SC to hear PIL against Odisha DGP appointment process

SC to hear PIL against Odisha DGP appointment process

Supreme Court to urgently hear PIL alleging Odisha govt violated SC DGP appointment guidelines by adding an ineligible officer to the UPSC selection panel.

Odisha Government trying to promote an ADGP and then Smuggle him into the Final list and get him considered, Senior Advocate P Chidambaram told Supreme Court appearing for Petitioner

By Our Correspondent BHUBANESWAR:  Odisha Government trying to promote an ADGP and then Smuggle him into the Final list and get him considered, Senior Advocate P Chidambaram told Supreme Court appearing for Petitioner Senior Advocate P Chidambaram: The State of Odisha is breaching the Prakash Singh judgment. On August 7, 2026, the UPSC was meeting to select from among the three DGPs. Odisha withdrew the list. They were permitted to withdraw the …

Odisha DGP appointment: PIL challenges panel sent to UPSC in Supreme Court

New Delhi: The appointment of Odisha’s next Director General of Police (DGP) has reached the Supreme Court, with a PIL challenging the panel of IPS officers sent by the State government to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The petitioner has alleged that the Odisha government is attempting to bypass the Supreme Court-mandated eligibility criteria by including officers who do not qualify for consideration. A Bench comprising Chief Justi…