HC notice to CBI on transfer of officials

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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsThe Kerala High Court on Thursday issued notices to the CBI based on a petition filed by CBI officials S Unnikrishnan Nair and K K Rajan, whose names were mentioned in the suicide note of ASP Haridath, challenging their suspension.A Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice A M Shaffique issued the order while admitting the petition challenging the order of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Ernakulam Bench, which upheld the transfer of the petitioners to Guwahati and Kolkata.The petitioners submitted that the CAT order was illegal and that the transfer was made with mala fide intention. The officials were transferred only on the basis of the suicide note, the petition stated.However, the court orally observed that if the transfer was ordered solely on the basis of the suicide note, then the case has to be considered seriously. Counsel for the petitioners, Pirappancode V S Sudhir, said that the tribunal did not consider every aspect of the case while dismissing the petitioners’ plea. The transfer order was issued as a part of the efforts made by the senior officers of the CBI to exonerate two top IPS officers, the petitioners pointed out.first published:January 01, 1970, 05:30 ISTlast updated:January 01, 1970, 05:30 IST
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The Kerala High Court on Thursday issued notices to the CBI based on a petition filed by CBI officials S Unnikrishnan Nair and K K Rajan, whose names were mentioned in the suicide note of ASP Haridath, challenging their suspension.

A Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice A M Shaffique issued the order while admitting the petition challenging the order of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Ernakulam Bench, which upheld the transfer of the petitioners to Guwahati and Kolkata.

The petitioners submitted that the CAT order was illegal and that the transfer was made with mala fide intention. The officials were transferred only on the basis of the suicide note, the petition stated.

However, the court orally observed that if the transfer was ordered solely on the basis of the suicide note, then the case has to be considered seriously. Counsel for the petitioners, Pirappancode V S Sudhir, said that the tribunal did not consider every aspect of the case while dismissing the petitioners’ plea. The transfer order was issued as a part of the efforts made by the senior officers of the CBI to exonerate two top IPS officers, the petitioners pointed out.