Supreme Court – Daily Orders
Prakash Singh vs Union Of India on 12 March, 2026
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
INHERENT JURISDICTION
CONTEMPT PETITION (CIVIL) DIARY NO. 63060 OF 2025
IN
CONTEMPT PETITION (CIVIL) DIARY NO. 49640 OF 2025
IN
WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 310 OF 1996
HENRI TIPHAGNE PETITIONER(S)
VERSUS
THIRU N. MURUGANANDAM, IAS & ANR. RESPONDENT(S)/
ALLEGED CONTEMNOR(S)
W I T H
CONTEMPT PETITION (CIVIL) DIARY NO. 41923 OF 2024
IN
WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 310 OF 1996
O R D E R
CONTEMPT PETITION (CIVIL) (Diary No. 63060/2025) – Tamil Nadu
1. This matter pertains to the appointment of Director General of
Police (DGP) in terms of the mandatory guidelines laid down by this
Court in Prakash Singh v. Union of India, (2006) 8 SCC 1. There
were some doubts with respect to the eligibility of the officers
who could be empanelled for being in the zone of consideration for
such appointment. Those issues were resolved by this Court vide
order dated 12.02.2026. It is stated that in compliance thereto,
the State Government has sent a fresh proposal on 23.02.2026. The
said proposal shall be considered by the Union Public Service
Commission (UPSC) in the meeting proposed to be convened on
Signature Not Verified
20.03.2026. The process to comply with the directions of this Court
Digitally signed by
NITIN TALREJA
Date: 2026.04.01
17:01:10 IST
in Prakash Singh (Supra), thus, having been initiated and reached
Reason:
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at the final stage, we see no reason to continue this contempt
petition, which is, accordingly, disposed of, as having become
infructuous.
2. We, however, impress upon the UPSC to ensure that the meeting
is held on the date fixed and recommendations made in that meeting
are implemented without any delay.
Bihar, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh (Diary No(s). 41923/2024)
Bihar
3. In respect to the State of Bihar, it is pointed out by Mr.
Ranjit Kumar, learned senior counsel representing the State, that
earlier there was a regular Director General of Police (DGP) in the
State of Bihar who was taken on central deputation before the
expiry of his tenure, i.e., in August, 2024. Thereafter, a charge
was given as an interim arrangement for a period of three months,
and meanwhile, a regular DGP was appointed on 13.12.2024 on the
recommendations made by the Selection Committee of the UPSC. The
two-year term of the regularly appointed DGP is yet to expire.
Hence, no occasion arises to initiate contempt proceedings against
the authorities of the State of Bihar. The contempt proceedings qua
the State of Bihar are, accordingly, dropped.
Telangana
4. We are informed by learned counsel for the UPSC that a fresh
proposal from the State Government was received on 23.02.2026. The
proposal was duly considered by the UPSC and recommendations were
made yesterday, i.e., 11.03.2026. Mr. S Niranjan Reddy, learned
senior counsel representing the State of Telangana, submits that
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representations received from the UPSC will be given effect to
without any delay. That being so, the cause qua State of Telangana
has also become infructuous. The contempt proceedings qua the State
of Telangana are, accordingly, dropped.
Andhra Pradesh
5. Mr. Siddharth Luthra, learned senior counsel appearing for the
State of Andhra Pradesh states that regular DGP on recommendations
of the UPSC has been appointed a year back. Hence, the contempt
proceedings qua the State of Andhra Pradesh are also dropped.
……………………..CJI
(SURYA KANT)
……………………..J.
(JOYMALYA BAGCHI)
……………………..J.
(VIPUL M. PANCHOLI)
NEW DELHI;
MARCH 12, 2026.
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ITEM NO.35 COURT NO.1 SECTION PIL-W
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Writ Petition(s)(Civil) No(s). 310/1996
PRAKASH SINGH & ORS. Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
UNION OF INDIA Respondent(s)
[ TO GO BEFORE THREE HON’BLE JUDGES ] ….. [MR. RAJU RAMACHANDRAN
(AMICUS CURIAE); MS. CHARU MATHUR (CO-AMICUS CURIAE); MR. ALJO K
JOSEPH (CO-AMICUS CURIAE) ]
(IA No. 278952/2025 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION, IA No.
