The Supreme Court on Thursday found no evidence in support of “misconduct” allegations against a member of the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) in the examination paper leak case and directed to immediately cancel his suspension.
A bench of Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Arvind Kumar replied to the President’s context of Article 317 (1) of the Indian Constitution, which relates to the removal and suspending the chairman or member of the Public Service Commission. He said that no allegations could be proved against APPSC member Mepung Tadar Baghe.
The bench said, “The allegations against the defendant do not fall under the category of ‘misconduct’; even they do not fall under the purview of ‘omission’, whose seriousness is relatively low. This is not a case where the defendant is unable to maintain the standard of conduct expected from the member of the Commission and his acts only maligned APPSC.”
He said, “In view of the above, the inevitable conclusion regarding the allegations made on the defendant is that the allegations have not been proved. According to Rule 5 of the Supreme Court Rules, 2013, and while answering the reference under Article 317 (1) of the Constitution of India, this report will be sent to the President with the recommendation that the report is not proved by the recommendation that the allegations are not proved by the allegations that the report is not proven by the allegations. Action can be taken under its purview.