AIIMS says order on IFS officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi legal and valid

NEW DELHI: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has said an order issued by it – which IFS officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi alleged had made him jobless was “perfectly legal and valid”.

Chaturvedi, a Haryana-cadre officer who is currently deputy secretary at AIIMS, had approached the Central Administrate Tribunal accusing the institute of issuing an order to bypass him on administrative matters.

The 2002 batch officer, named one of the winners of the Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2015, was last year removed as chief vigilance officer at AIIMS over what he claimed his role in exposing corruption at the institute. He was also in news after CM Arvind Kejriwal sought his appointment as an officer on special duty with the Delhi government. The Centre hasn’t cleared the request.

According to Chaturvedi, at the time of his appointment, on June 23, 2011, his job was described as “to exercise management and control of the institute”; “to co-ordinate with multi-disciplinary experts” and “to co-ordinate and manage infrastructure projects & ensure their timely completion”. The CVO job was part of the assignment.

Chaturvedi moved CAT in May alleging that the order had not been implemented in totality till date. he said AIIMS instructed that all files and work being routed through him be sent directly from his subordinate officers to his superior.