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Karnataka High Court Orders SIT Probe Into KPSC Recruitment
The Karnataka High Court is looking into claims that something may have gone wrong during the hiring of veterinary doctors.
Justice M Nagaprasanna heard several petitions about the issue.
He ordered a Special Investigation Team, or SIT, to investigate the claims.
Alok Kumar will lead the team.
Alok Kumar is the Director General of Police for Prisons.
Evidence collected by the Criminal Investigation Department and local police will be given to the SIT.
The team will examine the alleged recruitment irregularities.
The court’s order does not itself establish that wrongdoing occurred.
Justice M Nagaprasanna ordered a Special Investigation Team probe into alleged irregularities in KPSC veterinary doctor recruitment.
The order was issued while the Karnataka High Court heard a batch of related pleas.
The SIT will be led by Director General of Police (Prisons) Alok Kumar.
Evidence held by the Criminal Investigation Department and jurisdictional police must be transferred to the SIT.
The case concerns alleged irregularities in the recruitment of veterinary doctors through the Karnataka Public Service Commission.
- Who
- Justice M Nagaprasanna ordered an investigation led by Alok Kumar into alleged irregularities involving Karnataka Public Service Commission recruitment.
- What
- The Karnataka High Court ordered a Special Investigation Team probe into the alleged irregularities in veterinary doctor recruitment.
- Where
- The proceedings were before the Karnataka High Court in Karnataka.
- When
- The order was issued while the court was hearing a batch of related pleas; no date was specified.
- Why
- The probe was ordered to investigate alleged irregularities in the recruitment process.
Key facts
- Court
- Karnataka High Court
- Judge
- Justice M Nagaprasanna
- Recruitment
- Veterinary doctor recruitment through the Karnataka Public Service Commission
- Investigation body
- Special Investigation Team
- SIT leader
- Alok Kumar, Director General of Police (Prisons)
- Evidence transfer
- Evidence from the Criminal Investigation Department and jurisdictional police will be transferred to the SIT
- Case status
- The allegations are under investigation and have not been established by the court order
Sources
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