Chandigarh, Feb. 14 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has quashed a charge sheet naming eight officers of Haryana Civil Services (HCS) recruited in 2002 during Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) government led by Om Prakash Chautala.

The HCS officers were challaned by the state anti-corruption bureau (ACB) on June 30, 2023 in the court of Hisar sessions judge arraigning these eight HCS officers of 2002 batch as accused in a 2005 criminal case. The allegations were of irregularities and malpractices in the exam conducted by the Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) for 2001 HCS and Allied Services (executive branch) examination.

They are Veena Hooda, Surender Singh-1, Jagdeep Dhanda, Sarita Malik, Kamlesh Bhadoo, Kuldhir Singh, Vatsal ...