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Supreme Court halts Odisha DGP appointment, warns against backdoor entry
Supreme Court halts Odisha DGP appointment, warns against backdoor entry
The Supreme Court on Thursday restrained the UPSC from finalising Odisha's next DGP appointment until August 18, warning that any attempt at a backdoor entry into the top police post would not…
The Story in Brief
The Supreme Court on Thursday restrained the UPSC from finalising Odisha's next DGP appointment until August 18, warning that any attempt at a backdoor entry into the top police post would not be tolerated. Chief Justice Surya Kant-led bench acted after senior advocate P Chidambaram mentioned a petition challenging the selection process.
The petition alleged the Odisha government was trying to circumvent the 2006 Prakash Singh judgment. It claimed the state withdrew an earlier panel of three eligible DGP-rank officers and promoted an Additional DGP overnight to include a junior officer. The court will hear the matter on August 18.
The Indian Opinion
Critics of the court may see this as judicial overreach into a state's executive power. But the state's move to scrap a valid panel and rush a promotion to pack a new list looks like a textbook end-run around Supreme Court guidelines. The Prakash Singh judgment exists precisely to stop such games. The real test will come on August 18 when the court decides whether to scrap the entire selection or impose penalties.
Source: deccanherald.com
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