167718/2021 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION, IA No. 18060/2026 –
APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION, IA No. 4307/2023 – APPLICATION FOR
TAKING ON RECORD, IA No. 144787/2022 – APPROPRIATE
ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA No. 163279/2021 – APPROPRIATE ORDERS/
DIRECTIONS, IA No. 64527/2022 – APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA
No. 38712/2021 – APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA No. 150155/2023
– APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA No. 106855/2020 – APPROPRIATE
ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA No. 59862/2020 – APPROPRIATE ORDERS/
DIRECTIONS, IA No. 67359/2023 – APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA
No. 191779/2023 – APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA No. 79953/2019
– APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA No. 130514/2017 –
CLARIFICATION/DIRECTION, IA No. 273841/2025 – CLARIFICATION/
DIRECTION, IA No. 77527/2025 – CLARIFICATION/DIRECTION, IA No.
110862/2023 – CLARIFICATION/DIRECTION, IA No. 166438/2021 –
CLARIFICATION/DIRECTION, IA No. 166442/2021 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING
AFFIDAVIT, IA No. 47/2015 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T., IA No.
158841/2023 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T., IA No. 34/2007 –
EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T., IA No. 38/2008 – EXTENSION OF TIME, IA
No. 29/2007 – EXTENSION OF TIME, IA No. 37/2008 – EXTENSION OF
TIME, IA No. 28/2007 – EXTENSION OF TIME, IA No. 36/2007 –
EXTENSION OF TIME, IA No. 27/2007 – EXTENSION OF TIME, IA No.
35/2007 – EXTENSION OF TIME, IA No. 26/2007 – EXTENSION OF TIME, IA
No. 25/2007 – EXTENSION OF TIME, IA No. 33/2007 – EXTENSION OF
TIME, IA No. 32/2007 – EXTENSION OF TIME, IA No. 150205/2023 –
INTERLOCUTARY APPLICATION, IA No. 29597/2019 – INTERVENTION
APPLICATION, IA No. 191775/2023 – INTERVENTION APPLICATION, IA No.
46/2015 – INTERVENTION APPLICATION, IA No. 144785/2022 –
INTERVENTION APPLICATION, IA No. 64347/2022 – INTERVENTION
APPLICATION, IA No. 60414/2017 – INTERVENTION APPLICATION, IA No.
110863/2023 – INTERVENTION APPLICATION, IA No. 163331/2021 –
INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT, IA No. 18055/2026 – INTERVENTION/
IMPLEADMENT, IA No. 106852/2020 – INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT, IA No.
77526/2025 – INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT, IA No. 184752/2018 –
MODIFICATION, IA No. 18057/2026 – PASSING APPROPRIATE ORDER OR
DECREE UNDER ARTICLE 142 OF THE CONSTITUTION, IA No. 18054/2026 –
PERMISSION TO APPEAR AND ARGUE IN PERSON, IA No. 38716/2021 –
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PERMISSION TO APPEAR AND ARGUE IN PERSON, IA No. 60411/2017 –
PERMISSION TO APPEAR AND ARGUE IN PERSON, IA No. 49/2016 –
PERMISSION TO APPEAR AND ARGUE IN PERSON, IA No. 191777/2023 –
PERMISSION TO APPEAR AND ARGUE IN PERSON, IA No. 115046/2018 –
PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ ANNEXURES and IA No.
167711/2021 – STAY APPLICATION)
WITH
W.P.(C) No. 687/2024 (PIL-W)
(IA No. 284491/2024 – APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS and IA No.
