Conferred IAS cleared, CAT?selection order set aside

Hyderabad: The AP High Court on Friday cleared the selection of conferred IAS posts for this year by suspending an order of the Hyderabad bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT)?that directed the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) not to finalise the selection till the names of six officers were included.

The Tribunal directed the state government to send the names of six officers to the Centre for conferred IAS posts for this year and directed the UPSC not to finalise selection till the six names were included.

It granted the interim direction on a plea by I. Srinagesh, deputy commissioner, commercial taxes, L. Sridhar Reddy, district panchayat officer, R. Amarendar Kumar, executive director, APTDC, P. Srikrishnaveni of the transport department, D. Srinivasa Nayak and Rajkumar Ohatker, general managers of the AP Industries department.

The government short listed 30 officers from various departments based on their track record. Some officers, who could not make it to the list, however, approached CAT?seeking stay of further proceedings.

As many as 14 officers who figured in the shortlist approached the HC?challenging the CAT order. They said as per the rules, UPSC has to make selection to these posts in the ratio of 1:5 but the tribunal order will compel the UPSC to make selection in the ratio of 1:6, which was illegal.

While dealing with the plea, a division bench comprising R. Subhash Reddy and Justice A. Shankar Narayana asked K.G. Krishna Murthy, additional advocate-general, about the state’s stand.

HC?summons SP from Kurnool

Justice B. Chandra Kumar of the AP High Court on Friday summoned Kur-nool district police superintendent to appear before the court on December 30 to explain why an order passed by the court was not implemented.

The judge was dealing with a contempt case by P. Ramana and another person from Kurnool district complaining that the district police superintendent had failed to transfer K. Ramasubbaiah, a sub- inspector from Owk police station. While disposing a criminal petition in August this year, the judge had directed the SP to shift Ramasubbaiah from the police station.

Counsel representing the home department told the court on December 19 that SP of Kurnool had transferred Ramasubbaiah.

to District Training College and he was taken charge. Counsel also placed the joining report of the SI.

However, the petitioners filed an affidavit stating that he was functioning as SI of Owk police station and placed newspaper clipping in which Ramasubbaiah gave a press statement on certain cases that were published on December 16.

Justice Noushad Ali of the AP High Court has ordered the personal appearance of the general manager (HR) and the concerned local assistant general manager of the State Bank of India for violating court orders and not employing a physically challenged person (PHC) in service.