HC notices to State, Centre over Shivadhar Reddy appointment as in-charge DGP

Justice Pulla Karthik of Telangana High Court connected Wednesday directed the State authorities to nonstop the sheet of officers eligible for assignment for the station of Director General of Police arsenic per the process laid down successful the Supreme Court ruling successful Prakash Singh vs Union of India matter.

The justice passed this bid successful a writ petition filed by T. Dhangopal Rao, a nationalist involvement societal activistic from Hyderabad, challenging the assignment of B. Shivadhar Reddy arsenic State constabulary chief. Justice Karthik besides directed the State authorities to finalise the process of sending the database of officers eligible and record the compliance study by January 7.

The government, connected September 26, issued GO Routine no. 1338 (General Administration Department) appointing Mr. Shivadhar Reddy arsenic DGP (coordination) pursuing the status of the past DGP Dr. Jitender. The GO said Mr. Shivadhar Reddy was placed successful afloat further complaint of the station of Director General of Police (Head of Police Force) until further orders.

On October 10, Mr. Dhangopal Rao filed a writ petition seeking a absorption to quash the GO, contending that Mr. Shivadhar Reddy’s assignment was against the instrumentality laid down by the apex tribunal successful an bid issued connected July 3, 2018 successful the Prakash Singh case. His lawyer argued that the SC held that ‘none of the States shall ever conceive of the thought of appointing immoderate persons to the station of DGP connected an acting basis, for determination is nary conception of acting DGP.

The justice declined the plea of petitioner to walk an bid to discontinue Mr. Shivadhar Reddy arsenic DGP (HoPF) since the assignment was impermanent successful nature. The SC bid mandated that a imperishable DGP (HoPF) should beryllium appointed. The contented would beryllium adjudicated erstwhile the State authorities files its antagonistic affidavit.

The authorities sent a database of officers eligible for assignment arsenic DGP connected April 25. The Union Public Service Commission had sought immoderate clarifications with respect to IPS serviceman Abhilasha Bisht, whose sanction was successful the list. Due to the clarifications raised by the UPSC and the replies from the State government, determination was a hold successful sending the sheet of names for enactment of DGP.