SC disposes of plea against Asthana’s appointment as Delhi CP, keeps legal issue involved open

Punjab Junction Weekly Newspaper / 17 January 2023

New Delhi,

The Supreme Court on Monday disposed of a petition filed by an NGO challenging the appointment of now-retired IPS officer Rakesh Asthana as the Delhi Police Commissioner.

A bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices P S Narasimha and J B Pardiwala, however, kept open the legal issue involved.

The top court said it will deal with the legal issue whether its judgement laying down the procedure for appointment of the Director General of Police (DGP) in states will also be applicable to the Delhi Police Commissioner.

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