New Delhi (17.01.2023): The Jharkhand government on January 16 informed the Supreme Court it has received the names of three senior IPS officers from the UPSC and would appoint one of them as the new director general of police on February 12 after the current police chief demits office.
The incumbent Jharkhand DGP Neeraj Sinha (IPS: 1987: JH) is scheduled to retire on February 11, 2023. The petition alleged that Sinha had been occupying the post even after his superannuation on January 31, 2022. Union Public Service Commission had shortlisted three names on January 5, 2023.
Jharkhand Govt tells SC, DGP will be appointed by Feb 12
By IndianMandarins - 2023-01-17 09:35:00
New Delhi (17.01.2023): The Jharkhand government on January 16 informed the Supreme Court it has received the names of three senior IPS officers from the UPSC and would appoint one of them as the new director general of police on February 12 after the current police chief demits office.
The incumbent Jharkhand DGP Neeraj Sinha (IPS: 1987: JH) is scheduled to retire on February 11, 2023. The petition alleged that Sinha had been occupying the post even after his superannuation on January 31, 2022. Union Public Service Commission had shortlisted three names on January 5, 2023.