Overview
- Justice Pulla Karthik dismissed T. Dhangopal Rao’s writ challenging the legality of B. Shivadhar Reddy’s appointment as head of the state police force.
- The court directed the Union Public Service Commission to complete the DGP appointment process within four weeks.
- Telangana was instructed to file a counter-affidavit on the appointment process by February 5.
- The petition contended the September 26 appointment as an additional-charge arrangement violated the Supreme Court’s Prakash Singh ruling against acting DGPs.
- The State said it sent a panel on December 31, which the UPSC returned on January 1 after seeking the Attorney General’s opinion, citing non-conformity and a long gap since the last panel in 2017.