Archive · 30 Sep 2025
CAT Orders Kerala to Clear IPS Officer's Vigilance
Imagine a police officer named Yogesh Gupta who wants to work for big national agencies.
The government in Kerala has been holding up a special permission slip called a vigilance clearance.
This slip is needed to get the new job.
Yogesh asked the CAT, which is like a special court for government workers, for help.
The CAT told the government to give Yogesh the permission slip within a week.
The CAT said the government had been taking too long.
This is important because the permission slip is needed for officers to get jobs at the national level.
CAT ordered the Kerala government to issue vigilance clearance to IPS officer Yogesh Gupta.
The clearance had been withheld for several months, causing delays.
The Tribunal cited the government's delay in responding to Home Ministry requests.
Gupta is the Director General of Fire and Rescue Services and president of the Kerala IPS Association.
The clearance is required for Gupta to be considered for national deputation.
- Who
- CAT, Yogesh Gupta, Kerala Government
- What
- CAT directed Kerala government to issue vigilance clearance
- When
- Tuesday
- Where
- Ernakulam Bench, Kerala
- Why
- To facilitate Gupta's potential deputation to national agencies.
- Officer
- Yogesh Gupta, IPS
- Role
- Director General of Fire and Rescue Services; President, Kerala IPS Association
- Ruling Body
- Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Ernakulam Bench
- Order
- Issue Vigilance clearance within 5 working days
- Relevant for
- Deputation to national agencies
- Request Count
- Nine requests from Union Home Ministry since April