# Supreme Court to hear Odisha DGP selection challenge 2026-08-18T04:42:14+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet (2 source reports) The Supreme Court is set to hear on Tuesday a public interest litigation challenging the Odisha government's process for appointing the state's new Director General of Police. The petition alleges the selection does not follow the guidelines laid down in the landmark Prakash Singh case on police reforms. The apex court had on August 13 directed the Union Public Service Commission to defer finalising the panel for the next DGP, putting the process on hold. A three-judge bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant will hear submissions from the UPSC and the Odisha government. The development follows the retirement of Y.B. Khurania as Odisha DGP. Senior IPS officer Vinaytosh Mishra was appointed in-charge DGP on August 14. The court has reiterated that states must avoid prolonged ad-hoc arrangements in appointing police chiefs. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The coverage from both source versions is from the same outlet, Odisha TV, and is straightforward factual reporting with no discernible slant. Both versions lead with the Supreme Court hearing and the Prakash Singh guidelines, presenting the state government's selection process as under judicial scrutiny without defending or criticising it. The key factual point to watch is the court's decision on whether the selection complied with norms, which could set a precedent for other states. The ad-hoc appointment of Vinaytosh Mishra as interim DGP also remains a point of interest, as the court has previously frowned on such arrangements. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - odishatv.in (neutral report) Straight news report on court hearing, no slant detected. - odishatv.in (2) (neutral report) Similar factual coverage with no editorial framing. This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-09-27T06:18:31+00:00. Tags: Odisha, Supreme Court, Union Public Service Commission, Vinaytosh Mishra, Y.B. Khurania Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-hears-pil-against-odisha-dgp-selection-process/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-hears-pil-against-odisha-dgp-selection-process/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/