Centre moves SC to scrap Jharkhand DGP appointment
The application has challenged the legality of appointments made under the “Selection and Appointment of Director General and IGP, Jharkhand (Head of the Police Force) Regulation, 2025”
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the Central government's plea to initiate contempt proceedings against the Jharkhand government for appointing senior IPS officer Tadasha Mishra as the state's DGP on December 30, 2025. This was a day before her retirement, violating the court's guidelines that an officer must have at least six months of residual service left before taking up the role.
The appointment of Mishra, who had only a few weeks left in her service, was seen as a two-year extension by the bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana. The SC is set to hear other petitions related to the same issue, with Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appearing for the Center in support of the contempt plea.
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