271424/2024 – INTERVENTION APPLICATION)
Diary No(s). 63060/2025 (PIL-W)
CONMT.PET.(C) No. 92/2007 In W.P.(C) No. 310/1996 (PIL-W)
CONMT.PET.(C) No. 240/2007 In W.P.(C) No. 310/1996 (PIL-W)
W.P.(C) No. 417/2010 (PIL-W)
W.P.(C) No. 42/2011 (PIL-W)
W.P.(C) No. 317/2013 (PIL-W)
FOR ON IA 80193/2013
FOR ON IA 21241/2014
W.P.(C) No. 286/2013 (PIL-W)
W.P.(C) No. 335/2013 (PIL-W)
CONMT.PET.(C) No. 235/2014 In W.P.(C) No. 310/1996 (PIL-W)
and FOR PERMISSION TO APPEAR AND ARGUE IN PERSON ON IA 2/2015
FOR ON IA 3/2015
FOR ON IA 4/2015
FOR ON IA 5/2016
FOR PERMISSION TO APPEAR AND ARGUE IN PERSON ON IA 6/2016
IA No. 1/2015 – INTERVENTION APPLICATION
IA No. 6/2016 – PERMISSION TO APPEAR AND ARGUE IN PERSON
IA No. 2/2015 – PERMISSION TO APPEAR AND ARGUE IN PERSON
CONMT.PET.(C) No. 177/2015 In W.P.(C) No. 310/1996 (PIL-W)
T.C.(C) No. 76/2015 (XVI)
T.C.(C) No. 75/2015 (XVI)
CONMT.PET.(C) No. 1037/2018 in W.P.(C) No. 310/1996 (PIL-W)
FOR ADMISSION and IA No.57958/2018-EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.
IA No. 57958/2018 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.
CONMT.PET.(C) No. 534/2019 in W.P.(C) No. 310/1996 (PIL-W)
FOR ADMISSION
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CONMT.PET.(C) No. 535/2019 in W.P.(C) No. 310/1996 (PIL-W)
FOR ADMISSION
CONMT.PET.(C) No. 1251/2019 in W.P.(C) No. 310/1996 (PIL-W)
MR. RAJU RAMACHANDRAN, SR.ADV.(A.C.) IN W.P.(C) NO. 310/1996
Diary No(s). 35226/2024 (PIL-W)
IA No. 244118/2024 – APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS
IA No. 280375/2024 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.
IA No. 280374/2024 – STAY APPLICATION
IA No. 173317/2024 – STAY APPLICATION
Diary No(s). 41923/2024 (PIL-W)
IA No. 208940/2024 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.
IA No. 208938/2024 – STAY APPLICATION
Diary No(s). 15328/2025 (PIL-W)
Diary No(s). 41056/2025 (PIL-W)
Diary No(s). 42687/2025 (PIL-W)
T.C.(C) No. 141/2025 (XVI-A)
…….FOR ADMISSION
Date : 12-03-2026 These matters were called on for hearing today.
CORAM : HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JOYMALYA BAGCHI
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIPUL M. PANCHOLI
For Petitioner(s) :Mr. Mukesh Kumar, AOR
Mr. Aditya Samaddar, AOR
Mr. Pranab Prakash, AOR
Ms. Manju Jetley, AOR
Dr. Sushil Balwada, AOR
Mrs. Savitri Pandey, Adv.
Mr. Sandiv Kalia, Adv.
Mr. Vikas Mehta, AOR
Mr. Kartik Pandey, Adv.
Ms. Nitika Grover, Adv.
Mr. Ambhoj Kumar Sinha, AOR
Mr. Prakash Kumar Singh, AOR
By Courts Motion, AOR
Mr. Abhimanue Shrestha, AOR
M/S. Legal Options, AOR
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M/S. Devasa & Co., AOR
Mr. Shekhar G Devasa, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Manish Tiwari, Adv.
Mrs. Thashmitha Muthanna, Adv.
Mr. Rakesh Kini, Adv.
Mr. Shashi Bhushan Nagar, Adv.
M/S. Lawyer S Knit & Co, AOR
Mr. Bina Madhavan, Adv.
Mr. S.. Udaya Kumar Sagar, Adv.
Ms. Shubhangi Arora, Adv.
