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Sanjay Popli

movie IAS officer, Professor cake 21 September 1963 (Saturday)
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Height

in centimeters- 178 cm in meters- 1.78 m in feet & inches- 5’ 10”

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Age

59

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Nation

Indian

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Basic Information

Date of Birth: 21 September 1963 (Saturday)
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Nationality: Indian
Hometown: Amritsar, Punjab

Family & Relationships

Marital Status: Married
Spouse: Shree Popli
Children: Son- Kartik Popli (a law graduate who was preparing for the judicial service examination before his death on 25 June 2022)

Education

Schools: St. Francis School, Amritsar, Punjab
Colleges: Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar Sanjay Popli- Facebook Hindu College, Amritsar
Education: A bachelor's degree in English Literature A bachelor's degree in Geography M. Phil. (American Literature) M.A. English from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar ToAZ- Punjab IAS officers complete as on 20th may 2020.pdf

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Some Lesser Known Facts About Sanjay Popli

  • Sanjay Popli is a former Indian professor and an IAS officer who was arrested over corruption charges on 20 June 2022.
  • After completing his formal education, he served as a Professor of English and American Literature at St. Bede’s College, Shimla from July 1990 to May 1992.
  • He became a PCS officer in 1992 after which he was posted as SDM in various districts of Punjab.
  • While he was serving as the SDM of Jalalabad in 1997, he had a quarrel with a police officer, following which he was transferred.
  • He was given adverse remarks in his Annual Confidential Report (ACR) for the year 2003-2004. His general assessment read,

    He was found of ‘eloping’ from sub-divisional headquarters which an SDM can ill afford. Refused to mend his ways in spite of repeated advice/warnings.”

    At that time, he had filed a case for being granted the designation of Joint Secretary and for placement in the pay scale admissible in relation to the designation.

  • Following his allotment as an IAS officer in the Punjab cadre in 2008, Popli had to fight a legal battle to be elevated to the position. He was reportedly denied an integrity certificate by the then Chief Secretary. Popli was in­cluded in the com­bined el­i­gi­bil­ity list of va­can­cies for consideration for pro­mo­tion to the IAS, from 2010 to 2013 con­sec­u­tively. In 2016, he filed a pe­ti­tion in the Cen­tral Ad­min­is­tra­tive Tri­bunal (CAT) for con­sid­er­ing his pro­mo­tion for the In­dian Ad­min­is­tra­tive Ser­vice with ret­ro­spec­tive ef­fect from 2010. Po­pli said the UPSC had re­jected his rep­re­sen­ta­tion on the ba­sis of his ACR (for the year 2007-08). He ac­cused the IAS branch of the Pun­jab gov­ern­ment of prob­a­bly tam­per­ing with and mis­rep­re­sent­ing his records.
  • After his elevation to the IAS, Popli served in the Industries Department, Welfare of SC and BC Department, Pensions, etc.
  • Since childhood, he was fond of playing cricket. He earned the title of Best Bowler during a cricket match between Punjab Governor’s IAS Eleven and Haryana Governor’s IAS Eleven, which was held at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali.

    Sanjay Popli receiving an award for Best Bowler in 2017 for a cricket match between Punjab Governor’s IAS Eleven and Haryana Governor’s IAS Eleven
    Sanjay Popli receiving an award for Best Bowler in 2017 for a cricket match between Punjab Governor’s IAS Eleven and Haryana Governor’s IAS Eleven
  • He can speak four languages, Hindi, Punjabi, English, and Urdu.

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