APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL CHIEF SECY CHALLENGED

CHANDIGARH: A Mohali resident, Rama n deep Singh, has moved the Punjab and Haryana high court against the appointment of retired I AS officer Sure sh Kumar as chief principal secretary to CM Amarinder Singh. The petition claims that the appointment is against the Constitutional scheme and norms.

His counsel, Rajan Brar had argued that the tenure of Kumar, has been made co-terminus with that of government. He has been delegated powers to over see functioning of principal secretary to the CM which is a cadre post. “A public office, has been usurped by a retired IAS officer. This apart, there is no provision in rules for best owing rank of a cabinet secretary on are tired officer ,” Brar told the court.

Kumar was appointed in the rank of Cabinet Secretary of Government of India on March 17, a day after Am arin der took over as the CM. The HC bench of justice Ra jan Gupta has sought response from government by August 30.

Kumaris a 1983batch IAS officer and started his career as a SDM in Talwandi Sabo.