New Delhi, March 26 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to interfere with the Delhi High Court order that had paved way for the the Union government and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) to proceed with the disciplinary proceedings against Indian Revenue Services (IRS) officer Sameer Dayanand Wankhede linked to the 2021 Cordelia cruise drug seizure case, during his tenure as a Zonal Director with the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).

Noting that the authorities had appointed an Inquiry Officer as well as a Presiding Officer with respect to the inquiry against Wankhede without affording him time to file his response to the chargesheet, a bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe allowed Wankhede to file his r...