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Supreme Court seeks review of State DGP appointment rules against 2006 Prakash Singh judgment

Supreme Court seeks review of State DGP appointment rules against 2006 Prakash Singh judgment
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The Supreme Court had, in an order in 2019, clarified that only senior police officers with a residual tenure of six months before normal retirement should be considered for the post of DGP.  File
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The Supreme Court had, in an order in 2019, clarified that only senior police officers with a residual tenure of six months before normal retirement should be considered for the post of DGP. File | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap

The Supreme Court on Thursday (October 8, 2026) asked amicus curiae, senior advocate Raju Ramachandran, to examine whether Rules and other delegated legislation made by States for appointment of DGPs violate the 2006 Prakash Singh judgment of the apex court.

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