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Supreme Court stays High Court order for disciplinary action against officials

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The Supreme Court of India has stayed a Karnataka High Court order that directed disciplinary action against the Principal Secretary of the Medical Education Department and the Director of the Shimoga Institute of Medical Sciences.

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  • The Supreme Court of India granted a stay on a Karnataka High Court order that required the state government to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Principal Secretary Mohammad Mohsin and SIMS Director Virupakshappa.
  • The High Court had originally ordered this action due to administrative decisions made by these officials regarding Assistant Professor Ashwin Hebbar, who faces allegations of sexual harassment against students.
  • The Supreme Court clarified that the stay does not apply to the ongoing case against Ashwin Hebbar himself.

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Named India · IN-KA · Mohammad Mohsin · Shimoga Institute of Medical Sciences · Virupakshappa · Ashwin Hebbar · Dipankar Datta · Karnataka Government · Karnataka High Court · Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions · Sheel Nagu · Supreme Court of India

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