Karnataka Governor suspends PSC chief over daughter’s job
Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has suspended KPSC chairperson Shivashankarappa S. Sahukar pending inquiry over alleged misconduct linked to the illegal selection of his daughter through the commission’s recruitment process.
- The Karnataka Public Service Commission is a state constitutional recruitment body responsible for public service appointments in Karnataka.
- Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot suspended KPSC chairperson Shivashankarappa S. Sahukar pending inquiry.
- The Governor recommended that the President make a reference under Article 317(1) for a Supreme Court inquiry.
- Police have filed an FIR against the daughter for allegedly producing a false income certificate to claim a reserved post.
Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has suspended Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) chairperson Shivashankarappa S. Sahukar pending inquiry over alleged misconduct linked to the illegal selection of his daughter through the commission’s recruitment process. The Governor has also recommended a Presidential reference under Article 317(1) for a Supreme Court inquiry.
The case is important because it concerns the credibility of a constitutional recruitment body, the limits of misconduct by a public office holder, and the procedure for removal of a Public Service Commission chairperson.
Background and earlier position
UPSC can frame questions on the constitutional protection enjoyed by Public Service Commission members, the role of Article 317(1) in removal proceedings, and the tension between institutional independence and accountability in recruitment-related misconduct cases.
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