People paying money to get jobs not innocent: HC

Observing that this court daily was encountering cases where it was alleged that money was being collected from innocent people on the false promise of getting a government job or a job in a public sector undertaking (PSU) or on a false promise of getting a medical seat, the Madras High Court slammed the persons for adopting a short cut method for getting a job in a government department or to get a medical seat.

Directing the Director General of Police (DGP) to give public announcement on a regular basis stating that no one should involve in payment of any money for such purposes, Justice N Anand Venkatesh said, “It is unfortunate that the persons who are paying money do not understand that jobs or medical seats cannot be purchased and it has to be secured on merits and based on eligibility and that no one can get any job in a government department or in a public sector department by paying money.”

However, Justice Anand Venkatesh in his order also held, “The intention of the persons who are paying money also becomes questionable. It is not as if in every case, the person who makes the payment is innocent and they know that they are trying to knock of a job or a seat by indirect means. This attitude needs to be curtailed.” 

“It is also seen that in some cases involving a loan transaction or a business transaction, in order to recover the money, a complaint is given as if the money was given for securing a job.

Therefore, there are also persons who want to take advantage of the circumstances,” Justice Anand Venkatesh added while noting that this can be curbed only by means of bringing awareness to the public that none can secure any Government job by mere payment of money.

However, the judge granted bail to the accused by imposing stringent conditions.