Karnataka government moves high court against tribunal order
The petition was mentioned by advocate-general Shashikiran Shetty before a division bench headed by Justice SG Pandit for urgent hearing, and the bench indicated that it would take it up Thursday.
On Tuesday, the tribunal set aside Vikash's suspension order, pointing out that the govt mechanically passed it against police officers without sufficient material grounds. The tribunal even observed that it was RCB's social-media posts that led to a large congregation of people outside the stadium.
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In their petition challenging the order, the govt claimed the tribunal failed to consider other aspects mentioned in the suspension order, which prima facie indicated substantial dereliction of duty on the part of the officers.
Apart from contents of the suspension order, relevant extracts of Karnataka Police Manual and analysis of the sequence of events that unfolded on June 3-4 were placed in a sealed cover in justification of the suspension order. The tribunal, without considering the same in the right perspective, quashed the suspension order, the govt contended.
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