New Delhi, May 24 -- The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Central government to conduct a cadre review and revise the recruitment rules for officers across all categories of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) within six months.

A bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan also instructed the Centre to reduce the number of Indian Police Service (IPS) officers appointed through deputation at the Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) level, to enhance the participation of CAPF cadre officers in the forces' administrative framework.

"Keeping in mind the twin objectives of service mobility of the cadre officers of CAPF thereby removing stagnation on the one hand and the operational/functional requirement of the forces on the...