The division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice MS Kulkarni of the Bombay High Court recalled their earlier order reserving the plea filed on the issues of appointment of Director General of Police (DGP) for Maharashtra.
The plea sought directions to Maharashtra government to appoint a Director General of State Police based on recommendations of the Union Public Service Commission.
IPS officer is a party to a Public Interest Litigation seeking directions to the Maharashtra government to fill up the vacant post of state DGP in accordance with the 2006 Supreme Court judgement on police reforms in the Prakash Singh case.