{
  "id": 12564812,
  "title": "SC to hear Centre’s contempt plea against appointment of Jharkhand DGP",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/sc-to-hear-centres-contempt-plea-against-appointment-of-jharkhand-dgp",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T06:32:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sc-to-hear-centre-s-contempt-plea-against-appointment-of-jharkhand-dgp-101791354763450.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Supreme Court to hear Central government's contempt plea against Jharkhand government.",
    "Tadasha Mishra appointed as Jharkhand DGP on December 30, 2025, violating service guidelines.",
    "Bench led by CJI Surya Kant rejects appointment, citing less than six months residual service."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The Centre's contempt plea signals a stricter enforcement of the Supreme Court's guidelines on appointing police officers with sufficient residual service, potentially limiting state governments' flexibility in such appointments.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Centre moves SC to scrap Jharkhand DGP appointment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/centre-moves-sc-to-scrap-jharkhand-dgp-appointment",
        "published": "2026-10-07T08:47:47.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}