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Supreme Court Orders Jharkhand Amend DGP Appointment Rules

By Drooid · Oct 9, 2026, 10:52 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Supreme Court said Jharkhand’s DGP appointment rules conflict with the Prakash Singh judgment.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta filed a petition challenging Jharkhand’s 2025 DGP appointment regulation.
The petition contests the appointments of Anurag Gupta (Feb 2 2025) and Tadasha Mishra (Dec 30 2025).
Chief Justice Surya Kant’s bench gave Jharkhand one week to amend or defend the regulation.
The Court issued notice to DGP Tadasha Mishra, scheduling a hearing for November 3 2026.

History

Historical Context

The 2006 Supreme Court judgment in Prakash Singh v. Union of India ordered states to create State and District Police Complaints Authorities and to improve police accountability. Today Solicitor General Tushar Mehta’s petition challenging Jharkhand’s 2025 DGP appointments relies on that precedent. Punjab data show 54 percent of human-rights complaints between 1997-2018 involved police.

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Story summary

Supreme Court said Jharkhand’s DGP appointment rules conflict with the Prakash Singh judgment.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta filed a petition challenging Jharkhand’s 2025 DGP appointment regulation.
The petition contests the appointments of Anurag Gupta (Feb 2 2025) and Tadasha Mishra (Dec 30 2025).
Chief Justice Surya Kant’s bench gave Jharkhand one week to amend or defend the regulation.
The Court issued notice to DGP Tadasha Mishra, scheduling a hearing for November 3 2026.

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