Approval granted for conferring President's Medal for Gallantry on former cop: Centre to Supreme Court
The Supreme Court expressed displeasure over the Centre's non-compliance with a Madhya Pradesh High Court direction to confer the award on former police officer Vivek Singh Chouhan
On August 21, 2026, the Centre informed the Supreme Court that President's Medal for Gallantry had been approved for former police officer Vivek Singh Chouhan. Chouhan, who shot dead two dacoits during an operation in 2003, had been denied the award for several years. The Madhya Pradesh High Court had previously directed the government to confer the award within a month.
The Centre had filed a compliance report stating that President had approved the gallantry medal for Chouhan. The High Court had termed the decision insufficient, noting the gallantry medal is a higher distinction. The case was withdrawn as the application did not require any further consideration.
Written by urgent.news from The Hindu's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
