Supreme Court reprimands Nagaland government over extension given to DGP, asks it to send fresh names to UPSC : vimarsana.com

Supreme Court reprimands Nagaland government over extension given to DGP, asks it to send fresh names to UPSC

New Delhi, Oct. 17 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Monday reprimanded the Nagaland government for extending the tenure of the Director General of Police (DGP) after his superannuation and asked the state to put its house in order by recommending a fresh panel of names of eligible IPS officers from the state cadre to the UPSC for the appointment of a new police chief. The top court also took a grim view of the fact that the incumbent 1991 batch IPS officer TJ Longkumer was part of the meeting of the state Police Establishment Board headed by the Chief Secretary which had recommended his extension for a period of six months. A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Hima Kohli told the counsel appearing for the State, “This person (Longkumer) has retired. Let him retire in peace. If you want to put your house in order, we will give you one opportunity otherwise you are inviting trouble from the court. Tell your chief secretary that we have taken a very grim view of the fact that this person (DGP) was part of the meeting of the SPEB in which a proposal for extension of tenure was passed”. The bench in...

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