THE Rajasthan High Court has given the state Government two months to take necessary action in the Sub-Inspector (SI) paper leak case while maintaining the ban on field postings in the recruitment process.
The Government will have the liberty to make decisions regarding the matter and submit its report to the high court following its resolution. The next hearing is scheduled for May 2. Earlier on February 20, the Government had requested a four-month extension for a final decision. However, the high court deemed four months excessive, stating that a decision could be made within two months. After the consent of all parties, the court gave two months for a decision instead of four months.
During the two-month time given by the HC, status quo orders on recruitment will continue. The ban on field posting and training of trainee SI will also continue. The case involves multiple parties, including the petitioners, the government, and trainee sub-inspectors. The petitioners argue that the recruitment should be cancelled, citing recommendations from the Special Operations Group (SOG), Police Headquarters, Accountant General, and the Cabinet Sub-Committee, all of which have suggested scrapping the recruitment process.
On the other hand, trainee subinspectors argue that they were not involved in the paper leak and have left other Government jobs for this opportunity. They claim that cancelling the recruitment would be unjust to those who secured their positions legitimately.
