Unauthorized Brokerage/ Commission Sale @NIPER as revealed by RTI

Prof. Saranjit Singh, presently holding two statutory positions viz.

1.      Head of the Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis and

2.      Dean, NIPER SAS Nagar

Indulged in unauthorized Brokerage/ Commission Sale while holding these positions in the year 2009-10.

Utilizing 11^th five year plan money, he procured chemicals (two impurity standards) from a local manufacturer, M/S Ind Swift Labs, Panchkula for Rs. 804871.00 ( Rs. eight lacs  fourt thousand eight hundred seventy one) and sold the same to the United States Pharmacopeia for Rs. 20.8 lacs (Rs. twenty lacs eighty thousand). He has submitted a claim under the disguise of consultancy services of NIPER a share of the profit under advisory as well as research consultancy. From a a bare perusal of the facts, it is clear that Prof. Saranjit Singh has gravely misused his official position and his act may bring disrepute to the stature and reputation of NIPER.

Offences:

1.      Diversion of funds from 11^th five-year plan money:

There was no provision in 11^th five-year plan to use the money for trading as done by Prof. Saranjit Singh. The same are penal offences relating to ‘breach of trust” by public servant.

2.      Penal offences:

a.      Act of Prof. Saranjit Singh in buying chemicals from one source and selling it to another is a clear act of treading. Section 168 of the IPC specifically prohibits a Govt. servant from unlawfully engaging in trade.

b.      Act of Prof. Saranjit Singh as a responsible senior officer of the Institute, who is well aware of the rules, and also knowing he has not given any advice or research efforts in this ‘Brokerage/ Commission Sale’; submitting a claim for “advisory consultancy’ of Rs. 2 lacs (in which the investigator gets a   70% share of the amount) and research consultancy of Rs. 19.5 lacs (in which the investigator gets a 35% share of the amount) to this institute amounts to ‘cheating’ and punishable under Section 418 of the IPC.

c.      More over the by distributing 21.5 lacs the initial investment of the institute 7.5 lacs is also not returned. Which mounts a case on ‘embezzlement of Govt. money’.

Document submitted to consultancy committee

Sr. No	Name of consultancy	PI	Sponsor	Amount (Rs.)	Document submitted for distribution	Remark	Assignment completion certificate	RECEPT NO.
9	AC-10-14	Dr. Saranjit Singh	USP	100000.00	Distribution	Out of rc-10-12	received	S. no 45
10	AC-10-15	Dr. Saranjit Singh	USP	25000.00	Distribution	Out of rc-10-13	received	S. no 46
12	AC-10-19	Dr. Saranjit Singh	DSM Anti-Infective Pvt. Ltd.	100000.00	Distribution	Out of rc-10-12	received	S. no 45
45	RC-10-12	Dr. Saranjit Singh	USP	1000000.00	Distribution	USD 20000 Indian Rs 924050/- out of which 100000/- belong to ac-10-14 and 100000 to ac-10-19 rs 724050 for distribution	received	FOREIGN A/C rs. (924050-100000-100000)= 724050
46	RC-10-13	Dr. Saranjit Singh	USP	1250000.00	Distribution	USD 25000 Indian Rs 1155063/- out of which 25000/- belong to ac-10-15 rs 1130063 for distribution	received	FOREIGN A/C