Supreme Court refuses to stay Gujarat’s IPS dismissal, Ishrat Jahan involved in encounter investigation

The Supreme Courtroom on Wednesday refused to remain the Centre’s order sacking senior Gujarat cadre IPS officer Satish Chandra Verma. Verma had helped the CBI within the investigation of the Ishrat Jahan encounter in Gujarat and on his report, the CBI had termed him as pretend. Satish Chandra Verma was dismissed from service earlier than retirement on 30 August when he was the Chief Vigilance Officer of North Jap Electric Energy Company, Shillong. The fees towards him embody interactions with the general public media.

Justice Ok.M. Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy at this time refused to intervene with the Delhi Excessive Courtroom order which refused to remain the dismissal order. The bench stated that we aren’t inclined to remain or keep the dismissal order dated 30.08.2022 at this stage.

On this matter, the Delhi Excessive Courtroom has requested the Middle to file its reply within the matter inside eight weeks and thereafter inside 4 weeks and has scheduled the listening to on January 24 subsequent yr. Verma had moved the apex courtroom after the Excessive Courtroom allowed the Home Ministry to take motion towards him in view of the departmental inquiry.

IPS Satish Verma’s counsel argued earlier than the highest courtroom that the excessive courtroom relied on the unverified transcript of an interview downloaded from YouTube and that his consumer had no thought who produced the transcript and the CD. He stated this was the one proof for which he was dismissed.

The highest courtroom was additionally knowledgeable that after Verma’s dismissal, one other officer has been appointed in his place. Now another person has been made in-charge and he can proceed the listening to of the case in November. Verma’s counsel submitted that his consumer has accomplished 38 years of service and urged the courtroom to increase the keep and let the excessive courtroom resolve.

Justice Joseph stated the courtroom must steadiness all the things and also you talked about your honour, status. But when the reality is in your aspect, you’ll have your day in courtroom. He stated that if justice is with you, you may be profitable. Verma’s lawyer replied: “Let me retire with honours.”

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, stated he didn’t thoughts the extension of the date, however added that there’s one other aspect to the story. After listening to all of the arguments, the highest courtroom stated the matter must be listed earlier than the excessive courtroom on November 22 and requested the courtroom to resolve it on the earliest. The highest courtroom clarified that it has not expressed something on the deserves of the case.

Satish Chandra Verma was dismissed from service on 30 August, earlier than his retirement on 30 September, when he was the Chief Vigilance Officer of the North Jap Electric Energy Company, Shillong. The fees towards him embody interactions with the general public media. It could be talked about right here that Verma had investigated the 2004 Ishrat Jahan encounter case between April 2010 and October 2011 and it was on his investigation report {that a} Particular Investigation Group thought-about it to be a pretend encounter.