TN DGP's appointment leaves Centre in a fix

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Ne& Del'i: T'e Tamil Nad (o)ernment*s decision to (i)e a t&o-year e+tension to # $aman %am, &'o &as to retire as state police c'ie, on No)ember 30, 'as ca ('t t'e Union -ome Ministry o,, ( ard. Accordin( to so rces in t'e ministry, no prior cons ltations &ere 'eld &it' t'e /entre in t'is re(ard. T'e state order &as ni0 e and t'at e)ery option needed to be &ei('ed be,ore ta1in( any decision, t'ey said. $aman %am, a 1234 batc' 5"6 o,,icer ,rom t'e cadre, &as appointed as t'e D!" last mont' a,ter &'ic' t'e state (o)ernment in,ormed t'e /entre abo t its decision and so ('t a post-,acto appro)al ,or t'e same. Accordin( to r les, $aman %am &as to retire on No)ember 30. 5"6 6er)ice r les mandate a state (o)ernment to e+tend ser)ices o, any o,,icer by a period o, t'ree mont's and later by a similar period b t &it' t'e appro)al o, t'e Union -ome Ministry &'ic' is t'e cadre-controllin( a t'ority. -is appointment barely days a'ead o, 'is retirement to t'e top post ass mes si(ni,icance as 'e co ld become t'e ,irst D!" any&'ere in t'e co ntry to (et t'e bene,it o, t'e 6 preme /o rt r lin( in "ra1as' 6in(' case on police re,orms. 5n t'e "ra1as' 6in(' 7s T'e Union o, 5ndia, t'e 6 preme /o rt iss ed a r lin(

pertainin( to t'e ten re and appointment o, police o,,icials. T'e ape+ co rt 'ad said t'e state (o)ernment s'o ld ens re t'at t'e 8D!" is appointed t'ro (' a merit-based, transparent process and en%oys a minim m ten re o, t&o years8. "T5
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