No promotion till exoneration for 8 HCS officers facing trial

RULES SAY SUCH OFFICERS CAN'T BE CONSIDERED FOR IAS PROMOTION UNLESS COURT EXONERATES THEM

- Hitender Rao

The decision was taken by the selection committee headed by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) member, Dinesh Dasa which met in New Delhi on Monday to consider the names of HCS officers for appointment to 27 posts of IAS by promotion.

Officials said that the eight HCS officers who are facing trial were included provisionally in the select list for appointment to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) by way of promotion.

“This, as per the central rules, means that they cannot be promoted to the IAS unless exonerated by the court,” said an official. A select list is a roll of officers recommended for induction into IAS.

Officials said that the selection committee also prepared a list of 18 HCS officers who are found suitable for promotion to the IAS. Thus, their names were included in the select list for appointment to the IAS.