The Karnataka government received a severe setback in its contemplated move against senior IPS officer Alok Kumar after the High Court refused to stay a CAT order in Kumar’s favour.
The CAT had set aside the charge memo issued to the IPS officer by the state government on the orders of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The state government had moved the High Court in the hope of securing a stay on the CAT order. But a division bench of Justices Shyam Prasad and TM Nadaf declined the govt’s plea for a stay.
It all started with an audio clip of an illegally intercepted conversation/call that grabbed media attention in August 2019. The case was handed over to the CBI, which filed its first closure report in June 2021 and recommended a regular departmental action in September 2021, but no proceedings were initiated by the then BJP govt.
But a fresh charge memo was issued against Kumar on May 9, 2025. Kumar moved the CAT against this memo, and the tribunal set it aside. The CAT noted that the charge memo was revived just days before Alok Kumar’s scheduled promotion to the rank of Director-General of Police by the end of May 2025.
The CAT order was challenged by the state govt in the High Court, which has been dismissed by the court. The matter is now listed for Dec 4.
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