The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Friday dismissed a petition challenging the six-month extension granted earlier this year to former Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena, holding that the decision of the Centre did not warrant judicial interference.

A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice GS Sandhawalia and Justice Ranjan Sharma, while pronouncing the order, stated, “We decline to interfere in the decision-making process regarding the extension granted and the discretion which was exercised by respondent No.1 (Government of India) to grant the benefit of a months extension.”

Saxena’s extended tenure ended on September 30, following which he was appointed Chairman of the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board (HPSEB) for a term of three years.

Prabodh Saxena, a 1990-batch IAS officer, wa

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