By S A Ishaqui
Hyderabad,Nov. 9:A division bench comprising Chief Justice Nisar Ahmad Kakru and Justice Vilas V. Afzulpurkar of the AP High Court on Tuesday dismissed a writ petition seeking a direction to declare the action of the government in appointing Mr Umesh Kumar as director-general of the Anti-Corruption Bureau as illegal.
Thadi Bhima Rao, a resident of Kakinada, filed the petition contending that Mr Umesh cannot be appointed as the chief of ACB as a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act was registered against him in 1983 when he was SP of Prakasam district.
The petitioner referred to various media reports on alleged irregularities in purchasing material for the police through the provisions and logistic department during the tenure of Mr Umesh Kumar as its head.
He said Mr Umesh Kumar was transferred from the provisions and logistic wing after the High Court passed an order against him. The petitioner urged the court to remove from the post of DG of the ACB The bench asked the petitioner to explain to the court as to where Mr Umesh has become ineligible to hold the office of ACB DG. It is on moral grounds, the counsel for petitioner replied.
The CJ pointed out, “You have no evidence to show that and are depending only on allegations levelled against the officer. Can you at least show the rules under which Umesh is ineligible to occupy the present post?”
When the petitioner was only citing the media coverage as proof for not taking action against the officer, the bench told him that he still has other remedies to exhaust his grievance and dismissed the petition.
2 comments:
one must have to present substantial and unequivocal evidences to the courts in order to make judges arrive at correct decisions in the cases which will bear irrevocable implact on the defendants
we dont understand why high court not considered the fact the allegations levelled against him in procurement of material and case was registered under prevention of corruption act
notwithstanding pending case against him he was promoted to the rank of DG
it is supposed to get the facts and status of the pending case prior to delivering the judgement
no case was proved against thomas the former cvc but apex court ordered the govt to drop him
here high court is also expected to follow the suit
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