Shankar Mahadev Bidari retires, but still wants 15 days' leave

Bangalore: Shankar Mahadev Bidari (in pic) seems to have forgotten that he was retiring on Thursday as DGP-chairman of the Karnataka State Police Housing Corporation (KSHPC). Why else would he apply for 15 days’ leave? The government promptly rejected this unprecedented request from a retiring IPS officer.
    A decorated officer who was police commissioner of Bangalore and DG&IG till the high court upheld the quashing of his appointment as state police chief, Bidari apparently thought his tenure in the force wasn’t about to end as he had moved the Supreme Court on the issue.
    Bidari was conspicuous by his absence at Thursday’s ceremony at the state police headquarters where outgoing DG&IG AR Infant handed over the baton to his successor, Lalrokhuma Pachau. He didn’t attend his office at KSHPC either. In fact, he hasn’t been going there since he was appointed to the post, sources told TOI. Bidari was not available for comment as he did not respond to calls.
THE CASE SO FAR
    Bidari appointed DG&IGP last year, prompting Infant to move Central Administrative Tribunal that his seniority had been overlooked
    CAT quashed Bidari’s appointment. On his appeal, high court upheld CAT order. Following HC order, Bidari was shunted to KSPHC
    Infant’s contention was that Bidari”s name couldn’t have been considered for empanelment as state had withheld crucial NHRC findings against him from UPSC
Bidari approached Supreme Court, which asked HC to reconsider the matter afresh and adjudicate the matter before May 31 (when Infant and Bidari were due to retire)
On Monday last, the high court dismissed Bidari’s appeal
Two days later, Bidari moved apex court challenging the HC order READER WRITES He should accept verdict, move on
The high court’s dismissal of former DGP Shankar M Bidari's review petition seeking his appointment as DG & IGP is a huge jolt to his aspirations to retire as state police chief and a slap on the government’s face who has been backing him. That Bidari was fighting a losing battle became clear once reports by the National Human Rights Commission and the Sadashiva Committee confirmed his alleged role in atrocities committed against tribal women when he was head of the Special Task Force set up to capture forest brigand Veerappan. The HC has done well by pulling up the government for concealing facts from the UPSC during empanelment. Bidari should gracefully accept the verdict and move on.
    NJ Ravi Chander, VIA EMAIL 

source:Times of india