BANGALORE: The High Court on Wednesday reserved its orders on the anticipatory bail application of the former chairman of Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) HN Krishna, who is facing allegations of nepotism in appointments made by KPSC to September 19. The court also reserved its orders on irregularities in appointments made to Group A and B posts reported in 1998, 1999 and 2004 when Krishna was the KPSC chairman.The petitioners, H N Krishna, D R Roopa, Asha Parveen, Salma Firdous and Y B Archana had moved the High Court seeking bail after the CID filed a charge-sheet against them in the case. Krishna was charge-sheeted for irregularities and submitting false documents during the recruitment.During the hearing, the government submitted that all the petitioners had been facing charges for destroying evidence and furnishing fake documents. If granted bail, they will tamper the evidences, it claimed.The counsel for the petitioners submitted that the CID had taken all the records and there is no material left for tampering. The counsel further said that there are many people involved in this but the CID is targeting only the petitioners with malafide intentions. Justice Bilappa who heard the matter reserved the matter for orders. Kaleel Ahmed and 61 others had filed a writ petition in the high court alleging irregularities in appointments to Group A and B posts. The High Court, on August 23, had directed the CID to complete the investigation within six months.Krishna was accused of forcibly obtaining signature of candidate Allah Baksh on some documents and using them to disqualify him from the KPSC job he had secured by merit. There are also allegations against KPSC officials that they were biased and inclined towards certain categories.
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