Mr. Prashant Bhushan, Adv.
Mr. Prasanna S., AOR
Mr. Rahul Gupta, Adv.
Ms. Injila Muslim Zaidi, Adv.
Mr. Maamidi Ashish Reddy, Adv.
Ms. Apoorva Singh, Adv.
Mr. Prasanna B, Adv.
Mr. Prashant Bhushan, AOR
Mr. Rahul Gupta, Adv.
Ms. Siddharth Mishra, Adv.
Petitioner-in-person
Mr. Himanshu Sharma, AOR
Mr. Sandeep Singh, Adv.
Mrs. Aditi Sharma, Adv.
Ms. Kamlesh, Adv.
Mr. Varun Sharma, Adv.
Ms. Anjali, Adv.
Ms. Richa Attrey, Adv.
Mr. Colin Gonsalves, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Kamran Khwaja, Adv.
Mr. Satya Mitra, AOR
Mr. Abhishek Rai, Adv.
Ms. Vivya Nagpal, AOR
Mr. Sarthak Shanker, Adv.
Mr. Ekansh Bansal, Adv.
Mr. Gyanant Singh, Adv.
Mr. Priyanshu Kumar, Adv.
Ms. Osheen Jain, Adv.
Mr. Syed Sarfaraz Karim, Adv.
For Respondent(s) : Mr. Gopal Prasad, AOR
Ms. Hemantika Wahi, AOR
Mr. Jayant Mohan, AOR
Ms. Adya Shree Dutta, Adv.
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Mr. T. V. George, AOR
Mr. Anil Shrivastav, AOR
Mr. R Venkataramani, Attorney General for India
Mr. K.M. Nataraj, A.S.G.
Ms. V. Mohna, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Vinayak Sharma, Adv.
Mr. Apoorv Shukla, Adv.
Mr. Tanmay Mehta, Adv.
Mr. Chinmayee Chandra, Adv.
Mr. Padmesh Mishra, Adv.
Mr. Prashant Singh-(ii), Adv.
Mr. Raman Yadav, Adv.
Mr. Chitvan Singhal, Adv.
Mr. Arvind Kumar Sharma, AOR
Ms. Ameyavikrama Thanvi, Adv.
Mr. Abhishek Kumar Pandey, Adv.
Mr. Kartikay Aggarwal, Adv.
Mr. S.D. Sanjay, ASG
Ms. Parthvi Ahuja, Adv.
Mr. Divyam Aggarwal, Adv.
Mr. Arvind Kumar Sharma, AOR
Mr. Kamlendra Mishra, AOR
Mr. Rajeev Kumar Dubey, Adv.
Mr. R. Ayyam Perumal, AOR
M/S. S. Narain & Co., AOR
Mr. T. Harish Kumar, AOR
Mr. P. Parmeswaran, AOR
Mr. Ranjan Mukherjee, AOR
Mr. Gunnam Venkateswara Rao, AOR
Mr. Lakshmi Raman Singh, AOR
Ms. Sushma Suri, AOR
Mrs. Anil Katiyar, AOR
Mr. Anuvrat Sharma, AOR
Mr. D.S. Chawla, Adv.
Mr. Manmeet S. Arora, Adv.
Mr. Hitesh Kumar Sharma, Adv.
Mr. Akhileshwar Jha, Adv.
Mr. Anupam Kumar, Adv.
Mr. Sanjeev Kumar, Adv.
Mr. Kuldip Singh, AOR
Mr. Mohanprasad Meharia, AOR
Mr. Radha Shyam Jena, AOR
Mr. B. Krishna Prasad, AOR
Mr. Ashok Mathur, AOR
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Mr. Dharmendra Kumar Sinha, AOR
Mrs. Vandna Beri, Adv.
Mr. Anil Kumar Srivastava, Adv.
M/S. Venkat Palwai Law Associates, AOR
Ms. Sumita Hazarika, AOR
Mr. Rajesh Srivastava, AOR
Mr. Arunabh Chowdhury, Sr. Adv.
