He sought quashing of the supplementary chargesheet naming him as accused and the order passed by the special court on November 5, 2020, taking cognizance of the charges.  The role of the petitioner was thoroughly scrutinised on the basis of evidence by the Inquiry Officer in his report, which holds that the petitioner was only negligent, and forwarded the report without looking into it. All other allegations, including demand and acceptance of bribes, are in favour of the petitioner as the IO himself refused to support the allegations against the petitioner.