U'khand HC seeks response from Centre, state govt as 2 IPS officers challenge lower rank deputations

NAINITAL: (Mar 18) Uttarakhand High Court, while hearing a plea of two senior IPS officers, challenging their central deputation on a post lower than their current rank, has directed the Centre and Uttarakhand government to file affidavits.

A division bench, comprising Chief Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta and Justice Subhash Upadhyay, asked both governments to clarify whether the initiative for the officers' (Neeru Garg and Arun Mohan Joshi) deputation originated from the Centre or if the state government itself forwarded their names.

The court has also directed the petitioners to file a rejoinder affidavit in response to the state government's affidavit. The next hearing in this matter is scheduled for March 19.