Ms. Pallavi Langar, AOR
Ms. Pragya Baghel, Adv.
Ms. Barnali Chowdhury, Adv.
Mr. Sujeet Kumar Chaubey, Adv.
Mr. Sidharth Luthra, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Guntur Pramod Kumar, AOR
Ms. Prerna Singh, Adv.
Mr. Shreeyash Uday Lalit, Adv.
Mr. Karl P Rustomkhan, Adv.
Mr. Keshav Singh, Adv.
Mr. Sohail Ahmed, Adv.
Mr. Parv Arora, Adv.
Mr. Sudarshan Singh Rawat, AOR
Mr. Sunny Sachin Rawat, Adv.
Ms. Saakshi Singh Rawat, Adv.
Ms. Disha Singh , AOR
Ms. Eliza Bar, Adv.
Mr. Ranjit Kumar, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Azmat Hayat Amanullah, AOR
Ms. Rebecca Mishra, Adv.
Ms. Ruchira Goel, AOR
Mr. Shuvodeep Roy, AOR
Mr. Deepayan Dutta, Adv.
Mr. Saurabh Tripathi, Adv.
M/S. Corporate Law Group, AOR
Mr. Samir Ali Khan, AOR
Mr. Pranjal Sharma, Adv.
Mr. Merusagar Samantaray, AOR
Mr. Hrishikesh Baruah, AOR
Ms. Pragya Agarwal, Adv.
Mr. Utkarsh Dwivedi, Adv.
Mr. Kshitij Singh, Adv.
Mr. Yashaswy Ghosh, Adv.
Ms. Nistha Sachan, Adv.
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Mr. S Niranjan Reddy, Sr. Adv.
Ms. Devina Sehgal, AOR
Mr. Srikanth Varma Mudunuru, Adv.
Mr. Yatharth Kansal, Adv.
Mr. Kamal Mohan Gupta, AOR
Ms. Deepanwita Priyanka, AOR
Mr. Satyalipsu Ray, Adv.
Mr. Prashant Bhawati, Adv.
Mr. Rakesh Dwivedi, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Kunal Mimani, AOR
Mr. Prashant Alai, Adv.
M/S. K J John And Co, AOR
Mr. Aman Panwar, A.A.G.
Ms. Patil Rekha Chandra Gouda, AOR
Mr. Jadhav Vishal, Adv.
Mr. Abhinav Kumar, Adv.
Mr. Manav Kaushik, Adv.
Ms. Pragati Neekhra, AOR
Mr. B.K. Satija, A.A.G.
Mr. Samar Vijay Singh, AOR
Ms. Sabarni Som, Adv.
Mr. Aman Dev Sharma, Adv.
Mr. Gaj Singh, Adv.
Mr. Prateek Parasher, Adv.
Mr. Dhruv Raman Singh, Adv.
Mr. B. Chandra Sekaran, Adv.
Mr. Amit Shrivastava, Adv.
Ms. Swati Ghildiyal, AOR
Ms. Aditi Agarwal, Adv.
Mr. Parth Awasthi, Adv.
Mr. Pashupathi Nath Razdan, AOR
Ms. Maitreyee Jagat Joshi, Adv.
Mr. Astik Gupta, Adv.
Ms. Akanksha Tomar, Adv.
Mr. Sanjay Kumar Visen, AOR
Mr. Rohit Bansal, AOR
Mr. M. T. George, AOR
Mr. Aman Panwar, A.A.G.
Mr. Sanchit Garga, AOR
Mr. Kunal Rana, Adv.
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Mr. Shashwat Jaiswal, Adv.
Ms. Mithu Jain, AOR
Mr. Abhinav Kumar, Adv.
Mr. Manav Kaushik, Adv.
Mr. Shantanu Sagar, AOR
Mr. Anil Kumar, Adv.
Mr. Gunjesh Ranjan, Adv.
Mr. Manoneet Dwivedi, Adv.
Mr. Abhishek Kumar Gupta, Adv.
Ms. Anshala Verma, Adv.
Mrs. Divya Mishra, Adv.
