SC withdraws Andhra IPS policeman abdominal muscle Venkateswara Rao’s suspension
The peak court disregarded an application submitted by the state government testing the Andhra Pradesh High Court'' s order which had actually alloted his suspension.
More than 2 years after elderly IPS policeman abdominal muscle Venkateswara Rao was put on hold by the Andhra Pradesh government for affirmed abnormalities in the purchase of security tools, the Supreme Court on Friday, April 22, withdrawed his suspension. The peak court disregarded the Special Leave Petition (SLP) submitted by the state government testing the Andhra Pradesh High Court’s order which had actually alloted the suspension of the previous knowledge principal.
The Supreme Court made it clear that the suspension might be for an optimum of 2 years according to the All India Services (Discipline as well as Appeal) Amendments Rules, 2015. It claimed given that both year duration mored than, the suspension might no more remain in location. In February 2020, the state government had actually put Venkateswara Rao, an Indian Police Service (IPS) policeman of 1989 set, under suspension for his claimed misbehavior as well as abnormalities in acquisition of security tools from an Israeli company. The policeman was functioning as Additional Director General of Police (Intelligence) throughout the previous government of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP).
Considered near after that Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, Rao was gotten rid of as the knowledge principal after YS Jagan Mohan Reddy thought workplace in May 2019. He was waiting on a publishing when he was put on hold. The law enforcement officer had actually come close to Andhra Pradesh High Court, which had actually alloted the suspension on May 22, 2020.
After the Supreme Court promoted the High Court order, Rao spoke with media individuals inDelhi Rao claimed that while he made use of the lawful option to test the suspension, the government invested a massive quantity of cash to combat the situation. He affirmed that the government paid Rs 20 lakh as cost to elderly advice Prakash Reddy when he tested the suspension in theCentral Administrative Tribunal “Subsequently, the case went to the High Court. I don’t know how much was paid for the case in the High Court. In the Supreme Court, a team of lawyers was hired. I don’t know how many crores were spent on this,” he claimed as well as required that the government pay him for the lawful costs at the same level with the cash it invested in combating the situation.
Last month the state government had actually released a program reason notification to Rao for talking to media on Pegasus row without previous approval of thegovernment Venkateswara Rao had actually attended to an interview after Assembly Speaker Tammineni Sitaram introduced that a House Committee will certainly be comprised to penetrate the Pegasus concern.
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The House Committee news began the need by participants of judgment YSRCP that desired an extensive probe in the light of reported case by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that the TDP government headed by Chandrababu Naidu had actually bought spyware fromPegasus Rao informed a press conference that neither the knowledge wing neither any kind of various other government division had actually acquired or made use of the Pegasus spyware till April 2019.
Rao claimed all claims levelled versus him pertaining to the purchase by the knowledge division as well as fees of treason versus him were much from the reality. “I have worked for 30 years in the service of the nation. Allegations have been made that I resorted to treason and shared secrets with other countries. None of the allegations made against me was made part of the charge memo issued against me,” he had actually claimed.
Read: Row in Andhra Pradesh: Can state federal governments acquire Pegasus spyware?
The Supreme Court made it clear that the suspension might be for an optimum of 2 years according to the All India Services (Discipline as well as Appeal) Amendments Rules, 2015. It claimed given that both year duration mored than, the suspension might no more remain in location. In February 2020, the state government had actually put Venkateswara Rao, an Indian Police Service (IPS) policeman of 1989 set, under suspension for his claimed misbehavior as well as abnormalities in acquisition of security tools from an Israeli company. The policeman was functioning as Additional Director General of Police (Intelligence) throughout the previous government of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP).
Considered near after that Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, Rao was gotten rid of as the knowledge principal after YS Jagan Mohan Reddy thought workplace in May 2019. He was waiting on a publishing when he was put on hold. The law enforcement officer had actually come close to Andhra Pradesh High Court, which had actually alloted the suspension on May 22, 2020.
After the Supreme Court promoted the High Court order, Rao spoke with media individuals inDelhi Rao claimed that while he made use of the lawful option to test the suspension, the government invested a massive quantity of cash to combat the situation. He affirmed that the government paid Rs 20 lakh as cost to elderly advice Prakash Reddy when he tested the suspension in theCentral Administrative Tribunal “Subsequently, the case went to the High Court. I don’t know how much was paid for the case in the High Court. In the Supreme Court, a team of lawyers was hired. I don’t know how many crores were spent on this,” he claimed as well as required that the government pay him for the lawful costs at the same level with the cash it invested in combating the situation.
Last month the state government had actually released a program reason notification to Rao for talking to media on Pegasus row without previous approval of thegovernment Venkateswara Rao had actually attended to an interview after Assembly Speaker Tammineni Sitaram introduced that a House Committee will certainly be comprised to penetrate the Pegasus concern.
Read: Israeli firm attempted to offer Pegasus to Andhra govt, states leading police
The House Committee news began the need by participants of judgment YSRCP that desired an extensive probe in the light of reported case by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that the TDP government headed by Chandrababu Naidu had actually bought spyware fromPegasus Rao informed a press conference that neither the knowledge wing neither any kind of various other government division had actually acquired or made use of the Pegasus spyware till April 2019.
Rao claimed all claims levelled versus him pertaining to the purchase by the knowledge division as well as fees of treason versus him were much from the reality. “I have worked for 30 years in the service of the nation. Allegations have been made that I resorted to treason and shared secrets with other countries. None of the allegations made against me was made part of the charge memo issued against me,” he had actually claimed.
Read: Row in Andhra Pradesh: Can state federal governments acquire Pegasus spyware?
