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grade in his service, appointments to which should
not be made without the fullest examination of the
moral as well as the technical qualifications of each
eligible officer.
3. The details of the incident above-mentioned
are set out in the Colonial Secretary's letter of
15th May, 1933. Mr. Badan Singh's reply to the
charges brought against him is shewn in his letter
of 27th May, 1933, to the Colonial Secretary. It
was considered that criminal proceedings against Mr.
Badan Singh would be unlikely to succeed and, in consequence, action was taken under Colonial Regulation
No. 42. Sir William Peel held that there was
insufficient ground for proceeding to trial by a
committee of the Executive Council but that Mr.
Badan Singh's intentions in the whole incident were open to grave suspicion and that the action he had
taken was reprehensible in a high degree. He was accordingly severely reprimanded and was ordered to repay to Government the sum of $847.26 which was
held to be due by him in respect of the two return
passages to India.
4.
if
It is not my intention that this officer's deficiencies, as shewn by the incident referred to
above, should be held against him indefinitely: his confidential reports continue to be good he will be given due consideration for promotion when a
vacancy for which he should be considered occurs.
A vacancy in the Higher Class of the Junior Clerical Service
is likely to occur early in 1940. Mr. Badan Singh's claims
to fill that vacancy will again be fully considered: but I
think it unlikely that if he then gains advancement I
shall be favourably disposed towards ante-dating this step.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient, humble servant,
que ens to HK. on (47) of 55080/467
ast-northern
Governor.
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