custody, whether on a criminal charge or otherwise, for a period exceeding 48 hours.”<br /><br />Surprisingly, despite having legal grounds to suspend Hiremath soon after his arrest, the DPAR delayed the orders by more than 10 days. <br /><br />Hiremath, special land acquisition officer (deputy commissioner), was trapped by the Lokayukta for allegedly demanding and recieving a bribe of Rs five lakh on November 16. </p>.<p>The amount was said to be the first instalment of the Rs 20 lakh-bribe Hiremath had allegedly demanded from a farmer for the denotification of one acre and 16 guntas of land in Thanisandra.</p>
<p> Two days after ‘tainted’ Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) official M R Hiremath resumed duty and a day after he went on leave, the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DPAR) on Wednesday issued an order suspending him from duty.<br /><br />Speaking to Deccan Herald, Deputy Secretary, DPAR, Ujjwal Kumar Ghosh said: “Hiremath has been deemed suspended following his judicial custody for more than 48 hours. Today, we have issued his suspension order.”<br /><br />On November 24, Hiremath had resumed duty after obtaining bail in a Lokayukta trap case, despite being in judicial custody for more than a week. <br /><br />According to the Section 10 (2) (a) of Karnataka Civil Services (Classifications, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1957: “A government servant shall be deemed to have been placed under suspension by an order of appointing authority - with effect from the date of his detention - if he is detained in custody, whether on a criminal charge or otherwise, for a period exceeding 48 hours.”<br /><br />Surprisingly, despite having legal grounds to suspend Hiremath soon after his arrest, the DPAR delayed the orders by more than 10 days. <br /><br />Hiremath, special land acquisition officer (deputy commissioner), was trapped by the Lokayukta for allegedly demanding and recieving a bribe of Rs five lakh on November 16. </p>.<p>The amount was said to be the first instalment of the Rs 20 lakh-bribe Hiremath had allegedly demanded from a farmer for the denotification of one acre and 16 guntas of land in Thanisandra.</p>
