India, Feb. 6 -- Taking serious note of the inordinate delay by several states in sending proposals for appointment of Director General of Police, the Supreme Court on Thursday authorised the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to bring such instances to its notice.

The Supreme Court granted four weeks to the UPSC to convene a meeting and make a recommendation for the appointment of the Director General of Police (DGP) for Telangana, where the last regular DGP retired in 2017.

A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi fully endorsed the concern expressed by the UPSC regarding the inordinate delay on the part of several states in sending proposals for the appointment of DGPs in terms of the top court's directions...