Bangalore, January 22: The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) on Thursday put on hold the promotion of police officers from the Karnataka Police Service to the Indian Police Service (IPS).
A vacation bench of CAT stayed for 14 days the government’s recommendations for filling up six vacant IPS posts in the state. It was hearing a petition filed by Basavaraj Malagatti, deputy commissioner of police, north-east division, Bangalore city, and others.
The petitioners’ counsel submitted that under the IPS act, those over 54 years of age are not eligible for promotion from the state police service to the IPS.
—Agencies