Contempt of court petition in Supreme Court against Jharkhand over DGP Appointment

As per the plea, the State's approval of the Selection and Appointment Rules, 2024 for appointing the State’s DGP amounts to an overreach of the top court's directions in Prakash Singh judgment.
Supreme Court, Jharkhand
Supreme Court, Jharkhand
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A contempt of court petition has been filed before the Supreme Court against the Jharkhand government for violating the directions of the Court in the Prakash Singh case by creating the post of acting Director General of Police (DGP), empowering itself with the power to remove a DGP at any time and constituting its own committee for shortlisting names for filling up the post.

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