324 / MC & all IAS officers in BMC/ failure to fix boards / BMB 4500 crores board fixing folder and file
Date: 20.10.25
324 / MC & all IAS officers in BMC/ failure to fix boards / BMB 4500 crores board fixing folder and file
To
The Municipal Commissioner,
All Additional Municipal Commissioners,
Joint Municipal Commissioner (Vigilance),
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC),
Mumbai – 400001.
Subject:
Notice of Willful Non-Compliance with GR 13.1.25 and BMC Circulars dated 7.1.2000, 20.5.25 & 29.5.24 — Failure to Fix Mandatory Boards, Denial of Citizens’ Fundamental Right to Meet Public Officers, and Breach of Oath of Allegiance by all IAS officers namely
- Municipal Commissioner
- All Addl MC
- JT MC Vigilance
Thereby committing offence u/s 199 (b) BNS I.e. Whoever, bring a public servant
knowingly disobeys to the prejudice of any persons, any other direction of the law regulating the manner in which he shall conduct such investigation.
And several other cognizable offences including criminal breach of trust by public servant
- Background
(a) Government Resolution (GR) 13.1.25 mandates that every Head of Department and IAS officer shall hold meetings with citizens every day and fix the prescribed time for such meetings outside the cabin, clearly displayed on a permanent board.
(b) The BMC Circular dated 7.1.2000 reaffirms this duty and directs that every department fix such boards prominently indicating the officer’s name, designation, and daily public-meeting time.
(c) BMC Circular dated 20.5.25 re-endorses and mandates immediate implementation of the above GR by all departments under the Municipal Commissioner and Additional Municipal Commissioners.
(d) The BMC Circular dated 29.5.24 further directs that every department display the name, address, and designation of the authority competent to grant sanction to prosecute and the three senior officers to whom complaints against corrupt or non-performing IAS officers may be filed.
The Municipal Commissioner (Mr. Bhushan Gagrani, IAS), All Additional Municipal Commissioners — Smt. Ashwini Joshi (Addl MC City), Dr. Amit Saini (Addl MC Eastern Suburbs), Dr. Vipin Sharma (Addl MC Western Suburbs) — and Joint Municipal Commissioner (Vigilance) Mr. Gangaratnam (IAS) are the greatest violators of their own Circulars and Government Resolutions. Their collective failure to display these boards and hold open-door meetings under public view / under CCTV / under live video recording if the citizen wants, has caused injury and hurt to citizens by denying them their fundamental right to meet these IAS officers, seek explanations, and obtain reasoning for their failure to discharge statutory duties. This blatant
2. Assurances and Continuing Failure
(a) For around the past six months, both Mr. Chore (OSD) and Mr. Kishor Gandhi (DMC-GAD) have assured that the circular directing installation of boards outside the cabins of all IAS officers would be issued within seven (7) days. (unreasonable delay of around 10 months from GR 13.1.25 and unreasonable delay of 25 years from BMC circular 7.1.2000)
(b) Such repeated assurances clearly indicate that these two subordinate officers namely OSD and DMC-GAD have done their duty as circular is already ready for release, but these 6 (six) above IAS officers are willfully withholding it issue and playing mischief. Their intention is to avoid direct interaction with citizens, as they would otherwise be subjected to questions and public scrutiny regarding their failure to perform official duties.
(c) This deliberate evasion by all the 6 (six) IAS reflects a pattern of administrative deceit and concealment, amounting to cheating the public and violating their constitutional right under Articles 14 and 19(1)(a) of the Constitution of India.
(d) It is therefore directed that all meetings mandated under GR 13.1.25 shall be conducted in open-door cabins, not closed-door rooms, and under live video recording and CCTV coverage by all IAS officers, ensuring that the entire interaction with citizens remains transparent, public, and accountable.
3. Violation of Oath and Constitutional Duties
(a) All the above IAS officers, having taken a solemn Oath of Allegiance to abide by the Constitution of India and to act in the larger public interest, have knowingly violated their oath by disobeying their own circulars and the Government Resolution issued by the State Government.
(b) Their persistent non-implementation of the circulars since over ( 7.1. 2000 for 25 years & 13.1.25 for nine months) demonstrates a conscious and deliberate disregard for transparency and constitutional governance as well as a conspiracy by all 6 IAS officers not to abide by law
(c) By denying citizens direct access, they have eroded public trust, obstructed accountability, and inflicted hardship on ordinary citizens who are compelled to chase files and grievances without recourse to senior officers.
4. Immediate Directions and Compliance Required
(a) Fix boards outside the cabins of the Municipal Commissioner, all Additional Municipal Commissioners, and the Joint Municipal Commissioner (Vigilance), showing the officer’s name and designation, and daily time for meeting citizens without prior appointment (as per GR 13.1.25).
(b) Install supplementary boards displaying the name and designation of the authority competent to grant sanction to prosecute IAS officers, and names and contact details of three senior officers empowered to receive complaints against corrupt or non-performing officers.
(c) Hold all meetings in open-door settings, not in closed-door cabins, under live video recording and CCTV coverage. Every citizen who has come to meet the officer shall be a public witness to the meeting and shall be able to see and hear the conversation and the complaint being submitted, ensuring total transparency and fairness in official dealings.
(d) Submit photographic and documentary proof of the above compliance within seven (7) working days of receipt of this notice to the undersigned and to the Vigilance Department.
(e) request the OSD and DMC –GAD to provide me documents and correspondence you have done to get the approval from all 6 IAS officers who have been carrying out antinational activities and causing destruction of Mum, the national city capital.
5. Failure to Comply
Failure to act within the specified time will be treated as deliberate and conscious disobedience of State Government directives and a continuation of misconduct, to be reported to the State Chief Secretary and Vigilance Commission for necessary disciplinary and administrative action.
And I shall be constrained to initiate criminal prosecution against all the above mentioned officers
Jai Hind