Supreme Court: 'IAS officers want to show supremacy over IPS and Forest Service officers'

The Supreme Court in the case IN Re: T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Versus Union of India And Ors was hearing the forest protection matter, wherein the Supreme Court bench of Justice BR Gavai took exception to a persisting conflict between Indian Administrative Service, IAS officers on one hand and the Indian Police Service, IPS and Indian Forest Service, IFS officers on the other.

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The bench comprising of Justice Gavai and Justice AG Masih was hearing the present matter.

The bench stated to the Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appearing for Union that, 'In my experience as a government pleader for 3 yrs and a judge for 22 yrs, I can tell you IAS officers want to show their supremacy over IPS and IFS officers... there is always a conflict... there is always heartburning amongst the IPS and IFS as to why though they are part of the same [...] the IAS should treat them as superiors.'