The Himachal Pradesh Raj Bhavan has sought comments from the Chief Secretary on the continuation of non-regular (read officiating or additional charge) appointments to several key administrative posts, including those of the Chief Secretary, Director General of Police (DGP), Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF), and Member Secretary of the Himachal Pradesh Pollution Control Board (HPPCB).

In a formal communication addressed to Chief Secretary Sanjay Gupta, the Governor’s Secretariat has asked him to examine the matter and submit his comments for the “kind perusal of the Hon’ble Governor.”

The development follows a representation made by an RTI activist, Dev Ashish Bhattacharya, who raised objections over what he termed the “growing ad-hocism” in the state administration due to p

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