New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- The Delhi High Court on Friday imposed a Rs.20,000 fine on the central government for withholding crucial facts in its petition regarding the promotion of IRS officer and former NCB Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede.

The government had sought a review of the court's 28 August order, which directed it to determine the UPSC's recommendation on Wankhede's promotion and grant him the rank of Additional Commissioner effective 1 January 2021, if recommended.

A bench of Delhi High Court justices Navin Chawla and Madhu Jain said it expects that the Centre will disclose all the facts truthfully before filing the plea.

The HC had upheld the Central Administrative Tribunal's December 2024 order, which had directed the governmen...