Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot suspended KPSC chairman Shivashankarappa Sahukar amid allegations of misconduct, including irregularities in OBC quota and nepotism.
An inquiry has been recommended into the allegations
Jul 14, 2026
01:29 pm
What's the storyIn a historic move, Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has suspended Shivashankarappa S Sahukar, the Chairman of the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC).
The suspension comes amid allegations of misconduct in the illegal selection of his daughter through a KPSC recruitment process.
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Directs senior-most member of KPSC to discharge functions of chairperson until further orders.
The Governor further directed that the senior-most member of the Commission discharge the functions of the KPSC chairman until…
After examining Sahukar's income and property declarations, along with other relevant records, the Secretariat found prima facie…
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It further alleged that one of his daughters obtained an income and caste certificate declaring the family’s annual income as …
