Governor CV Ananda Bose has ordered an inquiry against his former principal secretary Nandini Chakraborty, who had just been shunted to the tourism department following a snub from the Governor after he had communicated to Nabanna to this effect, sources said.

The present row culminated, claimed the source, after Chakraborty had allegedly communicated to the government a piece of misinformation that one Mr Saxena, who the former principal secretary claimed to be an IPS officer and the Governor had chosen to appoint as advisory role, much to the chagrin of the state government.

The move did not go down well with the Governor, who in turn, wrote to the state government informing that Chakraborty had communicated false and misinformation regarding the alleged development.

The Raj Bhavan felt it was done with an intention to create an unnecessary friction and confusion between the office of the Governor and the state government.

On Wednesday evening, the state personnel and administrative reforms department issued a notification transferring Chakraborty from the chair of principal secretary to the Governor to the position of the principal secretary to the state tourism department.

However, the state government is yet to name her replacement in the Governor House.

Hours after the transfer notification was issued, the state secretariat received the formal request from the Governor House for initiating proceedings against Chakroborty under All India Services Rules.