LUCKNOW, March 13 -- The Uttar Pradesh government is set to revoke the suspension of senior IAS officer Abhishek Prakash, nearly a year after he was suspended over an alleged bribery case linked to a solar power project linked to Invest UP.

Government sources said the reinstatement is expected after March 14, though the state's appointment and personnel department is yet to issue a formal notification. A senior official in the department said orders would be communicated once issued.

Prakash, a 2006-batch IAS officer and former chief executive officer (CEO) of Invest UP, was suspended on March 20, 2024, after allegations surfaced that he had allegedly sought a bribe through his alleged aide Nikant Jain to facilitate approval of a solar ...