Indian Polity · Polity
With reference to the Supreme Court's directions in the Prakash Singh case (2006) on the appointment of Directors General of Police (DGPs), which of the following is correct?
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- 1Appointments of DGPs require ratification by the Inter-State Council.
- 2The State Government must select the DGP from a panel of three senior-most officers empanelled by the UPSC, with a minimum tenure of two years.✓
- 3States may appoint 'Acting DGPs' as an interim arrangement pending regular appointments.
- 4The Union Government directly appoints DGPs from an all-India panel prepared by the UPSC.
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The State Government must select the DGP from a panel of three senior-most officers empanelled by the UPSC, with a minimum tenure of two years.
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