New Delhi: “We do not know what is happening in the state,” the Supreme Court said on Friday in adverse comments on Jharkhand fostering a two-year tenure of the DGP and a hasty promise without following the procedure set by Apex court.
Head of Justice and Ramana Chief and Surya Kant Judge and a S When Sibal said the DGP was chosen from the panel chosen by UPSC, the bench said the panel was chosen before and that the state government could not keep the panel live for eternity.
Appearing for Applicants Rajesh Kumar, senior advocate beat Rohatgi said the government of Hemant Soren, after coming to the office in December 2019, has transferred K Chaubey from the post and influences the appointment of others without following the SC-Laid Down procedure.
Sibal said the state government had written sixfold for UPSC for panel names but UPSC has refused to say that Jharkhand seems to have violated SC instructions, the state must get orders from the Supreme Court.