Yadav asks CAT to get back his post

The former director-general of police, Mr S.S.P. Yadav, on Friday approached the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) challenging the promotion and posting of Mr R.R. Girish Kumar as the DGP.

Mr Yadav, who was transferred to the AP State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) as its managing director, challenged the order and a memo issued by the state government claiming that they were illegal.

He contended that Mr Kumar was illegally promoted as DGP in the apex scale. He requested the CAT to direct the state government to restore his position as head of the police force. Mr Yadav contended that Mr Kumar’s posting as DGP of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in 2007 was illegal because he was only an additional DG at that time.

He had surpassed four DG-rank IPS officers who were senior to him and all of them were kept in ex-cadre posts, Mr Yadav said. As per the rules, only a DG-rank officer should hold the cadre post of director general, ACB, because it is one of the only two DG-cadre posts in the state. The other DG-cadre post is that of the DGP itself, he added in his petition.

Explaining the norms to maintain cadre strength of the IPS officers in the state , he said the total number of DGP-grade posts in the state should not exceed four.

For creating a fifth DGt, the Centre has to accord permission. No such permission has been accorded to the state by the Centre so far. While mentioning the proceedings of the selection committee, Mr Yadav said the committee recorded a finding that Mr Kumar’s promotion as DGP was illegal because it did not have the Centre’s nod. He urged the CAT to call for the records of the selection committee.