The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has stayed a discover issued by the Karnataka chief secretary to senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Alok Kumar, Further Director Common of Police, which proposed a departmental inquiry regarding the 2019 telephone tapping case.
Kumar argued that the inquiry had already been dropped, as revealed in a Proper to Data (RTI) response dated Might 6, 2024. He additional identified that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had filed a ‘B’ (closure) report, concluding that there was no proof linking him to the alleged audio leak. The CBI had questioned him in regards to the alleged unlawful telephone tapping of politicians and officers, which occurred throughout the tenure of Janata Dal (Secular) chief minister H D Kumaraswamy.
Kumar alleged that the Might 9, 2025, discover, beneath Rule 8(4) of the All India Companies (Self-discipline & Appeals) Guidelines, 1969, was issued with questionable timing—simply days after the Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) had cleared his identify for elevation to the submit of director common and inspector common of police (DG and IGP). He famous that the DGP had forwarded his profile to the Union Public Service Fee (UPSC) on April 23 for consideration.
Kumar’s authorized counsel instructed the tribunal {that a} prior departmental inquiry on the identical matter was concluded, and no motion was taken. He additionally referred to the February 13, 2024, order by the extra chief metropolitan Justice of the Peace (ACMM), Bengaluru, which accepted the CBI’s closure report within the case. He argued that the recent discover was issued with malafide intent to hinder his promotion due on Might 21.
CAT Judicial Member B Okay Srivastava stated the case must be heard by a division bench, which is presently unavailable. He handed an interim order staying the Might 9 discover till the following listening to on June 10.
The tribunal additionally issued notices to all respondents, together with the chief secretary, and stated the division bench could contemplate interim reduction on the following listening to date.
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