Shimla, Nov. 9 -- The re-employment of former Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena as Chairman of the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited (HPSEBL) has come under scrutiny after a complaint alleged violations of High Court orders and central government guidelines.
Atul Sharma, a resident of Shimla, has written to the Secretary (MPP & Power) of the Himachal Pradesh Government, urged immediate withdrawal of the notification dated September 30, 2025, through which Saxena was appointed Chairman, HPSEBL.
The complaint argues that this appointment is "illegal and in violation of DoPT guidelines" as well as contrary to a Himachal Pradesh High Court judgment delivered in CW PIL No. 201 of 2017 on December 19, 2017.
According to the letter,...