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DGP appointment hearing adjourned

Rules state that a DGP can be appointed from among the top IPS officers of the state cadre with minimum two years of service in the office

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The Gujarat HC on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking regular appointment of the DGP. 

The matter will be heard next Wednesday. Former IPS officer Rahul Sharma had filed a PIL alleging that the state was avoiding appointment of a full-time officer and running the police department with in-charge DGPs. 

Rules state that a DGP can be appointed from among the top IPS officers of the state cadre with minimum two years of service in the office. Sharma alleged that the state government was intentionally not appointing a regular DGP, which can have an impact on the policing.

The first division bench of Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice Vipul Pancholi, in the last hearing, had directed the government pleader to get instructions from the state regarding its stand on the appointment of a regular DGP. 

The government pleader had then submitted that the government was seriously thinking over it. On Wednesday, more time was sought by the state, and the Chief Justice orally observed that the government must make its stand crystal clear over the issue by the next hearing. 

Petitioner’s plea is that once a DGP is appointed, the state should allow him/her to complete his full term in office under the Bombay Police (Gujarat Amendment) Act 2007. 

Gujarat HC to govt: Reply on GP website in two weeks

Gujarat HC has asked the state government to file reply within two weeks by when it plans to launch the official website of the Government Pleader’s office (GP) as mandated under the RTI Act. It has kept the matter for further hearing on November 18.

The first division bench of chief justice R Subhash Reddy and justice Vipul Pancholi is hearing the PIL filed by citizen Chandravadan Dhruv stating that though 12 years have passed, there is no official website of the GP office. For 2016-17, the GP office had received grant of Rs 11. 23crore from the state. 

 

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