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SC’s DGP ruling puts Jharkhand on one-month compliance clock

Hearing issues arising from the Tamil Nadu appointment, a Bench led by Chief Justice Justice Surya Kant observed that the conflict between states and the Union Public Service Commission over the appointment of regular Directors General of Police stood settled by its February ruling in the Telangana matter.

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.