HC notice to govt. on plea that IAS officer stalled probe in criminal case in which he himself is an accused

The High Court of Karnataka has ordered issue of notice to the State government on a petition complaining that an IAS officer, who himself was arraigned as a co-accused in a corruption case, has stall

The High Court of Karnataka has ordered issue of notice to the State government on a petition complaining that an IAS officer, who himself was arraigned as a co-accused in a corruption case, has stalled the investigation by denying permission to probe the case against the main accused. Justice K. Natarajan passed the order on the petition filed by one H.M. Girish of Ramanagaram questioning the legality of July 17, 2021, communication of IAS officer Mohammed Ikramulla Shariff, who is serving as the Chief Executive Officer of Ramanagaram ZP. The CEO had denied permission under Section 17-A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, to the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to conduct a probe against Doddalinge Gowda, a Panchayat Development Officer of Kalliganahalli Gram Panchayat, on the charges of embezzlement of lakhs of rupees by issuing self cheques.