The Central government has taken serious view of states that don’t follow the guidelines of the Supreme Court (SC) in appointment of director general of police (DGP), said sources.
According to the SC guidelines, a panel has to be sent to Delhi and the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has to give three names for the appointment. The selected officer should have a minimum tenure of at least two years irrespective of the date of superannuation. The DGP may, however, be relieved of responsibilities by the state government in consultation with the State Security Commission, consequent upon any action taken against the DGP under the All India Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules or following conviction in a court of law in a criminal offence or in a case of corruption, or if the officer is otherwise incapacitated from discharging the duties.
For appointment of their choice and to avoid seniority, state governments have come up with the formula of acting DGPs.
Among the recent examples is Uttar Pradesh, where 19 officials superseded to appoint DGP Prashant Kumar. This is the fourth acting DGP in the state.
Currently, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, UP, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Odisha and West Bengal has acting DGPs, including one in UT of JK
UPSC sources told News18 in this case, they are only an advisory body and can’t write to anyone
“It is the state government which has to comply with the SC guidelines, not us. Once they send a panel, we are supposed to review and give names for appointments,” they said.
According to top government sources, acting officials can’t become a trend. “We are in the process of asking state governments to comply with the norms set by the apex court,” they said.
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