Imposed fine on clerk for negligence
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh-
The Haryana Right to Service Commission has taken serious note of a case from Faridabad where a citizen did not receive timely service and was issued a birth certificate instead of a death certificate. The Commission found that the applicant had applied for his father’s death certificate on March 22, 2025, after his father passed away on March 19, 2025. However, due to negligence by the concerned office, the applicant was mistakenly issued a birth certificate of a child.
Sharing information in this regard a spokesperson of the commission said that, during the investigation it was found that the certificate issuance process was handled by a clerk at the NIT Zone-II office of the Municipal Corporation Faridabad, who uploaded the wrong certificate and closed the application.
Taking this as a case of serious administrative negligence, the Commission has imposed a symbolic fine of Rs.3,000 on the employee under Section 17(1)(h) of the Haryana Right to Service Act, 2014. The Commission has also directed that Rs. 3,000 be paid as compensation to the applicant. The total amount of Rs. 6,000 will be deducted from the concerned clerk’s salary for July 2025 and disbursed as per rules in August 2025.
The Commissioner, Municipal Corporation Faridabad has been directed to ensure compliance with the order and submit a report to the Commission by August 11, 2025. The applicant has been asked to send his bank details to both the Commission and the Municipal office so that the compensation can be transferred to his account.