Kerala told to submit vigilance report on Gupta within 5 days

Kerala government faced a major administrative setback on Tuesday as the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) directed it to issue a mandatory Vigilance Clearance Certificate to senior IPS officer Yogesh Gupta within five working days, ending months of delay that stalled his career prospects.

- AM Abdussalam

The directive follows repeated reminders from the Union Home Ministry, which requires the clearance for considering officers for deputation to top national agencies. Despite 13 applications from Gupta and four separate CAT directives, the state government had failed to act, instead moving him across various posts.

Taking note of the inordinate delay, the tribunal directed the Chief Secretary to submit the Vigilance status report to the Union Ministry within five days.