Senior IPS officer Satish Chandra Verma (IPS:1986:GJ) has approached the Supreme Court Challenging the Home Ministry’s decision to dismiss him a month before his retirement on September 30.
Verma moved the Supreme Court after the Delhi High Court permitted the home ministry to take action against him after a department inquiry proved the charges against him, such as his interaction with the media during his time as Chief Vigilance Officer of North Eastern Power Electric Power Corporation, Shillong.
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After passing its final order on August 30, the Delhi HC had stated that disciplinary proceedings against Verma should not be carried out without the court’s permission.
In response to this order, the central government again approached the HC to seek permission to dismiss Verma from service. Permitting the Centre to implement the order, a division bench of the HC said, “It is directed that the order shall not be implemented till September 19, 2022, to enable the petitioner to avail of his remedies in accordance with law against the order of dismissal.
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Verma had assisted the Gujarat high court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the 2004 Ishrat Jahan alleged fake encounter case. Currently, he is posted with the CRPF in Coimbatore. If his dismissal comes into effect, he will not be entitled to pension and other benefits.
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