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Justice Pulla Karthik of the Telangana High Court connected Thursday (January 8, 2026) reserved orders connected a writ petition challenging the assignment of IPS serviceman B. Shivadhar Reddy arsenic the State Director General of Police (DGP). The verdict is scheduled to beryllium pronounced connected Friday (January 9, 2026).
Following the superannuation of DGP Jitender, the State Government connected September 26 past twelvemonth appointed the 1994-batch IPS serviceman arsenic DGP (Coordination) and gave him afloat further complaint arsenic DGP-Head of Police Force (HoPF). On October 10, city-based societal activistic T. Dhangopal Rao filed a writ petition questioning the legality of the appointment.
The petitioner argued that the Government Order Rt. No. 1339 appointing Mr. Reddy arsenic HoPF violated the Supreme Court’s ruling successful Prakash Singh vs Union of India (2018), which, helium said, does not licence the assignment of an “acting” oregon “additional charge” DGP.
At an earlier proceeding connected December 24, the Court directed the Chief Secretary to instantly guardant to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) a sheet of officers eligible for assignment arsenic DGP (HoPF), successful accordance with the Prakash Singh judgement and taxable a compliance study wrong 2 weeks.
On Thursday (January 8), Advocate General A. Sudershan Reddy told the Court that the State Government had been sending proposals since April 2025 and that the UPSC had sought clarifications. In compliance with the Court’s December 24 order, the authorities submitted the database of the sheet of eligible officers to the UPSC connected December 31.
However, the UPSC responded connected January 1, stating that the sheet was not successful conformity with the Supreme Court’s directions successful the Prakash Singh lawsuit and advised the State to question clarification from the apex court. The Advocate General contended that the UPSC should not person returned the proposal, noting that Telangana had not sent proposals for DGP appointments since 2014 and that adjacent neighbouring Andhra Pradesh had sent specified proposals aft an 11-year gap.
The UPSC lasting counsel said the Commission had sought clarifications implicit the connection sent by the Telangana Government successful April 2025, arsenic it had immoderate deficiencies. The latest connection sent connected January 1 was not successful compliance with the apex tribunal order, helium added. The justice would pronounce the bid connected Friday (December 9).
