Considering the capital’s “extremely challenging situation” in terms of public order, policing issues and their impact on national security, the Indian government stated that there is “urgent need” for people like Rakesh Asthana Come to lead the police force in Delhi. The Supreme Court also proved the rationality of appointing the IPS officers from the 1984 batch as Delhi Police Chief.

In a sworn testimony in a series of petitions that questioned Asthana’s appointment on July 27, the center insisted that he was selected to “provide effective police services for the recent law and order situation in the National Capital Territory of Delhi. “, and he is considering the representation of cadres and the expansion of “serving the public interest.”

It requested the rejection of the petition that challenged the appointment. His transfer and service extension have been questioned in court.

“Some people believe that the currently available police officers lack the necessary work and experience in supervising the work of the central investigative agency/paramilitary forces and police forces and supervising a large country with various political and legal and order issues, so this is in the public interest. , The central government decided to hire an officer with experience in all the above-mentioned fields to supervise the Delhi police force,” said through an affidavit submitted by the Ministry of Interior. It added that, in addition to having sufficient reasons to choose Asana, since the Supreme Court issued an order in the Prakash Singh case in 2016, there have been no procedural or legal defects in appointing him, requiring a state’s police chief to have at least six The term of office of one month only applies to the Chief of Police or the State of the Chief of Police, but does not include the territories of the Union such as Delhi.

“Since 2006, the central government of Delhi has appointed eight police commissioners in accordance with the same procedure. Prior to this, Asana appointed Asana… Selective exhibition”.

Asthana became the chief of the Delhi Police on July 28, 2021. His appointment was four days before his retirement on July 31. Prior to his appointment, the Indian police service officer was awarded a cross-cadre representative, including the following cadres: Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and the Union territories outside Andaman and Nicobar, as well as serving Extension.

CPIL filed a complaint with the Supreme Court in August 2021, alleging that there were multiple violations in terms of appointing cadres and deferring services, and claimed that the appointment violated the conditions stipulated in the Prakash Singh case because Asthana does not have a minimum remaining term of six. Months.

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