The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court has ordered the District Collector of Yavatmal and the Chief Officer of Arni Municipal Council to appear in the court with all the documents regarding tender process while selecting and appointing an agency for solid waste management. The irregularities in the tender process while selecting and appointing an agency for solid waste management by the then Chief Officer of Arni Municipal Council, Amol Malkar, was much discussed. In this case, even after the then District Collector investigated and gave a report to take action, but no action was taken. Therefore, Shiv Sena office-bearer Shailesh Thakur had filed a petition in the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court. In 2020, a tender process was implemented for solid waste management in Arni. There were a lot of irregularities in this. Some corporators from Arni had filed a complaint with the District Collector in this regard. The then District

 

Collector M Devender Singh had investigated and sent a report to the Government for taking action. However, despite many years, the Government has not taken any action against the Chief Officer. Therefore, Shailesh Thakur has filed a petition in the court two months ago. The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has issued a notice to the Government and ordered it to provide information in this matter. The then District Collector had made recommendations to the State Government to take action against the then Chief Officer, which was ignored, so an explanation will have to be given. Notably, Chief Officer Amol Malkar had also made irregularities in the annual tender process while working in Ghatanji. Shailesh Thakur had raised his voice against him in the Ghatanji case also. A complaint was filed with the Lokayukta in this regard and the case is still pending. Interestingly, when information was sought from the Urban Development Department under the Right to Information Act in the case of Arni, it was not provided in the name of confidentiality. Complainant Shailesh Thakur has alleged that this shows that an attempt is being made to save the officer. Now after the court order, the citizens are eager to know about the action that will be taken against the Chief Officer, Thakur said.