Overview
- The government issued the order on October 31, extending Kailash Makwana’s term by one year to December 1, 2026.
- The order cites the Supreme Court’s Prakash Singh guidelines (Civil Petition No. 310/1996) requiring a minimum two-year tenure for the DGP.
- The Home Department struck Makwana’s name from the 2025 list of retiring IPS officers, ending confusion over his superannuation.
- According to sources, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav signed the file to remove his name from the retirees list.
- Makwana, a 1989-batch IPS officer with IIT engineering degrees, earlier led the Lokayukta’s Special Police Establishment and has promoted data-driven policing.