Ms. Baani Khanna, AOR
Mr. V. N. Raghupathy, AOR
Mr. Milind Kumar, AOR
Mr. Basava Prabhu S Patil, Adv. Gen.
Mr. Sameer Abhyankar, AOR
Mr. Krishna Rastogi, Adv.
Mr. Aryan Srivastava, Adv.
Mr. Arjeet Shukla, Adv.
Mr. Arijeet Shukla, Adv.
Mr. Samarth Kashyap, Adv.
Mr. Sivanandh Lahri, Adv.
Mr. Nishe Rajen Shonker, AOR
Mrs. Anu K Joy, Adv.
Mr. Alim Anvar, Adv.
Mr. Santhosh K, Adv.
Mrs. Devika A.l., Adv.
Ms. Sashi Bala, Adv.
Mr. Praveen Choudhary, Adv.
Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh, AOR
Mr. Sunny Choudhary, AOR
Mr. Shrirang B. Varma, Adv.
Mr. Siddharth Dharmadhikari, Adv.
Mr. Aaditya Aniruddha Pande, AOR
Mr. Anando Mukherjee, AOR
Ms. K. Enatoli Sema, AOR
Mr. Amit Kumar Singh, Adv.
Ms. Chubalemla Chang, Adv.
Mr. Prang Newmai, Adv.
Ms. Yanmi Phazang, Adv.
Mr. Pukhrambam Ramesh Kumar, AOR
Mr. Karun Shamra, Adv.
Ms. Anupama Ngangom, Adv.
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Ms. Rajkumari Divyasana, Adv.
Mr. Avijit Mani Tripathi, AOR
Mr. T.K. Nayak, Adv.
Ms. Marbiang Khongwir, Adv.
Ms. Nupur Kumar, AOR
Ms. Mithu Jain, AOR
Mr. P. V. Yogeswaran, AOR
Mr. Balaji Srinivasan, AOR
Mr. Maninder Jit Singh Bedi, Advocate General
Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Sr. Adv.
Mr. V. Giri, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Vivek Jain, A.A.G.
Mr. Vivek Jain, D.A.G.
Mr. Karan Sharma, AOR
Mr. Shiv Mangal Sharma, A.A.G.
Ms. Saubhagya Sundriyal, Adv.
Ms. Nidhi Jaswal, AOR
Ms. Sharmila Upadhyay, AOR
Mr. Sarvjit Pratap Singh, Adv.
Mr. Maninderjit Singh, Advocate General
Mr. Rajiv Singh, A.A.G.
Mr. Siddhant Sharma, AOR
Mr. Karan Kapur, Adv.
Mr. Abhishek Gautam, AOR
Mr. Ajay Choudhary, AOR
Mr. Rohit K. Singh, AOR
Mr. Pritam Bishwas, Adv.
Mr. Yashveer Singh, Adv.
Ms. Lisha Sharma, Adv.
Mr. Narendra Kumar, AOR
Mr. C. K. Sasi, AOR
Ms. Meena K Poulose, Adv.
Mr. Abhishek, AOR
Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, Sr. Adv.
Mr. P. Wilson, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Sabarish Subramanian, AOR
Mr. Apoorv Malhotra, Adv.
Mr. Vishnu Unnikrishnan, Adv.
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Mr. Lokesh Krishna, Adv.
Ms. Arpitha Anna Mathew, Adv.
Mr. K.S. Badhrinathan, Adv.
Ms. Jahnavi Taneja, Adv.
Mr. Veshal Tyagi, Adv.
Mr. Aditya Ojha, Adv.
Mr. Goutham Bhaskar, Adv.
Mr. Saran Raghunandan, Adv.
Mr. Aravind, Adv.
Mr. Gopal Singh, AOR
Mr. Manan Verma, AOR
Ms. Anubha Dhulia, Adv.
Mr. Sumit Kumar, Adv.
Mr. Pranjal Tandon, Adv.
Ms. Mansi Diwakar, Adv.
Mr. Aravindh S., AOR
Mr. S.santhosh, Adv.
