Guwahati, Feb. 21 -- The Gauhati High Court has dismissed a petition filed by the Assam government challenging a single bench's stay order on the suspension of Priyanka Deka, Inspector of Taxes.

Deka was suspended by the Assam government following her implication in the APSC scam, as named in an inquiry commission report headed by Justice (Retd) Biplab Kr Sarma.

The High Court's division bench, comprising Justices Kalyan Rai Surana and Malasri Nandi, upheld the single judge's order that stayed Deka's suspension and the disciplinary proceedings initiated against her. The Assam government's appeal against this order was rejected.

Deka's suspension stemmed from allegations of irregularities in the 2013 Assam Public Service Commission (APS...