Himachal Pradesh High Court Quashes CPS Appointments

The Himachal Pradesh High Court invalidated the appointment of six chief parliamentary secretaries, declaring the enabling law void. Justices Vivek Thakur and B C Negi mandated the immediate withdrawal of all CPS facilities and privileges. The 2006 Act underpinning these appointments was also nullified.

In a significant legal ruling, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has annulled the appointments of six chief parliamentary secretaries. The court deemed the law governing these appointments, the Himachal Pradesh Parliamentary Secretaries Act of 2006, as void.

Justice Bipin Chander Negi, part of the division bench including Justice Vivek Thakur, ordered the immediate cessation of all facilities and privileges associated with the positions.

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu appointed these officials on January 8, 2023, just before expanding his cabinet, but the court has declared these positions as illegitimate usurpers of public office.

(With inputs from agencies.)