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A 2nd contempt petition has been moved against the State of Tamil Nadu successful the ongoing enactment implicit the assignment of a regular Director-General of Police (DGP)/Head of Police Force (HoPF).
Madurai-based rights activistic Henri Tiphagne has filed the contempt against the State Chief Secretary for not appointing a regular DGP/HoPF contempt having received the database of empanelled officers approved by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
SC guidelines
In his petition, helium said the enactment of the State was violative of the guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court successful the Prakash Singh case.
Disposing of his earlier contempt plea, the Supreme Court has directed the UPSC to expeditiously implicit the process of empanelment and directed the State authorities to instrumentality steps forthwith to name a regular DGP.
At present, G. Venkatraman holds the station of acting DGP of Tamil Nadu aft the status of the past incumbent HoPF Shankar Jiwal.
Pursuant to the apex tribunal order, the UPSC had convened the Empanelment Committee Meeting successful Delhi connected September 26, 2025, to shortlist the sheet of 3 DGP-rank officers acceptable for assignment to the station of DGP/HoPF.
After the meeting, Mr. Tiphagne said the names of 3 DGPs had been finalised and sent to the Tamil Nadu authorities by the UPSC. However, having received the database of officers eligible to beryllium appointed, the State had failed successful its work to instrumentality indispensable steps forthwith connected the connection by the UPSC committee, to name a regular DGP.
“The State has not issued notification regarding the assignment for much than 15 days from the day of connection from the UPSC committee. It is pertinent to enactment that the ad-hoc/in-charge DGP continues to clasp the station from August 31, 2025, till date. This is simply a wide usurpation of the guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court,” Mr. Tiphagne added.
