HC declines to pass orders on ex-DGP’s new appointment

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The Telangana High Court declined to interfere successful a writ petition seeking a absorption to stall the assignment of erstwhile Director General of Police B. Shivadhar Reddy arsenic State Security Advisor. 

Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy, who heard the interim exertion filed by T. Dhangopal Rao seeking to enactment the assignment of Shivadhar Reddy arsenic State Security Advisor, declined to walk circumstantial orders successful the matter. Mr. Dhangopal Rao filed a writ petition questioning the assignment of Shivadhar Reddy, arsenic DGP contending that it was successful usurpation of the instrumentality laid down by Supreme Court successful Prakash Singh case. 

The petitioner maintained that determination cannot beryllium an in-charge DGP arsenic the GO issued by the authorities said Shivadhar Reddy was being appointed arsenic in-charge DGP. Even arsenic the writ petition was pending for adjudication, Mr. Shivadhar Reddy had retired from work a fewer days agone and was appointed arsenic State Security Advisor. 

The petitioner filed an interim exertion questioning the caller bid issued by the authorities appointing the retired DGP arsenic SSA. The judge, portion proceeding contentions of the petitioner’s counsel, noted that authorities appoints retired officers arsenic Officers connected Special Duty. The courts cannot interfere successful specified decisions of the government, the justice said. 

The proceeding of the main petition was adjourned to June 25. 

Published - May 07, 2026 09:22 p.m. IST

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