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The Delhi High Court connected Friday (November 28, 2025) quashed the proceedings initiated by the Lokpal of India against Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh successful a lawsuit related to alleged irregularities successful promotions astatine the National Productivity Council (NPC).
Division Bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidynathan Shankar passed the orders connected a plea filed by Mr. Singh and others who were accused successful this case.
The complainant alleged irregularities successful promotions conducted by the NPC connected March 28, 2023 connected which Lokpal has issued enquiry orders. Mr. Singh, successful his plea, had contended that the promotions successful question were done earlier helium assumed the bureau of Secretary of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) connected April 21, 2023.
Mr. Singh further stated that Lokpal’s actions were beyond its jurisdiction since the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, mandates that complaints indispensable impact allegations of corruption oregon offences nether the Prevention of Corruption Act.
Mr. Singh, an IAS serviceman of the 1989 Kerala cadre, aboriginal took complaint arsenic India’s 40th Defence Secretary connected November 1, 2024.
