The Gujarat High Court ordered on Monday, December 18, the state government to appoint a regular Director General of Police within eight weeks. As reported by Indianmandarins earlier, the state doesn't have a permanent DGP since April 15, 2016, when incumbent P C Thakur was suddenly transferred and replaced by in-charge DGP P P Pandey. The latter's appointment was stayed by the SC, and so Geeta Johri was appointed in Pandey's place.
The latest Gujarat HC order was triggered by a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the appointment of in-charge DGP. The PIL was filed by former IPS officer Rahul Sharma who had sought the court's direction for appointment of a full-time DGP in the state. Not appointing a regular DGP "is contrary to the provisions of the existing laws", the petition said.
Agreeing with the petition's arguments, a division bench of Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice V M Pancholi ordered the state government to "initiate the process and make necessary selection by following the procedure and appoint a DGP on a regular basis, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of this order".
The state government had said that the appointment of a regular DGP was delayed due to the imposition of the Model Code of Conduct ahead of the state Assembly elections.
The Election Commission, which was made a respondent to the PIL, had told the court that the state submitted three names to it for the appointment of in-charge DGP after the then in-charge DGP, Geeta Johri, retired.
Earlier, a petition in the Supreme Court by former IPS officer Julio Ribeiro had led the state government to revoke Pandey's appointment, following which Johri was appointed.
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Gujarat HC directs state govt. to appoint a regular DGP
By IndianMandarins - 2017-12-19 10:50:15
The Gujarat High Court ordered on Monday, December 18, the state government to appoint a regular Director General of Police within eight weeks. As reported by Indianmandarins earlier, the state doesn't have a permanent DGP since April 15, 2016, when incumbent P C Thakur was suddenly transferred and replaced by in-charge DGP P P Pandey. The latter's appointment was stayed by the SC, and so Geeta Johri was appointed in Pandey's place.
The latest Gujarat HC order was triggered by a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the appointment of in-charge DGP. The PIL was filed by former IPS officer Rahul Sharma who had sought the court's direction for appointment of a full-time DGP in the state. Not appointing a regular DGP "is contrary to the provisions of the existing laws", the petition said.
Agreeing with the petition's arguments, a division bench of Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice V M Pancholi ordered the state government to "initiate the process and make necessary selection by following the procedure and appoint a DGP on a regular basis, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of this order".
The state government had said that the appointment of a regular DGP was delayed due to the imposition of the Model Code of Conduct ahead of the state Assembly elections.
The Election Commission, which was made a respondent to the PIL, had told the court that the state submitted three names to it for the appointment of in-charge DGP after the then in-charge DGP, Geeta Johri, retired.
Earlier, a petition in the Supreme Court by former IPS officer Julio Ribeiro had led the state government to revoke Pandey's appointment, following which Johri was appointed.
