The Ahmedabad Fire Department has reportedly issued a show-cause notice to divisional fire officer Swastik Jadeja over the alleged unauthorised use of a government vehicle for personal work, according to a report by Divya Bhaskar. The report says Jadeja has been asked to submit a written explanation within one day, failing which disciplinary action may follow.
The allegations relate to an incident on 16 October, when Jadeja allegedly took a station fire officer’s Bolero vehicle from the Thaltej fire station despite having a separate Bolero vehicle assigned to him. The report says the vehicle was used for approximately 13 hours for personal work.
According to the report, no entry was made in the fire station watch room or the Paldi fire control room regarding the vehicle’s use. It also says that prior permission from a senior officer was not obtained. These allegations have been attributed to the contents of the show-cause notice described by the publication.
The report further alleges that Jadeja behaved improperly during a telephone conversation with a senior officer regarding the vehicle’s use and entered incorrect information at the Thaltej fire station after returning early the following morning. The allegations have been described as violations of service conduct rules and provisions of the Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporations Act.
The supplied report contains an inconsistency about the officer who issued the notice. Its summary identifies the acting chief fire officer as Mithun Mistry, while the body names Jayesh Khadiya in that role. That discrepancy could not be resolved from the material supplied and requires confirmation from the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation or the fire department.
A show-cause notice is an opportunity for the employee to respond to allegations and does not by itself establish misconduct. The report does not include Jadeja’s response or clarify whether he submitted an explanation within the stated deadline.
The matter places attention on the administrative controls governing municipal emergency-service vehicles. Fire department vehicles are operational assets, and records of their allocation, movement and authorised use are part of the accountability system described in the allegations. The next formal step, according to the report, is the submission of Jadeja’s written explanation within one day and a decision by the competent authority on any further disciplinary action.
