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ACC appoints 10 IPS officers as Special DGs in CAPFs, IB, NIA

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LO Bureau
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Indian Police Service

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) Saturday (September 27, 2025) approved the elevation of ten senior IPS officers to the post of Special Director General (SDG) in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), Intelligence Bureau (IB) and NIA. The appointments were cleared following a proposal by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

The officers appointed are:

  • Zaki Ahmad (IPS:1993:UP) – IG, CRPF, appointed as Special DG, CRPF, till his superannuation on March 31, 2028.
  • Raja Srivastava (IPS:1994:UP) – ADG, CRPF, appointed as Special DG, CRPF, till his superannuation on February 28, 2029.
  • Amit Kumar (IPS:1994:BH) – ADG, CRPF, appointed as Special DG, CRPF, till his superannuation on October 31, 2030.
  • Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal (IPS:1994:TN) – ADG, BSF, appointed as Special DG, BSF, till his superannuation on March 31, 2032.
  • Apte Vinayak Prabhakar (IPS:1994:TG), Manmeet Singh Narang (IPS:1994:AGMUT), and Anurag Kumar (IPS:1994:MP) – All three Additional Directors in IB, appointed as Special DGs, IB, on in-situ basis by upgrading their existing posts for a tenure of two years.
  • Rakesh Aggarwal (IPS:1994:HP) – ADG, NIA, appointed as Special DG, NIA, on in-situ basis for a tenure of two years.
  • Anupama Nilekar Chandra (IPS:1994:BH) – ADG, SSB, appointed as Special DG, SSB, on in-situ basis for a tenure of two years.
  • Deepak Kumar (IPS:1994:AM) – ADG, CRPF, appointed as Special DG, CRPF, on in-situ basis for a tenure of two years.

The appointments will be effective from the date the officers assume charge and remain in force until their superannuation or further government orders, whichever is earlier.

ACC clears empanelment of 16 IRS officers as Principal Chief Commissioners/DGs

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LO Bureau
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CBIC

In a major development, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the empanelment of sixteen senior officers of the Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Indirect Taxes) for promotion to the grade of Principal Chief Commissioner/Principal Director General of Customs and Indirect Taxes, the apex level in the service. The empanelment covers the Supplementary Panel for 2025 as well as the Regular Panel for 2026.

Officers empanelled under the Supplementary Panel (2025):

  1. Mayank Kumar
  2. Madan Mohan Singh
  3. Shrawan Kumar
  4. L Satya Sriniwas
  5. Arti A. Srinivas
  6. Charul Baranwal

Officers empanelled under the Regular Panel (2026):

  1. M. Subramaniam
  2. Sanjay Rathi
  3. Nitish Kumar Sinha
  4. Shailendra Kumar Sinha
  5. Abhai Kumar Srivastav

Officers empanelled under the Extended Panel (2026):

The Extended Panel has also been cleared for operation in case officers empanelled in the main or extended lists retire during 2026. Those included are:

  1. S.K. Vimalanathan
  2. Vimal Kumar Srivastava
  3. Pranesh Pathak
  4. Rajendra Singh

ITBP ADG Harpreet Singh Sidhu repatriated to parent cadre Punjab

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LO Bureau
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In a key development, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has prematurely repatriated senior IPS officer Harpreet Singh Sidhu (IPS:1992:PB) to his parent cadre, Punjab. The order was issued on September 22, while Sidhu was serving as Additional Director General (ADG) in the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).

The move comes on his personal request under provisions of the IPS tenure policy. His decision is seen as significant, coming shortly after the Centre appointed Praveen Kumar (IPS:1993:WB) as Director General of ITBP, even though Kumar is junior to Sidhu.

This is not the first time cadre dynamics have influenced Sidhu’s career path. In March 2022, when the Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab named his batchmate Gaurav Yadav (IPS:1992:PB) as acting DGP of Punjab, also junior to him in seniority, Sidhu opted for central deputation. He went on a four-year central posting in October 2022 and was scheduled to return to Punjab only in October 2026.

Sidhu had previously served as ADGP (Prisons) in Punjab before moving to the Centre. Known for his professionalism, he was elevated as Special DGP in Punjab cadre and is now set to resume state duties. Sidhu is due to retire on February 10, 2028.

Justice KV Aravind appointed as Permanent Judge of Karnataka High Court

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LO Bureau
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The Union government on Friday (September 26, 2025) notified the appointment of Justice Kurubarahalli Venkataramareddy Aravind, presently an Additional Judge of the Karnataka High Court, as a Judge of the same court.

The Supreme Court Collegium, in its meeting held on September 15, 2025, had recommended his name for appointment as a permanent Judge of the High Court.

Three Judicial Officers appointed Additional Judges of Karnataka HC

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LO Bureau
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The Union government on Friday (26.09.2025) notified the appointment of three Judicial Officers as Additional Judges of the Karnataka High Court.

