PIL in SC against suspension of UP IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal
New Delhi, Aug 6: The suspension of Uttar Pradesh IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal, who had cracked down on illegal sand mining, on Tuesday reached the Supreme Court with the filing of a public interest litigation seeking quashing of all proceedings against her.
The
UP
government
and
the
Centre
have
been
made
respondents
in
the
petition
filed
by
advocate
M
L
Sharma.
Contending
that
the
action
taken
against
Nagpal
was
arbitrary,
unconstitutional
and
malafide,
the
PIL
has
sought
quashing
of
all
proceedings
against
the
2010
batch
IAS
officer
who
had
clamped
down
on
the
mining
mafia
in
Gautam
Budh
Nagar
area
of
UP.
The 28-year-old Sub-Divisional Magistrate was suspended on July 27 ostensibly for ordering the demolition of the wall of an under-construction mosque in a village in Noida without following the due process. The UP government had on August 4 served a charge sheet on the officer, asking her to submit an explanation for her conduct.
Coming out in support of Nagpal, Congress President and the Chairperson of National Advisory Council (NAC) Sonia Gandhi has written a letter to the Prime Minister, saying that she should not be "unfairly treated". The Prime Minister had yesterday said the Centre was in touch with the state authorities on the issue and laid down rules will be followed.
PTI