Shimla, May 24 -- The Himachal Pradesh high court questioned the delay on part of the state government in acting on an inquiry report filed by additional chief secretary (home) Onkar Chand Sharma into the death of HPPCL chief engineer-cum-general manager Vimal Negi. "This court is of the view that the mode and manner in which the government dealt with the report of the ACS (home) raises serious questions," justice Ajay Mohan Goel said in the order.

"The report of the inquiry conducted by an officer of the rank of ACS has not seen the light of the day. This inquiry report casts serious aspersions on the conduct of the superior officers of late Vimal Negi and raises fingers on the impropriety exercised by them to allegedly confer favours o...