Chandigarh, November 3:- Ms. Anindita Mitra, IAS, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh has suspended three MCC officials on charges of ‘Misconduct on duty’ involving the concern of wrongly issued coupons to vendors for sector 17, Plaza including charge sheet to OSD-II for lack of supervision being officer incharge.

The Commissioner suspended Sh. Sudesh Kumar, Senior Assistant, presently posted in parking branch with immediate effect for gross misconduct on his part by not performing his specific duty assigned to him of issuance of coupons to the shopkeepers of sector 17 only.

Sh. Yogesh Kumar, clerk and Sh. Simranjeet Singh, peon in office of Executive Engineer, Roads division No.3 have also been suspended with immediate effect for gross misconduct on their part by performing the unauthorized duty which was not assigned to them by the competent authority and wrongly issued coupons to the vendors which was supposed to be issued to shopkeepers of sector 17 only.

During suspension period their headquarter will be office of joint commissioner, MCC.

In addition to that the Commissioner has also charge sheeted Sh. Surinder Sharma, Account Officer, looking after the charge of OSD-II, MCC for lack of supervision being officer incharge of the issuance of coupons for setting up of temporary stalls for Diwali festival.

Meanwhile, the wrongly issued slips were withdrawn immediately and enforcement wing of MCC removed all the unauthorized vendors from sector 17.