The Supreme Court also  said states that have enacted a separate Act for the appointment of the DGP will have to follow the law, but in its absence, they will have to follow the guidelines laid down by the apex court. The SC made the observation while hearing applications seeking modification of the directions issued in Prakash Singh v. Union of India relating to the appointment of DGPs.

Senior Advocate Raju Ramachandran, the Amicus Curiae in the matter, told the Court that the proposal to create a collegium consisting of the Chief Minister, Leader of Opposition and a minister for selecting the DGP was not workable. 

The Chief Justice agreed with this assessment. The issue arose after petitioner Prakash Singh, the original petitioner, sought modification of paragraph 31.2 of the judgment. He suggested that the DGP selection process could be aligned with the mechanism adopted for appointing the Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation, where a high-level committee selects the director.