The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has ordered the revocation of Andhra Pradesh IPS officer Vishal Gunni (IPS:2010:AP). In its order, the CAT has instructed the state government to reinstate the officer and issue posting orders. According to it, Gunni has to be accorded all consequential benefits he is entitled to.
Gunni, a deputy inspector general (DIG) rank IPS officer, was placed under suspension after a Mumbai-based actress filed a complaint against him alleging harassment and being implicated in a false case by the Andhra Pradesh police, including Gunni. The complaint also included the then state intelligence chief and Vijayawada police commissioner, among others.
Gunni first moved the High Court and secured the stay orders on proceedings in the case and approached the CAT for quashing his suspension orders.
The tribunal noted that the state government’s order to suspend Gunni was based on apprehension, which held no ground for suspension. The CAT also said that the inquiry that led to Gunni’s suspension was solely based on media reports and lacked any material evidence. The CAT also cited the major lapse—a delay of eight months in lodging the complaint—to quash the suspension, saying the action lacked merit.
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