India, June 29 -- The Himachal Pradesh High Court has ordered the transfer of the Kullu deputy commissioner, superintendent of police and sub-divisional magistrate, observing that they failed to maintain public order and instead facilitated the organisation of largescale rave parties in Parvati Valley of Kullu district. A division bench of Chief Justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia and Justice Bipin Chander Negi directed the state government to transfer the said officials within a week of the order, and to initiate departmental proceedings against them. The order was pronounced on June 24 and the detailed copy was released on Saturday.

The bench further ordered the registration of an FIR and the constitution of a Special Investigation Team ...