The New Indian Express ·
Amicus in SC questions empanelment procedure for Odisha DGP appointment
NEW DELHI: Amicus curiae (friend of the court) Raju Ramachandran on Monday questioned the empanelment procedure before the Supreme Court in his submissions in the Odisha DGP appointment case, specifically raising issues over the exclusion of senior officer Sushant Kumar Nath, whether an integrity certificate was considered, and the sudden promotion of officers whose names were subsequently added to the shortlist.
Ramachandran, along with Dr Charu Mathur, focused in their submissions before the top court on procedural integrity, transparency and adherence to established guidelines, referring to the Prakash Singh judgments and recent actions by the Odisha government and the UPSC.
The Amicus Curiae report, exclusively accessed by TNIE, expressed serious concern over the Odisha government’s creation of temporary ex-cadre DGP posts just before the appointment process, which allowed two Additional DGPs to become eligible for selection to the post of DGP.