Ms. Jyotika Sharma, Adv.
Mr. R Venkataramani, Attorney General for India
Ms. V Mohana, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Mukesh Kumar Maroria, AOR
Mr. Chinmayee Chandra, Adv.
Mr. Padmesh Mishra, Adv.
Ms. Ameyavikrama Thanvi, Adv.
Mr. Chitvan Singhal, Adv.
Mr. Abhishek Kumar Pandey, Adv.
Mr. Kartikay Aggarwal, Adv.
Mr. Mukesh Kumar Singh, Adv.
Mr. Raman Yadav, Adv.
Mr. D. S. Mahra, AOR
Ms. G. Indira, AOR
M/S. Plr Chambers And Co., AOR
Mr. Hrishikesh Baruah, AOR
Ms. Pragya Agarwal, Adv.
Mr. Utkarsh Dwivedi, Adv.
Mr. Kshitij Singh, Adv.
Mr. Yashaswy Ghosh, Adv.
Ms. Nistha Sachan, Adv.
Mr. Abhishek Atrey, AOR
Dr. Abhishek Atrey, Adv.
Mr. Vikas Negi, Adv.
Ms. Vidyottma Jha, Adv.
Mr. Jagdeep Sharma, Adv.
Mr. Brijesh Kumar, Adv.
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Mr. S Niranjan Reddy, Sr. Adv.
Ms. Devina Sehgal, AOR
Mr. Srikanth Varma Mudunuru, Adv.
Mr. Yatharth Kansal, Adv.
Intervenor-in-person, AOR
Applicant-in-person, AOR
Mr. Rajiv Kumar Choudhry , AOR
Mr. Mukesh Kumar Verma, Adv.
Mr. Neeraj Kumar Sharma, Adv.
Ms. Indira Bhakar, Adv.
Mr. Santosh Ramdurg, Adv.
Mr. Yogesh Vats, Adv.
Mr. Shreekant Neelappa Terdal, AOR
Mr. R Venkataramani, Attorney General for India
Ms. V Mohana, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Mukesh Kumar Maroria, AOR
Mr. Chinmayee Chandra, Adv.
Mr. Padmesh Mishra, Adv.
Ms. Ameyavikrama Thanvi, Adv.
Mr. Chitvan Singhal, Adv.
Mr. Abhishek Kumar Pandey, Adv.
Mr. Kartikay Aggarwal, Adv.
Mr. Mukesh Kumar Singh, Adv.
Mr. Raman Yadav, Adv.
Mr. Ajay Pal, AOR
Mr. Kaushal Kumar Sharma, Adv.
Mr. Aman Karan, Adv.
Mr. Suryansh Singh, Adv.
Mr. Rohan Jain, Adv.
Ms. Shilpi Chowdhary, AOR
Mr. Amarkant Patel, Adv.
Ms. Astha Sharma, AOR
Mr. Sanjeev Kaushik, Adv.
Mr. Raju Ramachandran, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Aljo K. Joseph, AOR
Ms. Charu Mathur, Adv.
Ms. Shurti Narayan Narayan, Adv.
Mr. Rakesh Dwivedi, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Kunal Mimani, AOR
Mr. Prashant Alai, Adv.
Mr. Gurmeet Singh Makker, AOR
Ms. Charu Mathur, AOR
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Mr. Aravindh S., AOR
Mr. S.santhosh, Adv.
Ms. Jyotika Sharma, Adv.
Mr. Sidharth Luthra, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Guntur Pramod Kumar, AOR
Ms. Prerna Singh, Adv.
Mr. Shreeyash Uday Lalit, Adv.
Mr. Karl P Rustomkhan, Adv.
Mr. Keshav Singh, Adv.
Mr. Sohail Ahmed, Adv.
Mr. Parv Arora, Adv.
Ms. Jaikriti S. Jadeja, AOR
Ms. G. Indira, AOR
Mr. Raj Kamal, AOR
Mr. Aseem Atwal, Adv.
Mr. Anurag Chandra, Adv.
