SIBLAC petitions Governor with demand for action against Law Secy

GANGTOK, 07 May: Sikkim Bhutia Lepcha Apex Committee has petitioned the Governor with a request to initiate immediate action against Law Secretary, RK Purkayasth, for what the organization believes was insensitive and incorrect advice to the State Government on the Tashiding Hydroelectric project. SIBLAC believes that Mr. Purkayastha was misleading not only the government, but also the judiciary on this project.
SIBLAC convenor, Tseten Tashi Bhutia, told the reporters today that a memorandum was submitted to the Raj Bhawan and the Chief Secretary yesterday urging them to take immediate action against the Law Secretary.
SIBLAC is offended by the legal opinion given by Mr. Purkayastha to the State Government on Tashiding HEP. This, after the high-powered committee chaired by the then Chief Secretary did not make a clear recommendation on what the government should do about this project. The committee, instituted to study hydel project proposed on the Rathong Chu in West Sikkim, had recommended the scrapping of two projects and not given a clear verdict on Tashiding HEP. Two projects, Lethang and Ting-Ting, were scrapped by the government.

Law Secretary cleared for voluntary retirement

GANGTOK, 04 July: Law and Parliamentary Affairs Secretary, RK Purkayastha, has forwarded an application seeking voluntary retirement from government service. The High Court has accepted his application for voluntary retirement and as per the Sikkim Government Service Rules he will retire after 3 months. 
A Full Court of the High Court of Sikkim comprising of Chief Justice P Kohli and Justice SP Wangdi on 02 July considered his application which was also recommended by the government of Sikkim.
The application was put forward by RK Purkayastha on 28 June and received by the High Court on 30 June, however, there is no reason available for his seeking voluntary retirement.  RK Purkayastha is an official of the Sikkim Superior Judicial Service which is under the High Court and any decision regarding retirement, transfer, promotion etc of such officials is taken by the Full Court of the High Court.
 As per the Sikkim Government Service Rules, three months notice has to be served by the person seeking voluntary retirement and the decision of the Full Court is that the official shall retire from service on 30 September, 2012. He was also found to be fulfilling all necessary conditions for voluntary retirement.