The Delhi Excessive Court docket has not too long ago dismissed a public curiosity litigation (PIL) plea in search of motion to be taken in opposition to the “unlawful posting” of IAS officer Aunjaneya Kumar Singh in Uttar Pradesh who has been on deputation since 2015 and its additional extension.
Singh, who was the Rampur district Justice of the Peace (DM) from February 2019 to March 2021, was stated to be instrumental in lodging circumstances in opposition to Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Azam Khan, The Indian Express had reported. Khan was booked for an alleged case of hate speech in 2019 when Singh was the Returning Officer within the 2019 Lok Sabha election.
The PIL stated that Singh’s deputation and extension is unlawful on the bottom that it’s opposite to the provisions of the All India Companies Guidelines and Indian Administrative Service Cadre Rule.
A division bench of Appearing Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora in its April 23 order stated, “It’s settled regulation that public curiosity litigation isn’t maintainable in service issues and that solely the non-appointees can assail the legality of the appointment or extension of the profitable candidate/officer”.
The bench then proceeded to dismiss the PIL as “not maintainable”.
The IAS officer was the Rampur district Justice of the Peace (DM) from February 2019 to March 2021 and afterward was posted because the divisional commissioner of Moradabad.
Nevertheless, in 2023 a Rampur court docket acquitted Khan, whereas noting that the complainant within the hate speech case was below pressure from Singh.
Singh, whereas talking to The Indian Specific in Could final yr, denied the cost, saying there was “no bias” on his half.