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The Union Public Service Commission volition clasp the important Empanelment Committee Meeting successful Delhi connected Friday to finalise a sheet of 3 3 IPS officers acceptable for assignment arsenic Director General of Police/Head of Police Force of Tamil Nadu police.
The State volition beryllium represented by its Chief Secretary N. Muruganandam. While the gathering volition beryllium chaired by the Chairperson, UPSC, the Union Home Secretary oregon his nominee, and a DGP heading 1 of the Central Armed Paramilitary Forces would beryllium different members of the committee.
Though the incumbent DGP is besides a member, this twelvemonth G. Venkatraman, who is holding the station of in-charge DGP/HoPF would not beryllium portion of the gathering since helium is besides a campaigner for the apical post.
Going by the guidelines issued by the Supreme Court successful the Prakash Singh case, the UPSC volition shortlist a sheet of 3 DGPs of which 1 would beryllium instantly appointed arsenic regular DGP/HoPF with a minimum tenure of 2 years irrespective of the day of superannuation.
As the concern stands, DGPs Seema Agrawal, Rajeev Kumar, and Sandeep Rai Rathore apical the database of 8 officers forwarded to the UPSC. The different names are K. Vannia Perumal, Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal, G. Venkatraman, Vinit Dev Wankhede, and Sanjay Mathur.
However, constabulary sources said the State had withdrawn the integrity certificate issued to 1 officer. It was not wide whether immoderate enquiry was conducted against the serviceman acrophobic and charge-memo issued. It would beryllium the discretion of the UPSC whether to judge oregon cull specified withdrawal successful the past minute.
In lawsuit a DGP’s candidature is rejected connected the ground of immoderate circumstantial reason, the serviceman adjacent successful the bid seniority would beryllium considered for the panel, the sources said.
While the tenure of the erstwhile DGP Shankar Jiwal ended connected August 30, 2025, a regular HoPF could not beryllium appointed since the State did not nonstop the connection 3 months earlier the vacancy arose arsenic per the apex tribunal guidelines.
When a contempt lawsuit was initiated successful the apical court, the State said the database of eligible officers could not beryllium sent arsenic 1 of the DGP fertile serviceman had moved the Central Administrative Tribunal seeking inclusion of his sanction successful the panel.
