News Desk, AnyTV, New Delhi/Patna
Published by: Abhishek Dixit
Updated Mon, 07 Mar 2022 10:43 PM IST
Summary
During the hearing, the bench asked senior advocate Salwa why he had not moved the High Court. Salva said similar petitions from two other states are already pending before the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the state government in a PIL challenging the appointment of Sanjeev Kumar Singhal as the Director General of Police of Bihar. A bench of Chief Justice NV Ramana, Justice AS Bopanna and Justice Hima Kohli issued the direction after considering the submissions made by senior advocate Jay Salva, appearing for petitioner Narendra Kumar Dheeraj.
During the hearing, the bench asked senior advocate Salwa why he had not moved the High Court. Salva said similar petitions from two other states are already pending before the Supreme Court. He said that this court has repeatedly said that the order passed in the Parkash Singh case should be followed. Contempt notice has been issued in the matter of appointment of Jharkhand DGP.
At the same time, a petition challenging the appointment of Rakesh Asthana as Delhi Police Commissioner is being considered. Singhal has been given additional charge of Director General of Police through a notification after former Director General of Police Gupteshwar Pandey suddenly took VRS.
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The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the state government in a PIL challenging the appointment of Sanjeev Kumar Singhal as the Director General of Police of Bihar. A bench of Chief Justice NV Ramana, Justice AS Bopanna and Justice Hima Kohli issued the direction after considering the submissions made by senior advocate Jay Salva, appearing for petitioner Narendra Kumar Dheeraj.
During the hearing, the bench asked senior advocate Salwa why he had not moved the High Court. Salva said similar petitions from two other states are already pending before the Supreme Court. He said that this court has repeatedly said that the order passed in the Parkash Singh case should be followed. Contempt notice has been issued in the matter of appointment of Jharkhand DGP.
At the same time, a petition challenging the appointment of Rakesh Asthana as Delhi Police Commissioner is being considered. Singhal has been given additional charge of Director General of Police through a notification after former Director General of Police Gupteshwar Pandey suddenly took VRS.