Chandigarh, May 27 -- Order recommends disciplinary action against executive officer for retaliatory Rs.33.7-lakh demand notice issued to applicant after she sought commission's help

The Punjab Transparency and Accountability Commission has penalised Harinder Singh Chahal, the executive officer of the Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT), Rs.10,000 and recommended disciplinary action for failing to issue a no objection certificate (NOC) within the legally mandated timeframe.

The commission, through its May 15 order, also reprimanded the authority for harassing the applicant by slapping her with over Rs.33 lakh in "non-construction charges" after she approached the panel for relief, observing that the officer's conduct reflected negligence, ...