Any premature transfer should specifically be authorised by the ‘civil service board/commission' on specific circumstances to be brought out in writing, it had said.
At least four high-powered panels made recommendations for freeing the bureaucracy from political interference but the government had not taken any concrete step for implementation of the reforms suggested by them, it had said.
“Change of government invariably leads to new rounds of transfers as the incoming group of political leaders seeks to reward supporters and put its “own” staff in key positions.
“Moreover, the ‘transfer industry' is backed by entrenched and powerful vested interests as frequent transfers generate huge amounts of black money for corrupt officials and politicians...,” it had said.
The PIL had said that there should be an independent, high-powered and statutory ‘civil services board' in each state which should process proposals of postings and transfers.
