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`Knowledge of law will help give efficient administration'

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Accept postings given to you and work diligently, officials advised

NEW ENTHUSIASM: Revenue Minister Jagadish Shettar (left) having a word with Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court Cyriac Joseph at the inauguration of a workshop in Bangalore on Sunday. — Photo: K. Murali Kumar

BANGALORE: Tahsildars and deputy commissioners, who also function as magistrates at the taluk and district levels, should have more than a working knowledge of the law, as only that would help them deliver efficient and good administration, Revenue Minister Jagadish Shettar said here today.

Speaking after the inauguration of a legal workshop for tahsildars and executive magistrates at the Karnataka Judicial Academy, Mr. Shettar said, "It is good to see new blood, new enthusiasm and new perspective come into the Revenue Department and its functionaries."

Mr. Shettar urged the officers to accept the postings given to them and work diligently instead of trying to seek the help of politicians and influential people to get postings of their choice.

Society's interests

"This will make you feel obligated to them, and you will not be able to discharge your duties without fear or favour. By seeking their help, you are giving them power over you, and allowing them to use you to achieve their own ends, which is not always in the interests of society," Mr. Shettar said.

The Revenue Department was the face of the Government, and people always felt that if the district administration was doing well, then a good, caring Government was in place, Mr. Shettar said.

Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court Cyriac Joseph said a good government officer had the power to change society and work wonders.

He gave the example of Surat's then municipal commissioner who, in 1994, when the plague epidemic claimed more than 54 victims, took steps to wipe out the disease and turned Surat into a clean, healthy city.

The municipal authorities in Delhi too were committed in enforcing the Supreme Court orders on demolition of illegal buildings and though the municipal officials were being made the object of people's ire, society would ultimately be thankful to them for abiding by the law, Mr. Cyriac Joseph said.

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