The Delhi High Court refused to interfere with the CAT’s order staying departmental proceedings against IRS officer Sameer Wankhede linked to the Aryan Khan drug case. The Court instead directed the tribunal to decide Wankhede’s challenge to the charge memo expeditiously within a fixed timeline.
The Delhi High Court has upheld CAT’s order directing the Centre to promote IRS officer Sameer Wankhede as Joint Commissioner if eligible. The court said there was no chargesheet, suspension, or departmental proceedings against him.
The Karnataka government informed the High Court that ACP Vikash Kumar, suspended after the Chinnaswamy stampede, has been reinstated. The Court disposed of the related petitions following his return to duty.
