SC frowns upon ‘acting DGP’ practice, empowers UPSC to flag delays by states

A Bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi observed that repeated delays in forwarding proposals to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for appointment of full-time DGPs not only violate the directions issued in Prakash Singh v. Union of India but also deprive eligible senior officers of fair consideration.