Overview

• A division bench led by Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh directed that no adverse action be taken against the IAS officer based on the P. C. Ghose Commission findings until the next hearing.
• Her case will be heard on October 7 alongside similar challenges by K. Chandrasekhar Rao, T. Harish Rao and former chief secretary S. K. Joshi.
• State counsel told the court that no action is currently contemplated against her and noted the matter has been handed to the CBI for independent investigation.
• The Ghose Commission report, submitted July 31, alleged she was negligent and violated Business Rules by not placing key files before the Cabinet, and it recommended action.
• Sabharwal’s petition seeks to quash the report, arguing the commission issued adverse remarks without mandatory notices under Sections 8‑B and 8‑C of the Commissions of Inquiry Act, and the state referred the case to the CBI on September 1 after an Assembly debate.