BANGALORE, JAN 28: The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has quashed a Government Order (GO) dated July 12, 1999, reappointing T. Srinivasulu as the Director General and Inspector General of Police (DG & IGP), Karnataka, and directed the state to make the selection to the post within two months in accordance with the law in the light of the observations made by CAT.A CAT bench, comprising Justice S. Venkataraman and Justice S.K. Ghosal, has, however, allowed Srinivasulu to continue till a new police chief is appointed.The CAT's ruling, which came yesterday, followed a petition by C. Dinakar, Chairman and Managing Director of Karnataka Police Housing Corporation, challenging the government's July 6, 1999, order forming a selection committee and framing guidelines to select the new DG & IGP. He also challenged reappointment of Srinivasulu as DG & IGP.Dinakar first approached CAT in 1997 after Srinivasulu, one year junior to him, was appointed to the post. His application was dismissed on January 15,1998. He then approached the Karnataka High Court which quashed Srinivasulu's appointment on October 23, observing that it was not in accordance with the rules.The High Court directed the state to form a selection committee to select the new DG & IGP within three months. It also ordered that the application of Dinakar and other three DGPs be considered while selecting the new police chief.The Karnataka government then filed a special leave petition before the Supreme Court which upheld the HC order.On July 6, 1996, the state formed a high-power committee which framed the guidelines and constituted a new selection committee to appoint the new DG & IGP. On July 12, 1999, Srinivasulu was reappointed the DG & IGP by the committee. The CAT yesterday observed that while the committee was formed in accordance with the court orders, Srinivasulu's selection was based on material which did not exist or was ``extraneous'' to the record.
