Delay in sanctioning prosecution is questionable?

There is always a long list of corrupt employees awaiting green signal for the prosecution of the delinquent lot as the latest report citing the data of Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has claimed that there are six cases involving Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers among over 118 cases of corruption involving public servants that await prosecution sanction from the Central and State governments. Reportedly, the number of government officials, public representatives and bank officials named in these cases are over 300.
It is quite intriguing why the sanction for prosecution of the delinquent workforce is allowed to take so much time because once the felony of these corrupt officials comes to fore, there should be no delay at all in taking to task the people who were involved in bungling. There is another angle in such cases and that is by setting the prosecution process in time gives an opportunity to the accused to prove his or her innocence and in that case the adage ‘justice delayed is justice denied' best suits the situation.
Going by this logic, it becomes imperative that those responsible for granting the sanction should act swiftly as any undue delay is not at all justified. There are many factors (some necessary and others uncalled for) which cause delay in sanction for the prosecution of corrupt employees.
As the organizations and departments have complex and time-consuming bureaucratic procedures that must be followed before sanctions can be granted because these involve multiple levels of approvals, which result in inordinate delays. Besides, all legal aspects have to be addressed before such sanctions and these also cause time delay.
Though covertly, the political or organizational interference also mounts pressure on the concerned quarters to delay or prevent the prosecution of corrupt employees and this could be one of the main reasons behind delay in delivery of justice as this often hinders the process significantly. Besides, in some instances, there may be a lack of political will to pursue corruption cases, leading to reluctance against granting sanctions for prosecution. All said and done, the delay in sanctioning corrupt employees for prosecution is a multifaceted issue that involves legal, bureaucratic, and sometimes political challenges.
Efforts to streamline processes, allocate adequate resources, and uphold the rule of law are crucial in addressing this problem effectively for which all the stakeholders should raise their voice and act in the manner to streamline the entire set-up to ensure that all corrupt land in dungeons and governance becomes clean and free from corruption.