Thursday, July 5, 2012

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.

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