HC directs UPSC to complete process of selecting DGP within four weeks

Justice Pulla Karthik of Telangana High Court connected Friday dismissed an interlocutory exertion seeking suspension of Government Order Rt. no. 1339 appointing IPS serviceman B. Shivadhar Reddy arsenic State constabulary chief.

The IA was portion of a writ petition filed by a societal activistic T. Dhangopal Rao challenging the assignment of Mr. Shivadhar Reddy arsenic DGP. The judge, portion dismissing the IA, directed the Union Public Service Commission to implicit the process of appointing the DGP (Head of Police Force) for Telangana wrong 4 weeks.

Earlier, the authorities connected January 1 had sent the sheet of IPS officers of Telangana eligible for assignment arsenic DGP (HoPF). The Commission had, however, sent it backmost to the authorities stating that it cannot beryllium considered successful the backdrop of the guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court successful Prakash Singh vs Union of India case.

When the substance came up for proceeding connected Friday, the justice directed the UPSC to implicit the process and record the compliance study wrong 4 weeks. The proceeding was adjourned to February 5.