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PIL challenges appointment of C'garh energy secretary

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Press Trust of India Bilaspur
The Chhattisgarh High Court today admitted a public interest litigation challenging the appointment of Aman Singh, a non-IAS officer, as the state's Energy Secretary.

The division bench of Justices Sunil Sinha and Prashant Mishra also sought a reply from Singh within three weeks.

Nitin Sinha, a Raipur resident, who has filed the petition, contends that appointment of somebody who is not from the IAS is not valid.

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First Published: Apr 10 2013 | 8:40 PM IST

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