Supreme Court allows Manipur Govt. to appoint DGP from outside State cadre
The Supreme Court has permitted the Manipur government to appoint its Director General of Police from outside the State cadre. This decision comes in light of ongoing ethnic and civil unrest in the region, highlighting the need for a competent senior officer. The current DGP, Rajiv Singh, is set to complete his tenure in May 2026.
- ▪The Supreme Court allowed Manipur to appoint its DGP from outside the State cadre.
- ▪The decision was made due to past incidents of ethnic and civil unrest in Manipur.
- ▪Rajiv Singh, the current DGP, was appointed in June 2023 and his tenure ends in May 2026.
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed a Manipur government plea to appoint its Director General of Police (DGP) from outside the State cadre.A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant passed the order on an application moved by the State government which flagged the past incidents of ethnic and civil unrest in the State.The government said there was a need for a “competent” senior officer to head the State Police.“The difficulties we find as Central government is that, from among the eligible candidates, we are not able to find the person of that competence,” Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted.The incumbent in office, Rajiv Singh, an IPS officer from the Tripura cadre, was appointed Director General of Police in Manipur in June 2023 and his tenure is coming to an end on…
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