The Union government on Tuesday questioned the 'maintainability' of the petition filed by IPS officer Rajnish Rai before the Gujarat High Court against the rejection of his application for early retirement and initiation of a departmental probe. The Centre has also contended in its affidavit that although the application filed by Rai was to be adjudicated by a division bench, the single judge of CAT, Ahmedabad, passed orders which were 'beyond jurisdiction'. It has been also submitted that the early retirement application of Rai was examined by the Ministry of Home Affairs. Hence, declining his early retirement, initiating inquiry on November 14, 2018, and suspending him on December 17, 2018, is wholly illegal and impermissible. The IPS officer has moved the high court seeking a direction to the state and central governments not to interfere with any employment application made by him to any organisation.

Source: dna May 01, 2019 00:33 UTC