Mr. Stuti, Adv.
Mr. Manish Kumar Sharma, Adv.
Mr. Harneet Singh, Adv.
Mr. Nimish Chandra, Adv.
Mr. Ratul Sharma, Adv.
Mr. Shakti Bhati, Adv.
Ms. Astha Sharma, AOR
Mr. Sanjeev Kaushik, Adv.
Mr. Soumya Dutta, AOR
Mr. Chirag M. Shroff, AOR
Mr. Sharan Dev Singh Thakur, AAG
Ms. Ruchira Goel, AOR
Mr. Rakesh K. Sharma, AOR
Ms. Swati Ghildiyal, AOR
Ms. Aditi Agarwal, Adv.
Ms. Kamakshi S. Mehlwal, AOR
Mr. Abhik Kumar, Adv.
Mr. Sanveer Mehlwal, Adv.
Mr. Govind Bali, Adv.
Mr. Arunabh Chowdhury, Sr. Adv.
Ms. Pallavi Langar, AOR
Ms. Pragya Baghel, Adv.
Ms. Barnali Chowdhury, Adv.
Mr. Sujeet Kumar Chaubey, Adv.
Mr. Amrish Kumar, AOR
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Mr. Rahul Pratap, AOR
Ms. Hemantika Wahi, AOR
Mr. Manish Kumar, AOR
Mr. Divyansh Mishra, Adv.
Mr. Kumar Saurav, Adv.
Mrs. Lalita Kaushik, AOR
Mr. Mukesh Kumar, AOR
Mr. Karan Kapur, Adv.
Mr. Abhikalp Gautam, AOR
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
O R D E R
Tamil Nadu (Diary No(s). 63060/2025)
The contempt petitions are disposed of as infructuous, in
terms of the signed order.
Pending application(s), if any, shall stand closed.
Bihar, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh (Diary No(s). 41923/2024)
The contempt proceedings qua these States are dropped in terms
of the signed order.
Pending application(s), if any, shall stand closed.
Chhattisgarh
Learned counsel for the UPSC informs that the State Government
has not appointed a regular DGP from the panel of UPSC, and an
acting DGP has been working since 04.02.2025. He further informs
that the UPSC had recommended a panel of three names on 13.05.2025,
but no one has been appointed. The UPSC has now sought an
explanation from the State Government on 03.03.2026.
Before we take any coercive action against the State
authorities, a one-week notice is issued to the State of
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Chhattisgarh through its Chief Secretary to show cause as to why
the UPSC recommendations dated 13.05.2025 have not been implemented
so far and why the acting DGP should not be restrained from
performing the duty.
Counsel for the State of Chhattisgarh seeks and is granted one
week’s time to have instructions.
List on 01.04.2026.
Punjab, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa and Mizoram
These States are directed to show cause that, in the absence
of any valid law having been enacted by them in terms of liberty
granted by Prakash Singh (Supra), why appropriate action under the
Contempt of Courts Act should not be taken for withholding
recommendations for appointment of their respective DGPs out of the
panel to be prepared by the UPSC.
List on 01.04.2026.
Himachal Pradesh
Learned State counsel seeks and is granted two weeks’ time to
have instructions regarding forwarding the proposal in terms of the
letters dated 18.02.2026 and 06.03.2026 received from UPSC.
List on 01.04.2026.
Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh
These States are directed to show cause as to why the proposal
for the appointment of DGP as per Prakash Singh (Supra) has not
been forwarded to UPSC.
List on 01.04.2026.
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Main Matters
The Registry is directed to list IA No. 59862/2020 at Sl.
No.1, IA No. 150155/2023 at Sl. No.2 and IA No. 67359/2023 at Sl.
No. 3.
Meanwhile, all the learned counsel representing the State
Governments/Union Territories will submit a copy of their reply
affidavit to Mr. Raju Ramchandran, learned Amicus Curiae, as well
as learned counsel for the UPSC.
(NITIN TALREJA) (PREETHI T.C.)
ASTT. REGISTRAR-cum-PS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR
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