Panchkula, Nov. 21 -- The cancellation report filed by Haryana police in an FIR against retired IAS officer Ashok Khemka and others has been challenged in a local court by high court advocate and whistleblower Ravinder Kumar.

The case was scheduled for consideration on November 17 before the court of chief judicial magistrate (CJM) Aparna Bhardwaj. However, Ravinder filed an application requesting the court to transfer the case to a competent court possessing exclusive jurisdiction. The CJM court subsequently adjourned the matter, listing it for February 6 for filing reply to the application.

The FIR, lodged on April 26, 2022, by the Haryana State Warehousing Corporation (HSWC) through its then-secretary Vaneet Chawla (since retired), w...