The Supreme Court today refused to interfere with the Jammu and Kashmir government appointing an acting director general of police (DGP).
A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud issued notice and sought a reply from the Centre.
The state had, on September 6, appointed Dilbagh Singh as acting police chief, replacing SP Vaid who was posted as transport commissioner.
During the hearing, Attorney General KK Venugopal, who appeared for the Centre, said the prohibition to appoint an acting DGP was introduced to prevent misuse of the two-year fixed tenure given in an earlier verdict of the top court.
Advocate Shoeb Alam, appearing for Jammu and Kashmir, said the appointment of an acting DGP was purely an interim measure to tide over the peculiar situation till a regular appointment was made in consultation with UPSC.
"We cannot afford the police force to be without a chief," he said, citing the law and order situation in Jammu and Kashmir.
Tie-Up With Omar Abdullah's Party "National Compulsion": Congress J&K Chief Rahul Gandhi To Address 2 Poll Rallies In Jammu And Kashmir On September 4 Swift Justice In Crimes Against Women Will Give Greater Assurance: PM Modi Celebrated "Russian Spy" Whale Hvaldimir Found Dead In Norway: Report INDIA's "Hit With Footwear" Protest In Mumbai Over Shivaji Statue Collapse Nurse Molested By Patient During Late Night Shift At West Bengal Hospital PM's Shivaji Statue Collapse Apology Smacked Of Arrogance: Uddhav Thackeray Who Was Hersh Goldberg-Polin, US Citizen Who Was Killed By Hamas In Gaza UGC NET June Re-Exam 2024: Admit Cards For 4 Centers Released Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.