Suspended Ias Officer

Puja Khedkar case: Ex-probationer sacked from IAS with immediate effect

The central government has discharged Puja Khedkar, former probationary civil servant, from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) with immediate effect, official sources said on Saturday. Khedkar has been accused of cheating and wrongly availing Other Backward Classes (OBC) and disability quota benefits to ensure her selection in the service. She has denied all allegations. The central government, vide order dated September 6, 2024, discharged Khedkar from the Indian Administrative Service under Rule 12 of IAS (Probation) Rules, 1954, with immediate effect, the sources said. The rules allow the central government to discharge probationers from service if they fail "to pass the re-examination..." or "if the central government is satisfied that the probationer was ineligible for recruitment to the Service or is unsuitable for being a member of the Service", among others. The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) had on July 31 cancelled her candidature and debarred her from future

HC extends interim protection of suspended IAS Puja Khedkar till Sept 5

Puja Khedkar, facing allegations of cheating and improperly securing OBC and disability quota benefits

Pune court grants Puja Khedkar's father interim protection from arrest

Dulip Khedlar filed an anticipatory bail plea in court on Friday

UPSC chairman Soni resigns before tenure completion, cites personal reasons

UPSC chairman Manoj Soni has resigned citing personal reasons before the expiry of his tenure in May 2029, official sources said on Saturday. His resignation is "not in any way connected to controversies and allegations surrounding the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) after probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar issue came to the fore," they said. "The UPSC chairman had tendered his resignation citing personal reasons over a fortnight back. It is yet to be accepted," a source said. Eminent educationist Soni, 59, took over as a member of the Commission on June 28, 2017. He took oath as the UPSC chairman on May 16, 2023 and his term was to end on May 15, 2029. Sources said Soni was not keen on becoming the UPSC chairman and had requested to be relieved. However, his request was not accepted then, the sources said. They said Soni has now desired to devote more time to "socio-religious activities." The development assumes significance as the UPSC on Friday said it has lodged a

MNREGA scam: SC defers bail plea hearing of suspended IAS officer's husband

The Supreme Court on Friday deferred to June 23 the hearing of the anticipatory bail plea of Abhishek Jha, the husband of suspended Jharkhand cadre IAS officer Pooja Singhal, in a money laundering case related to the alleged MNREGA scam in the state. Singhal, a 2000-batch IAS officer, is the main accused in the alleged scam involving embezzlement of public funds of Rs 18.07 crore when she was the deputy commissioner of Khunti district. A vacation bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Ahsanuddin Amanullah, which refused to grant any interim protection to Jha, said the allegations against him serious and it would be appropriate if he surrenders and seeks regular bail. The counsel appearing for Jha said he is a businessman and is seeking anticipatory bail as his daughter is suffering from serious ailments. This court, the lawyer said, has twice granted interim bail to his wife for taking care of their daughter. "All this you should have thought before indulging in these activities. We are

ED takes custody of jailed IAS officer K Rajesh in an alleged bribery case

While the ED did not issue any statement, a senior official of the Sabarmati Central Prison here, where Rajesh was lodged, said he was handed over to the central agency as directed by a court.

Maneka Gandhi lends support to shunted IAS couple; says 'loss to Delhi'

The Centre had on Thursday posted IAS couple Sanjeev Khirwar and Anu Dugga to Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh, respectively, following media reports about the misuse of facilities at Thyagraj Stadium

Jharkhand IAS officer Pooja Singhal remanded to ED custody for 5 more days

A court on Friday extended the ED custody of Pooja Singhal, the suspended IAS officer, by five more days in connection with a money laundering case linked to alleged embezzlement of MGNREGA funds

Filmmaker booked for sharing Amit Shah's pic with arrested IAS officer

Gujarat police have booked filmmaker Avinash Das for sharing a photo of Home Minister Amit Shah with Jharkhand cadre IAS officer Pooja Singhal, who was recently arrested by ED in money laundering case

Court denies bail to IAS officer Sivasankar in gold smuggling case

Suspended IAS officer M Sivasankar was on Tuesday denied bail by a court here in an Enforcement Directorate (ED) case related to money launderingcharges in the Kerala gold smuggling racket.

Arraigned as accused after 'refusal to name political targets': Sivasankar

Suspended IAS officer M Sivasankar has alleged he was arraigned as an accused as he refused to name a few political targets of the ED's choice.

Suspended IAS officer meets Secretary to UP CM

Suspended IAS officer meets Secretary to UP CM