The Supreme Court will hear multiple petitions challenging Jharkhand DGP Anurag Gupta’s appointment for alleged violation of SC guidelines. Opposition leader Babulal Marandi and others have questioned the legality of the move.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India will on Monday hear a group of petitions questioning the appointment of Jharkhand Director General of Police (DGP) Anurag Gupta. The petitioners have argued that the proper procedure for appointing a state police chief was not followed in this case.
The matter will be heard by a bench led by Chief Justice BR Gavai along with Justices K Vinod Chandran and NV Anjaria.
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Among the petitioners is Leader of Opposition in the Jharkhand Assembly, Babulal Marandi, who has moved the top court challenging the appointment of Gupta as the state’s DGP.
Earlier, on July 24, the Supreme Court had agreed to examine the plea of a social activist after senior advocate Anjana Prakash argued before the bench that
“the guidelines for appointment of DGP laid down by this court were not followed in Gupta’s case.”
According to the records, Anurag Gupta was due to retire on April 30 as per the Central government’s rules which mandate superannuation at the age of 60. However, before his retirement, the Jharkhand government sent a request to the Centre seeking an extension of his service.
“According to sources, the Centre rejected the state government’s proposal for the extension.”
This is not the first time that Gupta’s appointment has been questioned in court. Earlier, a petition was also filed in the Supreme Court against his “ad hoc” appointment by the Hemant Soren-led JMM government in Jharkhand.
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On September 6 last year, the apex court had even asked both the state government and Anurag Gupta to respond to a contempt petition. The contempt plea alleged that there was non-compliance with the Supreme Court’s landmark 2006 judgment on police reforms.
That verdict, along with later directions, had made it mandatory that state DGPs should have a fixed tenure of two years and must be selected from among the three senior-most IPS officers of the state, as recommended by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
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