Blow for Sukhu as HC quashes appointments of 6 CPS

In a huge blow to Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Wednesday quashed the appointments of six chief parliamentary secretaries (CPS) and directed the government to withdraw all facilities and perks granted to them from January 8, 2023.

- ASHWANI SHARMA

In the landmark order, the high court also quashed the HP Parliamentary Secretaries (appointment, salaries, allowances, powers and privileges & amenities) Act, 2006, which had enabled the state government to appoint MLAs as parliamentary secretaries.

The order was passed on a set-up of petitions filed by senior BJP MLA Satpal Satti and 11 other MLAs besides a PIL of one Kalpana Devi, which had questioned the constitutional validity of their appointments and asked for their removal, also being a burden on the state exchequer.