Reversing a call by former Chief Justice of India N V Ramana, the Supreme Courtroom has revoked the appointment of Registrar Prasanna Kumar Suryadevara as a everlasting worker of the court docket, The Indian Specific has learnt.
Sources mentioned Suryadevara has been repatriated to the Information Division at All India Radio as of September 30.
Suryadevara, a Joint Director in Prasar Bharati, was appointed Officer on Particular Obligation on the rank of an Further Registrar — within the position of a media marketing consultant — through the tenure of former CJI Ramana in 2021. He was subsequently absorbed into the everlasting cadre of the court docket on the rank of Registrar. It’s learnt that by reversing the order of absorption made over the past week of CJI Ramana’s tenure, Suryadevara stood repatriated to his mother or father cadre. The Chief Justice of India performs the position of the executive head of the Courtroom.
The Indian Specific despatched a textual content message and referred to as Suryadevara on his repatriation. He was unavailable for remark.
Suryadevara, who joined Prasar Bharti as Information Reader-cum-Translator (Telugu), has held a number of high-profile assignments on deputation together with within the Delhi Meeting the place he was the centre of a political tussle between the Aam Admi Get together-led Delhi authorities and the Lieutenant Governor.
Sources mentioned whereas the Supreme Courtroom has officers on deputation routinely from judicial providers, it’s only for specialised areas comparable to accounts and IT the place officers are introduced in on deputation from the federal government cadre.
Between 2004-2009, Suryadevara was OSD within the workplace of former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee and from 2009-2015, he labored with former Rajya Sabha Chairperson Hamid Ansari. In 2015, he was appointed Secretary of the Delhi Legislative Meeting however in 2016, LG Najeeb Jung had handed orders to repatriate him again to All India Radio.
Delhi Meeting Speaker Ram Niwas Goel had sought the consent of Directorate Normal of All India Radio to soak up “as Secretary of Legislative Meeting of NCT of Delhi on everlasting foundation,” when the L-G handed repatriation orders. Goel then moved the Delhi HC difficult the L-G’s choice.
“Shri Suryadevara has gained expertise and experience within the issues of Legislative functioning by means of his service of greater than 12 years within the Legislative area together with over 11 years that he had spent within the service of Parliament of India out of a complete of 23 years of service he had put in up to now,” Goel had mentioned in a press release made to the Meeting in September 2016 defending Suryadevara.
Prasar Bharti had additionally taken a stand in Courtroom that Suryadevara needed to be a part of his mother or father organisation instantly failing which he will likely be handled to be on “unauthorised absence”.