New Delhi:
Former IAS Trainee officer Puja Khedkar, who made headlines final 12 months over claims that she lied about disabilities, modified her surname and solid a backward class certificates to clear the civil providers examination, has approached the Supreme Court docket towards a Delhi Excessive Court docket order denying her anticipatory bail.
In robust feedback whereas turning down her petition in December, the Excessive Court docket had stated the costs towards her, which embrace forgery and dishonest, are a “traditional instance of fraud dedicated not solely towards an authority but additionally the nation at massive”.
The courtroom stated her intentions gave the impression to be to dupe authorities and that “her steps (had been) half of a bigger conspiracy”. Ms Khedkar, it noticed, is “unfit for appointment”.
“Conduct of the petitioner was purely pushed with a motive to dupe the complainant UPSC, or the Union Public Service Fee, and all paperwork allegedly solid by her had been performed to reap advantages of schemes meant for (deprived) teams of the society,” the bench stated.
In her petition earlier than the Supreme Court docket, Ms Khedkar known as the excessive courtroom order “inaccurate”. A bench is more likely to hear the matter on Wednesday.
UPSC has stated that Ms Khedkar had tried the civil providers examination greater than the six occasions permitted for a basic class candidate by altering her and her mother and father’ names, making the violation tougher to detect.
Earlier than the Excessive Court docket, Puja Khedkar used her declare of bodily incapacity – she has a Maharashtra hospital certificates diagnosing her with an “outdated ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) tear with left knee instability” – and stated solely makes an attempt within the ‘divyang’ class ought to be counted.
She additionally claimed solely her center identify had been altered. “UPSC verified my identification via biometric information… didn’t discover my paperwork pretend or incorrect,” she argued.
In July, the UPSC revoked Ms Khedkar’s choice as a junior authorities officer and barred her from showing for the civil providers examination sooner or later.
Two months later, the Union authorities sacked Ms Khedkar. The previous IAS officer has denied all costs towards her and claimed she is being focused since she made a sexual harassment cost towards her senior.