Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)

Bengaluru, Jun 17: The state high court (HC) has sought to know from the government reasons for the state governor to seek clarifications on the recommendation of the government to appoint commissioner of Bengaluru Development Authority, Shyam Bhat, to the position of Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC), instead of approving his name.

The division bench of the HC comprising Justice N Kumar and Justice B Veerappa also sought all the records pertaining to the previous KPSC chairman, Gonal Bheemappa, in 2011, when irregularities had happened in appointment of gazetted probationary officers. The bench, which is looking into allegations of irregularities contained in petition filed Khaleel Ahmed and others that irregularities had also occurred during appointment of gazetted probationary officers in 1998, 1999 and 2004, also sought to know why the then KPSC member, Mangala Sridhar, was suspended from her post.

HC also wants to know details of charge sheets filed relating to irregularities of 2011, reasons for not filing appeals in respect of cases dismissed in high court, and details about all the KPSC chairmen, recommendations to posts of members, and list of rejected recommendations, by Friday morning. The bench, which opined that the court has now got an opportunity to study how KPSC, about which people have lot of expectations, is functioning, and also look into irregularities involving KPSC. Therefore, it said it needs all the information as above.