Pritam Pal
Pritam Pal | |
|---|---|
| Justice Pritam Pal Pritam Pal | |
| Lokayukta | |
| In office 18, January 2011 – Till Date | |
| President, State Consumer Commission, Chandigarh | |
| In office 2009 – 17, January 2011 | |
| High Court Judge | |
| In office 5, November 2004 – 2, June 2009 | |
| Registrar General in Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh | |
| In office 28, January 2002 – 4, November 2004 | |
| Haryana Superior Judiciary | |
| In office March 1986 – January 2002 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 June 1947 Kandroli village, Yamuna Nagar district, Haryana, India |
| Spouse | Maya Devi |
| Children | Sons Ajay Pal Pritam and Aman Pal, daughters Parveen, Sukhda Pritam and Vandana |
| Residence(s) | H.No. 233, Sector 16-A, Chandigarh |
| Alma mater | Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra |
| Occupation | Judge |
Pritam Pal is currently serving as Lokayukta, an anti-corruption ombudsman organization in the Indian states, of the state of Haryana, India. He was born on 3 June 1947 in the village Kandroli in the District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana. With his 5 year tenure as Lokayukta, he has recently shown his immense displeasure over lack of political will amongst the Politicians to make the institution of Lokayukta strong.[1]
Education
- Graduated from Punjab University, Chandigarh in 1969.
- Completed LL.B. in July, 1972 from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra.
Law career
Pritam Pal practiced as a lawyer for 14 years at the District Courts of Karnal and Kurukshetra. This period of legal practice was mainly devoted to the social service, Arya Samaj, and for improving the educational facilities in the area.
Judge in Haryana Superior Judicial Service
In March 1986 he was selected as a member to the Judiciary. Later he joined as Additional District and Sessions Judge.
Postings as District and Sessions Judge
Districts Gurgaon, Rohtak, Ambala, Yamuna Nagar, Hisar, Mohindergarh at Narnaul, Bhiwani and Faridabad. January 2002 to November 2004: Registrar General of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
High Court Judge
November 2004: Elevated as Permanent Judge to Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh. During tenure he presided over approximately 6900 cases.[2] June 2009: Retired after attaining age of superannuation.
President, State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Chandigarh
Appointed and worked as such till 17 January 2011.
Lokayukta Haryana
- He was appointed to the post of Lokayukta (Ombudsman) Haryana and was administered oath on 18 January 2011.[3]
- He has submitted annual reports over national and regional institutions and their workings and has given various recommendations to improve their efficiency and also submitted reports for eradication of corruption in the State.[4] He made headlines in 2014 when he recommended various measures to improve the institutions.[5] The Government of Haryana has acted on those and has instituted a committee to further investigate the conclusions of his report and recommend necessary improvements. He is a frequent visitor of local communities and holds Lokayukta Court at various places in Haryana so that people do not need to visit Chandigarh where the office of Lokayukta is located.He has made enormous efforts to sensitize the institution of Lokayukta in Haryana. In an interview he showed his helplessness to take adequate action against the officials, that corrupt the system due to his limited powers.[6] He has recently recommended an investigation into land scam affair in Panipat.[7] Authorities however have been reluctant at times to comply with the orders passed.[8] Government has sought explanation from senior bureaucrats in MNRGEGS Scam on his recommendation recently.[9][10] He has recently directed Chief Secretary Haryana to file a detailed action report regarding action taken against four I.A.S. Officers and one H.C.S. Officer for MNREGS Scam in Ambala District of Haryana
Major cases handled
- Recommended registration of FIR against Ram Kishan Fauji, the then CPS on allegations of corruption in cash for CLU scam of Haryana wherein two young men were seen doing stings of various MLAs of Haryana.[11]
- Recommended an investigation into five more sitting MLAs of Haryana, in the Cash for CLU Scam.
- Constituted a high power Special Investigation Team, which unearthed tax evasion of around Rs. 11000 Crores which is one of the biggest scams of Haryana.[12] He is likely to recommend criminal action against guilty in the scam.[13]
- MNRGES Scam in Ambala District of Haryana
- Has presided over nearly 1800 cases to date, despite having a shortage of staff.
- Recently alleged reality fraud done by former Sohna MLA has come into his scanner[14]
Languages
He is fluent in English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Urdu, and Punjabi.
Writer
Pritam Pal has written three books in three different languages. Firstly "Power of Thought" in English and "Vichar Shakti ka Chamatkar" in Hindi. He has written another book "Mukti Prapti ki Vidhi" in Sanskrit.
Religious person and social worker
He is a strict disciple of Arya Samaj and has made a Yagyashala in Yamuna Nagar district where regular Hawan are held and other social activities are taking place. He is one of the top preachers of Arya Samaj in Haryana and is known to be a man of character and principles. Monthly camps are held in Yagyashala for Character Building wherein he is generally present to help and guides poor and downtrodden persons. He was in the news when he donated antique articles to the Kurukshetra University which are now kept in a cultural museum.[15]
Ideology
For him value of life is the greatest asset of mankind. He lays much emphasis on the character of a person which according to him is the reason and source for our happiness and sorrow. He gives regular speeches to visitors to his Yagyashala and also at the places he visits. His major quotes are shared below:
- God's biggest gift to us is our human body. It is like a boat, which takes us across the ocean of Sansara (world). You must think that God has chosen you to perform good deeds.[16]
- Always remember, "Everything is within you". Wherever you go, you take with yourself either a happy or a dull heart, and accordingly you will create either a heaven or hell for yourself.[17]
References
- ^ "Lawmakers themselves are lawbreakers: Justice Pritam Pal". Therebelindian.com. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ "Pritam Pal doctypes: punjab". Indiankanoon.org. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ "Public Reations Department, Chandigarth Administration : Press Release" (PDF). Admser.chd.nic.in. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ Justice Pritam Pal. "Recommendations to Eradicate Corruption / Crimes" (PDF). Hrlokayukta.gov.in. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ "Feel helpless while dealing with graft complaints,says Haryana Lokayukta". The Indian Express. 28 August 2013.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Not me but state's Lokayukta act is dummy, says Haryana's Lokayukta". Merinnews.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ "Lokayukta orders probe into plot allotment scam in Panipat". The Times of India.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Authorities sit over Lokayukta's order to raze illegal structures". Tribune India. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Lokayukta tells CS to reply by Sept 24". Tribune India. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Ambala MNREGS scam: Govt to seek explanation from Chandigarh DC Shayin, four others". Hindustan Times.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Action against Fauji first such case at instance of lokayukta". Hindustan Times.
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- ^ "Lokayukta for criminal action against officers". Tribune India. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ http://www.hindustantimes.com/gurgaon/former-sohna-mla-under-lokayukta-scanner-for-realty-fraud/story-9lxPIEcbHwimLDi5DU7EfP.html
- ^ "Justice Pritam Pal submitted to the Heritage Museum". Navbharat Times. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Power of Thoughts, ISBN 9789381958780, p.1, Bharat Parkashan Publishers
- ^ Power of Thoughts, ISBN 9789381958780, p.113, Bharat Parkashan Publishers