Rakesh Asthana, Delhi police and supreme court
Litigation News
Contempt plea filed in Supreme Court against PM Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah for appointing Rakesh Asthana as Delhi Police Commissioner
The plea was filed by advocate ML Sharma alleging that as per Supreme Court's Prakash Singh judgment a person must have "minimum three months of service left prior to the retirement for his appointment as DGP."
Advocate ML Sharma has filed a contempt petition before the Supreme Court Prime Minister Narendra Modi who heads the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet and Home Minister Amit Shah, for appointing Rakesh Asthana as Delhi Police Commissioner allegedly in violation of the top court's Prakash Singh judgment.