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The Uttar Pradesh government has suspended IAS officer Devisharan Upadhyay. He was recently removed from the post of Member Judicial Revenue Council, Prayagraj and put on waiting list. This action has been taken under the Chief Minister’s zero tolerance policy against corruption on the charge of giving wrong orders in the case of lease of land in Aligarh.
Devisharan Upadhyay is a 2012 batch IAS officer. He was posted as Member Judicial Revenue Council Prayagraj in July 2022. He is accused of arbitrarily restoring the leases of 35 plots in Aligarh. The Aligarh district administration had recommended to cancel these leases as they were given against the rules. This matter went to the Revenue Council. After the clear recommendation of the district administration, he passed an order to restore these leases.
The Divisional Commissioner of Aligarh had complained about this at a high level. The Appointment Department had put him on waiting list on 13th July, but it is being told that considering the seriousness of the matter, he has been suspended on the instructions of the Chief Minister. During the suspension period, he will be associated with the Revenue Board. A high level committee has also been formed to investigate this matter.