SC to hear in May contempt plea against Jharkhand govt on the appointment of DGP

The Supreme Court on Tuesday posted in May the hearing on a petition seeking initiation of contempt of court against the Jharkhand government for framing rules for constituting its own committee for shortlisting names for appointment of the Director General of the State police in violation of 2006 directions of the top court in police reform case.

- PARMOD KUMAR

A bench of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice KV Viswanathan said matter will be heard in the week commencing May 5, 2025, as advocate Prashant Bhushan told the bench that "There has been rampant corruption in the appointment of police chiefs... rampant."

Pointing to what was happening in the States in the appointment of head of the State police, senior advocate Dushyant Dave told the bench that "a very serious situation is developing as every second state is taking law into their own hands on the appointment of a DGPs".

The top court will also hear on the same day plea seeking implementation of its 2006 verdict on police reforms that recommended steps like separation of investigation and law and order duties.