Notice to Centre, UT over appointment of OSD

The PIL filed by P Saravanan claimed that the appointment was made without consent and approval of the chief minister so it was illegal and arbitrary. He submitted that Bedi had sent a proposal to the Centre on April 17, recommending the appointment of Dhas as her advisor but the government declined this, saying Dhas may be considered for assignment on a consultancy basis for a fixed tenure. The petitioner claimed that Chief Minister V Narayanasamy had written to Bedi on June 29 to name the successor of Dhas, a day before he was to retire. However, it later came to light that the Confidential and Cabinet Department had on June 26 itself had issued a letter of proposal pursuant to which Dhas was appointed as officer on special duty (OSD) for a period of two years from July 1, he submitted. The copy of the proposal and consequent appointment was also sent to the CMO, he said. The petitioner moved the court to quash the appointment.