New Delhi, 07 October (H.S.): The Supreme Court has agreed to hear tomorrow a contempt petition filed by the Centre challenging the appointment of IPS officer Tadasa Mishra as the Director General of Police (DGP) of Jharkhand, a day before her retirement.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, mentioned the matter before a bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and requested that the contempt petition be listed along with other pending petitions. Following the submission, the court directed that the petition be taken up for hearing on October 8.

The Centre has contended that senior IPS officer Tadasa Mishra was appointed as the state’s DGP on December 30, 2025, a day before her retirement. The Centre has alleged that the appointment was made in violation of the guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court in the Prakash Singh judgment.

Raju Ramachandran, the amicus curiae appointed by the Supreme Court in connection with the DGP appointment, had submitted that under the court’s guidelines, only an officer with at least six months of service remaining could be appointed as DGP.

In the Prakash Singh judgment, the Supreme Court had held that the state government must select the DGP from a panel of the three senior-most officers prepared by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The tenure of the DGP is to be a minimum of two years.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar