Sameer Wankhede (File Photo) NEW DELHI: Sameer Wankhede — the IRS-Customs officer who left Narcotics Control Bureau under controversial circumstances over a botched up probe in a drug-related case involving Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan’s son — on Monday got a reprieve from Central Administrative Tribunal, which set aside the disciplinary charges framed against him by his administrative department Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).Central Administrative Tribunal’s principal bench of chairman Ranjit More allowed Wankhede’s challenge to a Aug 2025 charge memorandum filed against him by CBIC and restrained authorities from taking any disciplinary action as his challenge to the charges against him were subject matter of a case sub-judice before Bombay high court.The bench observed that CBIC must uphold the rule of law as “the chain of events unmistakably demonstrates that the impugned Charge Memorandum bears no real nexus with the purported allegations but appears to be retaliation of respondents arising out of a number of decisions in the matters of the applicant and also is looked as an endeavour to stall the promotion of the applicant”.The CAT’s principal bench noted that “such conduct is ex facie demonstrative of malice in law and personal vendetta and colourable exercise of power”, while warning CBIC of facing a cost for such action unless they “mend their ways” and establish an administrative mechanism that upholds the rule of law. TNNEnd of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosSatya Nadella Recounts 2023 Story Of Indian Farmer Leveraging AI Bot For SubsidiesPolice Arrest MZ Wiztown Owner Abhay Kumar Over Noida Techie Yuvraj Mehta’s DeathOwaisi Defends Hijab-Clad PM Dream, Says Constitution Allows It77th Republic Day Parade to Witness Debut of DRDO’s Hypersonic Anti-Ship MissilePM Modi Endorses Nitin Nabin As New BJP Chief; 200% Trump Tariff On French Champagne?One Year Of Trump 2.0: How India-US Ties Went From Strategic Ties To Strategic Stress In 12 MonthsInside Jaish’s Kargil-Style Terror Bunker In J&K Where Maggi, Rice, Gas And Grenades Were StockedEU Puts India At Core Of Historic Trade Reset At Davos, Ursula Leyen Terms It ‘Mother Of All Deals’PM Modi Says Parties Shielding Illegal Immigrants Must Be Exposed, Calls It a National ThreatFrom Karyakarta To Party President: Nitin Nabin Becomes BJP’s Youngest-Ever Chief123PhotostoriesKaty Perry and Justin Trudeau: Top viral moments that defined 2025’s most unexpected romance5 real animals that survive by drinking bloodLesser-known facts about Brooklyn Beckham’A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’: Everything to know about the new Westeros spin-offHow to make Punjabi Lobia Masala for dinner at home‘Jana Nayagan’: Everything to know about trailer, posters, cast and more of Thalapathy Vijay’s starrer amid CBFC delayTop 10 countries with the highest government debtFrom Nimona to Samosa: 9 delicious local dishes made with Green Peas5 reasons you could be on the next layoff list of your companyBaby names as beautiful as a melody123Hot PicksSilver price todayBudget 2026Karnataka DGP ScandalGold price predictionNitin NabinPublic holidays January 2026Bank Holidays JanuaryTop TrendingMatthew StaffordKyle Larson and Katelyn Sweet Net WorthKlay ThompsonElina Svitolina and Gael Monfils Net WorthShane Lowry Net WorthTom BradyPaul Scholes and Claire Froggatt Net WorthJohn Harbaughs WifeNHL TradeKelly Piquet
NEW DELHI: Sameer Wankhede — the IRS-Customs officer who left Narcotics Control Bureau under controversial circumstances over a botched up probe in a drug-related case involving Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan’s son — on Monday got a reprieve from Central Administrative Tribunal, which set aside the disciplinary charges framed against him by his administrative department Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).Central Administrative Tribunal’s principal bench of chairman Ranjit More allowed Wankhede’s challenge to a Aug 2025 charge memorandum filed against him by CBIC and restrained authorities from taking any disciplinary action as his challenge to the charges against him were subject matter of a case sub-judice before Bombay high court.The bench observed that CBIC must uphold the rule of law as “the chain of events unmistakably demonstrates that the impugned Charge Memorandum bears no real nexus with the purported allegations but appears to be retaliation of respondents arising out of a number of decisions in the matters of the applicant and also is looked as an endeavour to stall the promotion of the applicant”.The CAT’s principal bench noted that “such conduct is ex facie demonstrative of malice in law and personal vendetta and colourable exercise of power”, while warning CBIC of facing a cost for such action unless they “mend their ways” and establish an administrative mechanism that upholds the rule of law. TNN
