The Central Administrative Tribunal's bench here has held that it is the Karnataka government's duty to comply with the Election Commission of India's request for an inquiry against IAS officer Mohammed Mohsin who checked Prime Minister Narendra Modi's helicopter last year and directed an explanation from him.
The bench, after hearing the State, which sought to take disciplinary action against the official on the basis of ECI's recommendation and him challenging it, indicated that if his explanation was found to be unsatisfactory, "a retired Chief Secretary should conduct the inquiry."
The bench directed the authorities to first seek an explanation from Mohsin and further said: "...we direct that a retired chief secretary of Karnataka cadre should conduct the inquiry, should the government decide to conduct an inquiry after due and unbiased examination of the explanation given by the applicant."
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