Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has issued a contempt notice to Umashankar, Additional Chief Secretary of the Home Department, and Anjali Devi, Director of Prosecution and Government Litigation department, for alleged willful disobedience of a prior court order.

The notice follows a petition filed by Advocate Sudha Katwa, who accused the officials of violating the High Court’s directive dated December 2021. The court had explicitly prohibited the posting of officials facing disciplinary proceedings. Despite this, the petition alleges that Narayanaswamy was appointed as Senior Law Officer, Bengaluru.

This case traces back to the 2012-13 Assistant Public Prosecutor (APP) and Assistant Government Pleader (AGP) recruitment scam. Narayanaswamy and several senior Department of Personnel officials are accused of manipulating marks, forging signatures of High Court justices, and fabricating documents during the recruitment process.

While approximately 60 APP/AGP candidates have not been given postings due to ongoing investigations, the government reportedly appointed only Narayanaswamy to a senior position. This selective appointment prompted the contempt petition before the Karnataka High Court.

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