The Karnataka govt has decided to reconsider IPS officer Vikash Kumar Vikash (IPS:2004:KN) if he submits a fresh plea seeking revocation of his suspension and reinstatement. According to PS Rajagopal, senior advocate and special counsel representing the state govt., a similar process was followed to provide relief to four other suspended officers in relation to the M Chinnaswamy stadium stampede case.
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Vikash has already submitted such a representation. The division bench of the court headed by Justice SG Pandit has said that it would not pass any orders on the petition filed by the govt until consideration of such a representation. The bench also stated that if the state govt does not pass any order on the plea by the next date of hearing, the court will pass an order in the petition pending before it.
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The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) had earlier on July 1, had quashed an order of suspension of Vikash with reference to the June 4 stampede incident outside the stadium in which 11 people had lost their lives. The state govt had challenged CAT’s decision and moved high court against it. Moreover RCB (Royal Challengers Bangalore) had also opposed CAT’s observation that RCB’s social media posts had led to a large gathering outside the stadium which had led to the tragic incident.
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