New Delhi, November 16, : , The Supreme Court rejected Tuesday’s petitions challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court Order, which confirmed Dinkar Gupta’s appointment as Punjab Director General Police.A bench comprising Justices L.Nageswara Rao, Sanjiv Khanna and B.R.The bench was composed of Justices L.Nageswara Rao and Sanjiv Khanna, as well as B.R.Gavai dismissed the petitions filed by IPS officers Siddharth Chattopadhyay and Mohammad Mustafa, challenging February 7, 2019, order appointing Gupta as the Punjab DGP.Gavai rejected the petitions of IPS officers Siddharth Chakotpadhyay, Mohammad Mustafa and B.R.
The top court had reserved the order in the matter in September this year.In September last year, the top court reserved an order regarding the case.
The detailed judgment in the matter is expected to be uploaded on the top court’s website later in the day.Later in the day, the detailed judgment on the matter will be posted to the website of the highest court.
Additional Solicitor General Aman Lekhi, representing the Union Public Service Commission had submitted that draft guidelines, 2009 were legal, binding and in conformity with the Prakash Singh judgment.Aman Lekhi (additional solicitor general), representing the Union Public Service Commission, had presented that the draft guidelines for 2009 were legal and binding, in accordance with the Prakash Singh judgement.
The counsel, representing Chattopadhyay, had argued that his client was considered unfit, since Suresh Arora, the then DGP being the ex officio member of the empanelment committee for the selection of the post of DGP had reason to be biased against him.Chattopadhyay’s counsel had claimed that Chattopadhyay was unfit because Suresh Arora (the then DGP) had been an ex-officio member on the committee to select the DGP post.Mustafa’s counsel had argued that the appointment process for Gupta was tailor-made.Mustafa’s counsel argued that Gupta’s appointment was a custom-made process.
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