New Delhi, July 3: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said States cannot appoint acting DGPs and would now have to approach the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) at least three months before the retirement of sitting DGP.   In its order, the Court said that the UPSC will shortlist three police officers and states may appoint one of them as the Director General of Police (DGP).

The  Supreme Court has also asked the states to send names to UPSC for DGP appointments three months before the incumbent retires. The UPSC will then select three candidates from which the State should select once candidate as the DGP.

The directions came on a plea of the Centre seeking modification of the judgment rendered in the Prakash Singh case on police reforms. According to reports, the decision was passed by a Bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud in the petitions relating to Police reforms.

Reports inform that once a candidate is appointed, he/she will get to serve for two years irrespective of his/her superannuation.  According to reports, a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra also directed all the states to send names of senior police officers to the UPSC  for being considered as probable candidates to be appointed as DGPs or Police Commissioners as the case may be.

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