HC rejects pleas challenging Rakesh Asthana’s appointment as Delhi Police Commissioner
The Hindu
His posting has been contested on the ground that the decision of the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Appointments Committee of Cabinet in appointing him was ‘completely illegal on multiple grounds’.
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed petitions challenging the appointment of Gujarat-cadre IPS officer Rakesh Asthana as Delhi Police Commissioner.
A Bench of Chief Justice D.N. Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh dismissed a petition filed by one Sadre Alam and another by the Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL), an NGO,
Mr. Asthana on July 28. His appointment came just days before his superannuation on July 31. He will have a tenure of one year.
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