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- The Supreme Court inquired why the Odisha government removed Sushant Kumar Nath from a shortlist of police officer candidates for the role of Director General of Police.
- State authorities excluded the official after the Central Bureau of Investigation indicated he might be questioned regarding a recruitment examination scam.
- The court raised concerns that the state was improperly treating the officer as an accused by denying him an integrity certificate.
- The ruling impacts the selection process for the state's top police position.
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- Court hearing scheduled for September 29.
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Joymalya Bagchi
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“Withholding integrity certificate is going too far. Are you putting him in the category of accused?”
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…Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. Mohana asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Odisha government, whether the state was effectively treating Nath as an accused by withholding his integrity certificate. “ Withholding integrity certificate is going too far. Are you putting him in the category of accused? ” Justice Bagchi asked. The court was hearing a PIL alleging that the Odisha government was attempting to include a junior officer in the list of probable DGP candidates in violation of the Supreme Court’s directions in…
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Named India · Sushant Kumar Nath · Union Public Service Commission · Central Bureau of Investigation · Joymalya Bagchi · Karuna Nundy · Odisha · Supreme Court · Surya Kant · Tushar Mehta · V Mohana
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