A Jalna Municipal Council official’s decision to send a suspended clerk to represent him at a Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC) hearing has proved costly. The commission imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on the chief officer of the council and ordered the collector to collect the fine and give it to the complainant. The MSHRC also asked the chief officer to appear before it.

A retired teacher from Jalna, Surekha Sane, who was allegedly denied retirement benefits, had filed a complaint with the MSHRC against the civic body on August 17, 2022. According to her complaint letter, Sane retired on February 28, 2022, as an assistant teacher.