Shimla, Sept. 6 -- The Himachal Pradesh High Court deferred to September 22 the hearing on petitions challenging the service extension of Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena.
The union of India informed a division bench of Chief Justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia and Justice Ranjan Sharma on September 3 that Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu had recommended a one-year extension for Saxena "for executing various projects in the state in public interest," particularly those linked to the completion of works following the 2023 monsoon disaster.
However, Additional Solicitor General of India SD Sanjay told the court that the competent authority could only allow a six-month extension, in accordance with Rule 16(1) of the All India Services (Deat...