The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) quashed the Karnataka government's suspension order against senior IPS officer Vikash Kumar Vikash, who faced the action in the wake of a fatal stampede here last month.
The bench observed that Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) did not take the appropriate permission or consent from the police before announcing the team's victory parade outside the Chinnaswamy cricket stadium on June 4, the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has said.
“…Prima facie, it appears that the RCB is responsible for the gathering of about three to five lakh people. The RCB did not take the appropriate permission or consent from the Police,” the Bengaluru bench of the tribunal comprising Justice BK Shrivastava and administrative member Santhosh Mehra said in an order.
Suddenly, they posted on social media platforms and as a result of aforesaid information the public were gathered,” it added.
The bench made the observation as it quashed the Karnataka government's suspension order against senior IPS officer Vikash Kumar Vikash, who faced the action in the wake of a fatal stampede here last month.
The stampede during the victory celebrations of the RCB after their IPL 2025 campaign claimed the lives of 11 people, drawing sharp criticism over the planning and crowd management.
In the wake of the stampede, the Karnataka government suspended three senior IPS officers – Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda, DCP Shekar H Tekkannavar and Additional Commissioner of Police Vikash Kumar Vikash.
Vikash had challenged the government's June 5 suspension order before the tribunal, which also included the names of the other two senior officers.
Sufficient time was not given to police
The bench further said that it cannot be expected from the police to make arrangements as per the police act or other rules in just 12 hours.
“Police personnel are also human beings. They are neither “God”(Bhagwan) nor Magician and also not having the magic powers like “Alladdin ka Chirag” which was able to fulfil any wish only by rubbing a finger,” it said.
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