<p>A Delhi government officer, currently under suspension over molestation charges, has been 'prematurely retired' from service by the Centre, officials said on Monday.</p>.<p> The officer, AV Prem Nath, was posted with the Delhi government's Urban Development department when he was suspended last year in connection with a case registered against him over molestation of a minor in Uttarakhand.</p>.<p> Prem Nath was a 1997 batch officer of Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar, Lakshadweep, Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli Civil Services (DANICS) cadre.</p>.7-year-old girl killed by relative for resisting molestation in UP.<p> No immediate reaction could be had from Prem Nath over the move by the Ministry of Home Affairs.</p>.<p> The MHA order communicated to the Delhi government stated Prem Nath was retired from service in the public interest, as per powers conferred upon it by sub-rule 1 of Rule 56(j) of the Fundamental Rules and Rule 42 of CCS (Pension) Rules 1965, officials said.</p>.<p> The rules give the Centre 'absolute right to retire' government officials prematurely on grounds of lack of integrity and ineffectiveness in the public interest.</p>.<p> Prem Nath had accused the special secretary (vigilance) of the Delhi government of getting his job through a 'fake' caste certificate and filed a complaint in the matter.</p>.<p> According to officials, five separate FIRs were registered against Prem Nath, including one by the Anti-Corruption Branch of the Delhi government, for allegedly amassing properties disproportionate to his known sources of income.</p>
<p>A Delhi government officer, currently under suspension over molestation charges, has been 'prematurely retired' from service by the Centre, officials said on Monday.</p>.<p> The officer, AV Prem Nath, was posted with the Delhi government's Urban Development department when he was suspended last year in connection with a case registered against him over molestation of a minor in Uttarakhand.</p>.<p> Prem Nath was a 1997 batch officer of Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar, Lakshadweep, Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli Civil Services (DANICS) cadre.</p>.7-year-old girl killed by relative for resisting molestation in UP.<p> No immediate reaction could be had from Prem Nath over the move by the Ministry of Home Affairs.</p>.<p> The MHA order communicated to the Delhi government stated Prem Nath was retired from service in the public interest, as per powers conferred upon it by sub-rule 1 of Rule 56(j) of the Fundamental Rules and Rule 42 of CCS (Pension) Rules 1965, officials said.</p>.<p> The rules give the Centre 'absolute right to retire' government officials prematurely on grounds of lack of integrity and ineffectiveness in the public interest.</p>.<p> Prem Nath had accused the special secretary (vigilance) of the Delhi government of getting his job through a 'fake' caste certificate and filed a complaint in the matter.</p>.<p> According to officials, five separate FIRs were registered against Prem Nath, including one by the Anti-Corruption Branch of the Delhi government, for allegedly amassing properties disproportionate to his known sources of income.</p>