Bangalore, June 8 (PTI) The Karnataka High Court today dismissed a petition by a former City Police Commissioner.
The officer had challenged legality of a Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) order directing only a certain category of officers to be recommended by UPSC for empanelment for the post of DGP. Upholding the CAT order, bench said petitioner Shankar Bidari's name could not come under the zone of consideration as he did not fall in Higher Administrative Grade Plus category payscale of 75,500-80,000 and in the DGP rank post, as prescribed by the 2008 amended Indian Police pay rule and the criteria set by 1999 guidelines of the Centre.
The order was passed by division bench headed by Justice K L Manjunath.