NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court docket on Monday stored in abeyance for every week the Centre’s choice to dismiss IPS officer from the Gujarat cadre, Satish Chandra Verma, and allowed him to problem his dismissal earlier than the Delhi excessive court docket the place he earlier filed petition towards initiation of disciplinary proceedings.
The authorities sacked Verma, a 1986-batch officer who was as soon as a part of the SIT to probe the Ishrat Jahan encounter case, after taking permission from Delhi HC which additionally granted him safety until Monday. Verma is because of retire on September 30.
Showing earlier than a bench of Justices Ok M Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy, senior advocate Kapil Sibal mentioned Verma’s plea towards disciplinary proceedings was pending in Supreme Court docket and it had not been heard as the federal government sought repeated adjournments within the case ensuing within the plea turning into infructuous and him being sacked. Sibal mentioned the officer should be protected both by the HC or the SC or he couldn’t be left with out treatment.
Solicitor normal Tushar Mehta mentioned the federal government has already filed its reply. The bench, after temporary listening to, handed the order and directed that Verma’s dismissal order wouldn’t be carried out for an additional one week.
The house ministry handed an order on August 30 dismissing Verma from service on grounds associated to departmental proceedings initiated for speaking to the media. tnn
The authorities sacked Verma, a 1986-batch officer who was as soon as a part of the SIT to probe the Ishrat Jahan encounter case, after taking permission from Delhi HC which additionally granted him safety until Monday. Verma is because of retire on September 30.
Showing earlier than a bench of Justices Ok M Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy, senior advocate Kapil Sibal mentioned Verma’s plea towards disciplinary proceedings was pending in Supreme Court docket and it had not been heard as the federal government sought repeated adjournments within the case ensuing within the plea turning into infructuous and him being sacked. Sibal mentioned the officer should be protected both by the HC or the SC or he couldn’t be left with out treatment.
Solicitor normal Tushar Mehta mentioned the federal government has already filed its reply. The bench, after temporary listening to, handed the order and directed that Verma’s dismissal order wouldn’t be carried out for an additional one week.
The house ministry handed an order on August 30 dismissing Verma from service on grounds associated to departmental proceedings initiated for speaking to the media. tnn
