Sujeet Swami
| Sujeet Swami | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 7, 1987 |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Indian |
| 💼 Occupation | Social Activist |
Sujeet Swami is an Indian Social activist who fight for human rights.[1] He came into the limelight after fighting for the right of over nine lacs unaware railway customers of IRCTC, a subsidiary of the Indian Railways for a refund of Rs. 35 which was illegitimate deduction due to a glitch in GST rules implementation.[2][3]
Background[edit]
Sujeet was born in Kota Rajasthan. He is graduated (BE from Rajasthan Technical University. He has done M.Tech in Thermal Engineering and PGDC in Human Rights. He has worked in IIT Mandi, Himachal Pradesh as Junior Assistant. During his tenure at IIT Mandi, he exposed various irregularities in recruitments and bonus of outsourcing staff. Later he was terminated from IIT Mandi.[4]
Notable Cases[edit]
Sujeet's 1st PIL was against Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam to fence all uncovered transformers. It was admitted and disposed after accepting by board that they will initiate the work.
In 2017, Rajasthan High Court issued a notice to Indian Railways for ‘discriminatory’ refund rules on cancellation of waiting tickets booked via online or through reservation counter. The high court issued the notice after the PIL of Sujeet Swami. He exposed how Indian Railways was earning through cancellation of waiting tickets. On this Indian Railways earned Rs 1,621 crore in 2014-15 and Rs 1,536 crore in 2015–16.[5][6]
He also revealed that how central government helped State of Rajasthan in Pandemic COVID-19.[7]
In July 2019, Sujeet filled a PIL in Himachal Pradesh High Court for a fair investigation of Irregularities in IIT Mandi.[8][9]
Sujeet Swami filed a case in Central Information Commission during the hearing central information Commissioner given landmark decision in his favor.[10][11]
After this instance Sujeet was terminated by IIT Mandi management. But later he was supported by Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Jai Ram Thakur and M.P.Ram Swaroop Sharma.[4] And the issue was raised in the Parliament of India.[12]
In Nov 2019, Sujeet filed a PIL in Delhi High Court regarding closing private schools in IIT Campuses and open Kendriya Vidyalaya, which is admitted and disposed with decision in favor.[13]
Award[edit]
Sujeet was awarded Bhartiya Manav Adhikar Samman 2017[14]
References[edit]
- ↑ "कोटा: शिक्षकों के लिए तरस रहा सबसे बड़ा तकनीकी विश्वविद्यालय, 66% पद पड़े हैं खाली". Zee News (in हिन्दी). 2020-01-16.
- ↑ "A year on, Kota engineer continues to battle IRCTC for Rs 35 refund". Hindustan Times. 2018-04-28.
- ↑ "For Rs 35 Refund, This Engineer In Rajasthan Chased Railways For A Year". NDTV.com.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "जिसने IIT मंडी में उठाई भ्रष्टाचार के खिलाफ आवाज, उसे ही प्रबंधन ने किया टर्मिनेट". News18 India.
- ↑ "High court notice to railway over ticket refund rules | Jaipur News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Indian Railways earned Rs 9000 Cr from ticket cancellation charges, non-cancellation of wait-listed tickets in three years". The Economic Times.
- ↑ "केंद्र सरकार से मिल रही Covid-19 मदद में किस नंबर पर है Rajasthan, पढ़ें बड़ा खुलासा". Zee News.
- ↑ "IIT प्रबंधन पर चहेतों को लाभ पहुंचाने के आरोप, आरटीआई में हुआ खुलासा". News18 India.
- ↑ "HC ने IIT Mandi के डायरैक्टर, रजिस्ट्रार एवं बोर्ड ऑफ गवर्नर से मांगा जवाब, पढ़ें क्या है मामला". punjabkesari. 2019-07-10.
- ↑ "Sujeet Swami vs Indian Institute Of Technology on 17 December, 2019". Indiakanoon.
- ↑ "Info officer can't pass order on behalf of FAA, says CIC | Jaipur News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Shri Ram Swaroop Sharma on Matters of Urgent Public Importance in Lok Sabha : 09.08.2018". YouTube. Bharatiya Janata Party.
- ↑ Saxena, Rajiv. "Replace private schools on IIT campuses with Kendriya Vidyalayas: Delhi high court | Jaipur News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Sujeet Swami Awarded". Bhaskar.com.
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