Contempt plea filed in Supreme Court against PM Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah for appointing Rakesh Asthana as Delhi Police Commissioner

The plea was filed by advocate ML Sharma alleging that as per Supreme Court's Prakash Singh judgment a person must have "minimum three months of service left prior to the retirement for his appointment as DGP."

Rakesh Asthana, Delhi police and supreme court

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30 Jul 2021, 8:49 am

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Advocate ML Sharma has filed a contempt petition before the Supreme Court Prime Minister Narendra Modi who heads the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet and Home Minister Amit Shah, for appointing Rakesh Asthana as Delhi Police Commissioner allegedly in violation of the top court's Prakash Singh judgment.

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Supreme Court of India

Contempt of Court

Rakesh Asthana

Delhi Police

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Amit Shah