Hyderabad, Dec. 18 -- The appointment of B Shivadhar Reddy as the Telangana Director General of Police (DGP) and Head of Police Force (HoPF) was challenged in the High Court on Thursday, December 18, citing non-compliance with Supreme Court directives.

The petitioner, T Dhangopal Rao, a social activist challenged the officer's appointment, citing the 'Prakash Singh vs Union of India' case where the apex court ruled no state can appoint a head of police on an acting basis.

The ruling made it mandatory for states to submit a list of senior police officers to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) at least three months before the retirement of the incumbent DGP.

The petitioner stated an RTI response from the UPSC showed that no empane...