The Supreme Court on Tuesday closed the contempt case against Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla for allegedly violating its order to maintain status quo on reservation in promotion.
The contempt petition was concerned with ad hoc promotions in the Central Secretariat service given during Mr. Bhalla's tenure at the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).
Mr. Bhalla had countered that the promotions had been necessary due to a large number of vacancies, which may have affected governance and the work in various departments.
