Officers who have minimum tenure of 6 months left to qualify for DGP post
The Supreme Court said that only those officers who have a minimum tenure of 6 months left in service should be considered for the post of director general of police (DGP) in states.
A bench led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi said the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), India's central recruiting agency, must prepare a list of officers who have a minimum residual tenure of 6 months and make recommendations purely and on the basis of merit.
The bench clarified it's July 3, 2018 order that asked UPSC to consider only those Indian Police Service Officers for appointment as DGP who have two years of service left. It disposed off an application form filled by a former DGP of Uttar Pradesh, Prakash Singh, on whose public interest litigation (PIL) the court had issued a string of directives on police reforms.
As a result, brilliant officers have been overlooked just because they did not have two years of service left.It is also made clear that the court direction will "hold the field" until validity of Police Acts are decided by the top court.
A bench led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi said the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), India's central recruiting agency, must prepare a list of officers who have a minimum residual tenure of 6 months and make recommendations purely and on the basis of merit.
The bench clarified it's July 3, 2018 order that asked UPSC to consider only those Indian Police Service Officers for appointment as DGP who have two years of service left. It disposed off an application form filled by a former DGP of Uttar Pradesh, Prakash Singh, on whose public interest litigation (PIL) the court had issued a string of directives on police reforms.
As a result, brilliant officers have been overlooked just because they did not have two years of service left.It is also made clear that the court direction will "hold the field" until validity of Police Acts are decided by the top court.
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