IPS Satish Verma moves Gujarat HC on notice to vacate govt flat in Ahmedabad due to his transfer in North East

Ahmedabad: Controversial IPS officer Satish Verma has approached the Gujarat High Court challenging a notice asking him to vacate the state government flat he occupies here.

The notice had been issued by the state government, which has asked him to vacate the flat here since he has been allotted an official residence in the North East, where the Gujarat-cadre officer is at present posted.

Verma, who was in August 2014 appointed Chief Vigilance Officer of North Eastern Electrical Power Corp at its headquarter in Shillong, was recently transferred to Central Reserve Police Force with a posting in the North East.

He, however, continues to occupy a flat in Samarpan Government Colony in posh Navrangpura area of city where his family members reside.

The police officer was allotted a bungalow at Shillong after his posting there. The Gujarat government issued him a notice, stating he cannot occupy two official flats and should give up the apartment here as he has been transferred to CRPF.

Verma, in a special civil application filed earlier this week, has said All-India Services Rule allows an officer to occupy two flats in case he is transferred to the North East.

The matter will come up for hearing before Justice R H Shukla tomorrow. The state government, meanwhile, has filed a caveat in the case.

With inputs from agency