Overview

• A division bench led by Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh with Justice G M Mohiuddin ordered no adverse action against the IAS officer until the next hearing on October 7.
• The court will hear her plea alongside earlier petitions by K. Chandrashekar Rao, T. Harish Rao and former chief secretary S. K. Joshi who already have interim protection.
• Sabharwal argues the P. C. Ghose Commission made adverse findings without mandatory notices under Sections 8-B and 8-C of the Commissions of Inquiry Act.
• The commission report held her negligent and in violation of business rules in matters tied to the Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla barrages.
• Following an Assembly debate, the state referred the report to the CBI on September 1 for a probe into alleged irregularities and embezzlement cited by the commission and the National Dam Safety Authority.