HC: pre-appointment procedures have to be adopted for DGP publish

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday noticed that pre-appointment procedures have to be scrupulously adopted to keep up independence and transparency within the appointment to the publish of Director-General of Police (DGP) in Tamil Nadu.

A Division Bench of Justices S.M. Subramaniam and G. Arul Murugan stated the requirement had been well-established by the Supreme Court, the next tips issued by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), and the single-window system.

Empanelment of officers for appointment to the publish of DGP was to be executed strictly in consonance with these directives, the court docket stated. The judges took into consideration the truth that a petition looking for an analogous prayer was filed earlier than the Principal Seat in Chennai, and the Coordinate Bench on the Principal Seat had dismissed the petition on the grounds that it was untimely.

The judges concurred with the view of the Coordinate Bench on the Principal Seat, given the truth that the appointment to the publish of DGP was but to be made. However, they reiterated that the pre-appointment procedures had been to be scrupulously adopted to keep up independence and transparency within the matter of appointment to the publish.

Additional Advocate-General M. Ajmal Khan, representing the State, submitted that the method for the appointment to the publish was below method.

In view of the submission made by the Additional Advocate-General, the court docket stated no additional interference was required within the writ petition at this juncture, and disposed of the general public curiosity litigation petition filed by Okay. Yasar Arafath of Paramakudi in Ramanathapuram district.

The petitioner had sought a route to the Central and State governments to right away provoke the method of empanelment of eligible IPS officers for the publish of Tamil Nadu DGP, in accordance with the instructions issued by the Supreme Court in Prakash Singh vs. Union of lndia. The incumbent DGP, Shankar Jiwal, is about to retire on August 31.