By Sandun A. Jayasekera
The Health Ministry yesterday exonerated medical specialist and GMOA President Anuruddha Padeniya from all charges levelled against him and this resulted in the GMOA deciding against the threatened trade union action scheduled for today.
The GMOA on Friday threatened trade union action from today unless Dr. Padeniya’s personal file was returned to the Lady Ridgeway Children’s Hospital (LRH) director by noon yesterday.
The dispute arose after the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption recorded a statement from Dr. Padeniya last week in connection with his leave to go abroad for post graduate studies.
The GMOA called this an act of victimization because the Commission had nothing to do with the leave of public servants as it did not fall within the ambit of its functions. In the wake of a meeting between the GMOA and Minister Maithripala Sirisena on Friday afternoon, a four-member committee headed by Ministry Secretary Ravinda Ruberu was appointed to look into the allegations.
Dr. Ruberu said the committee exonerated Dr. Padeniya and ruled he had obtained his study leave in accordance with departmental regulations and guidelines and had after completing his post graduate studies qualified as a specialist in paediatrics and neurology.
The committee also ruled that Dr. Padeniya had obtained the payments due to him during his foreign training in accordance with ministry regulations and had not committed any offence.
The committee included Health Services Director General Ajith Mendis, Additional Secretary Sarathchandra Withana and Medical Services Director R. Balasuriya.
The Health Ministry yesterday exonerated medical specialist and GMOA President Anuruddha Padeniya from all charges levelled against him and this resulted in the GMOA deciding against the threatened trade union action scheduled for today.
The GMOA on Friday threatened trade union action from today unless Dr. Padeniya’s personal file was returned to the Lady Ridgeway Children’s Hospital (LRH) director by noon yesterday.
The dispute arose after the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption recorded a statement from Dr. Padeniya last week in connection with his leave to go abroad for post graduate studies.
The GMOA called this an act of victimization because the Commission had nothing to do with the leave of public servants as it did not fall within the ambit of its functions. In the wake of a meeting between the GMOA and Minister Maithripala Sirisena on Friday afternoon, a four-member committee headed by Ministry Secretary Ravinda Ruberu was appointed to look into the allegations.
Dr. Ruberu said the committee exonerated Dr. Padeniya and ruled he had obtained his study leave in accordance with departmental regulations and guidelines and had after completing his post graduate studies qualified as a specialist in paediatrics and neurology.
The committee also ruled that Dr. Padeniya had obtained the payments due to him during his foreign training in accordance with ministry regulations and had not committed any offence.
The committee included Health Services Director General Ajith Mendis, Additional Secretary Sarathchandra Withana and Medical Services Director R. Balasuriya.
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