Sir,
I have preferred a complaint with Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) and they have registered the complaint under CVC Ref: 611/05/10.  Initially CVC web site exhibteed that "Administrative Action has been taken" when I wrote for details, CVC web site updated stating "Commission ordered closure of the case" and now CVC web site gives error message.
Am I to close the case or is there any away to reopen the case.  The casse is now 3 years old involving several hundereds of  Crores - I took so much risk in reporting complaint.  The way the case has been unceremoniously closed really hurt me - as I have choosen unbiased way of reporting systematically to all Officials including CAG, CBI and the case is very genuine.  One can get the informations from CVC (quoting their Ref:611/05/10) under RTI Act and they will get to knopw the seriousness of the case, which has been ordered to be closed.

My extreme thanks for the prompt reply.

It is my complaint and CVC registered the complaint under Ref:611/05/10.

Initially they reported "Administration action has been taken.   The fact is that all Officials involved in the case have all resigned and some of them (responsible man for procurement, his Personal Assistant, and senior person) all took employment from the Contractor who is the 3rd Party Designer and Inspection Agency for the ship contracted for about Rs.240.00 crores. 

The Vigilance Officer has also resigned.

The Purchase Officer (my successor) is a Contract employee, who has no experience - he has also been recruited after age bar.    He has been given promotion equal to a Class I Gazetted Officer in about 2 years from recruitment on Contract basis (did any one heard such practice in Government organisation).   He was Purchase Officer until the Contract worth Rs.240.00 Cr. is concluded and then he has been re-designated as Accounts Officer when the payment to Contractor is to be attended.

The team has got spilt in to two branches one team joined with Contractor responsible for 3rd party inspection and other person switched over to Accounts Officer (from Purchase Officer).   

Another fact is Finance Council and Governing Council (Top most body in this organisation recommended not to continue with Contract appointment.

Another Project after spending hundred crores of rupees got closed without even testing the capital equipment.

In another Project defective goods were imported - in the team responsible for such import - part of them resigned and one person was made In-charge (Head) of Purchase Stores.

There were lot of equipment reported missing and procurements were procured but not accounted in the inventory (Stores Register)

Like this I have made my on lot of points.

I took VR  (from senior Class I Gazetted Officer) from a prestigious Government Department - then unfortunately I took re-employment in this autonomous Institution and served them for a brief period - unable to adjust with the environment - I have resigned the Job of top most post in Purchase & Stores.

At the time of proposal for procurement of TDV VESSEL (estimate was Rs.150.00 crores - lowest tender value was Rs.320.00 crores) Then the price specification was negotiated after Techno-commercial Bid at stage and then Price bid opening, and Contract was finalised for Rs.240.00 croes. and deleted items were procured separate.   Unanswered in the case, the number of bay and physical character of the ship can never be matched withj Original specification.

The estimated cost, specifications were made tentative at the time of tendering.   

Sensing the trouble, the moment I took up the case for tendering, I objected the wrong practice and served my resignation notice and got relieved before finalising technical committee's recommendation - just to save my skin.

Thereafter (about 3 years back I reported the case to Head of Office, and to all authorities including Vigilance Officer, and Secretary of concerned Department.   Then only I have preferred the complaint to CVC, CAG, and CBI.

Initially CVC in its web site reported "Administrative Action has been taken" - then CVC web site updated "Commission ordered closure of the case"

I have filed papers under RTI Act (after paying prescribed fee) and also requested their "no object for filing PIL on this case - for which reply was received stating under the Law, there are not bound to give "No objection".   Subsequently only CVC web site got updated as "Commission ordered closure of this case from March 2007 -- but such update was done after lapse of one year that is during April 2008.

“As a result of such delay, the possibility cannot be ruled out of loss of important evidence, because of fading of memory witnesses. The problem of delay stares us all and the whole system would get crushed under its weight.”

One can note that only on yesterday Eurepean Countries black listed India for participating in Defence Tenders, as Tender finalising process is not transparant.

Do our Country's image  continue to suffer like this.

Somehow as a professional in Materials Management, Contract Management, I am unable to bear such insults.

If RTI community cooperate and ask for information, my complaint details, and action taken, etc., under RTI Act, some justice will be done for the cause which I have taken-up without bias.

For this  reason only I have brought to the notice of learnt RTI community.

 
sincerely,
psnswaminathan

That was really a noticeable effort from you. However, delay has already disturbed it all. I hope this small community will do its part as you requested.