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Terminated IAS officer claims DoPT alone can take action not UPSC

By IndianMandarins- 29 Aug 2024
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New Delhi (29.08.2024): Puja Khedkar, the former IAS officer whose candidature was cancelled by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) over alleged exam fraud, has submitted before the Delhi High Court that it the panel set up by UPSC had no power to act against her. She further argued that the UPSC didn't have the power to disqualify her candidature after she was selected for the civil services and appointed as a probationer.
Khedkar said that only the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) had the power to take action against her under the All India Services Act, 1954 and the Probationer Rules as per Rule 19 of the CSE 2022. UPSC cancelled Khedkar's provisional candidature and banned her from appearing in any exam conducted by it. The decision was taken after she was found guilty of faking her identity and misusing her powers. The panel also filed an FIR against her. Earlier this month, she moved the Delhi high court against the UPSC's move. Puja Khedkar has been granted anticipatory bail.
In its recent reply filed in court, the Union Public Service Commission said Khedkar’s custodial interrogation was necessary to unearth the magnitude of the “fraud” that could not have been done without the help of other individuals.

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