# SC bars UPSC from finalising Odisha DGP post till August 18 2026-08-13T06:02:44+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Supreme Court on Thursday barred the Union Public Service Commission from taking any decision on Odisha's next Director General of Police until the next hearing on August 18. The Court was hearing a PIL that alleges the state government is trying to bypass constitutional guidelines by including ineligible officers in the selection panel. Senior advocate P. Chidambaram appeared for the petitioner. The controversy deepened after 1994-batch IPS officers Sanjeeb Panda and Yashwant Jethwa were promoted to DGP rank ahead of the UPSC process. The latest shortlist reportedly includes four officers: 1990-batch Sudhanshu Sarangi, 1993-batch RP Koche, and the two promoted officers. A UPSC meeting scheduled for August 7 was cancelled after the state missed a document deadline. ## Coverage - odishatv.in - odishatv.in Tags: Odisha DGP, PIL, police appointment, Prakash Singh judgment, Supreme Court, UPSC Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-hears-odisha-dgp-appointment-pil-today/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-hears-odisha-dgp-appointment-pil-today/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.