In Brief
The Supreme Court clarified its earlier directions in a Writ Petition concerning appointments of the Director General of Police. The petitioner challenged the Union Public Service Commission's practice of empanelling only officers with at least two years of residual tenure. The Court clarified that DGP appointments must be based purely on merit from officers with a minimum of six months residual service before retirement, not two years. This clarification would apply until the relevant Police Acts were examined for their validity.
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