They are ;

  1. Geetha Kadaba Bharatharaja Setty
  2. Borkatte Muralidhara Pai
  3. Tyagaraja Narayan Inavally

The Supreme Court collegium on September 15 approved the proposal to elevate three Judicial Officers as Judges of the Karnataka High Court and sent the recommendations to the President.

Also Read: SC Collegium recommends 3 Judicial Officers as Karnataka HC Judges

Two Advocates appointed as Judges of Himachal Pradesh High Court

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LO Bureau
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Himachal High Court

The Union government on Friday (September 26, 2025) officially notified the appointment of two Advocates as Judges of the Himachal Pradesh High Court.

They are:

  1. Jiya Lal Bhardwaj
  2. Romesh Verma

These appointments follow the recommendation of the Supreme Court Collegium, which in its meeting on September 15, 2025, approved the elevation of these Advocates to the High Court Bench.

Also Read: Two Advocates recommended as Judges of Himachal Pradesh HC

Allahabad High Court gets 24 new Judges; vacancies drop to 55

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LO Bureau
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IAS Abhishek Prakash

In a major boost to the Allahabad High Court, the Union Government on Friday (September 26, 2025) notified the appointment of 24 new judges, significantly reducing the number of vacancies from 74 to 55 against its sanctioned strength of 160 judges.

Among the newly appointed judges, 10 are advocates elevated from the Bar, while 14 are judicial officers promoted from the subordinate judiciary.

Notably, the Supreme Court Collegium on September 1, 2025, had recommended 26 names for appointment as judges of the Allahabad High Court. Of these, two names — Adnan Ahmad and Jai Krishna Upadhyay — have not been included in the latest notification.

Advocates elevated as Judges:

  1. Vivek Saran
  2. Vivek Kumar Singh
  3. Garima Prashad
  4. Sudhanshu Chauhan
  5. Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary
  6. Swarupama Chaturvedi
  7. Siddharth Nandan
  8. Kunal Ravi Singh
  9. Indrajeet Shukla
  10. Satya Veer Singh

Judicial Officers elevated as Judges:

  1. Dr. Ajay Kumar-II
  2. Chawan Prakash
  3. Divesh Chandra Samant
  4. Prashant Mishra-I
  5. Tarun Saxena
  6. Rajeev Bharti
  7. Padam Narain Mishra
  8. Lakshmi Kant Shukla
  9. Jai Prakash Tiwari
  10. Devendra Singh-I
  11. Sanjiv Kumar
  12. Vani Ranjan Agrawal
  13. Achal Sachdev
  14. Babita Rani

Also Read: SC Collegium recommends 26 names for Allahabad HC Judges

B Shivadhar Reddy given full additional charge as Telangana DGP

By
LO Bureau
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The Telangana government on Friday (September 26, 2025) entrusted senior IPS officer B Shivadhar Reddy (IPS:1994:TG) with the full additional charge of Director General of Police (Head of Police Force). He will assume charge after the retirement of incumbent DGP Dr. Jitender (IPS:1992:TG) on September 30.

According to an order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD), Shivadhar Reddy, who was serving as Director General of Police, Intelligence, was first posted as DGP (Coordination) and then assigned the additional charge of Head of Police Force.

Our sources had earlier indicated that CV Anand (IPS:1991:TG) and Shivadhar Reddy were the frontrunners for the state’s top police post. However, with the Supreme Court–mandated procedure for appointing a regular DGP still underway, the government decided to hand over temporary charge to Shivadhar Reddy.

What makes the appointment particularly significant is that Chief Minister Revanth Reddy personally handed over the order copy to Shivadhar Reddy, a gesture being closely watched as a possible signal of who may be appointed the regular DGP once the selection process is completed.

Also Read: CV Anand, Shivadhar Reddy in race for Telangana DGP

Dr. Shakil P Ahammed appointed Chief Secretary of Meghalaya

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LO Bureau
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The Meghalaya government on Friday (September 16, 2025) appointed Dr. Shakil P Ahammed (IAS:1995:AM) as the next Chief Secretary of the state. He will take over from the current Chief Secretary, Donald Philip Wahlang (IAS:1993:AM), who is set to retire on September 30, 2025. Dr. Ahammed’s tenure will continue until November 2026.

Currently, Dr. Ahammed serves as Additional Chief Secretary overseeing key departments including Home, Water Resources, and Corporate Social Responsibility. He also holds the post of Chairman, Board of Revenue, Government of Meghalaya.

In addition to his role as Chief Secretary, Dr. Ahammed will assume the responsibilities of State Vigilance Commissioner, further strengthening the state’s administrative and oversight framework.

Also Read: Meghalaya Chief Secretary Donald Philip Wahlang to retire on September 30; Shakil P Ahammed likely successor

Dr. Manisha Verma appointed Press Secretary to President Draupadi Murmu

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LO Bureau
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Dr. Manisha Verma (IIS:1995) has been appointed Press Secretary to President of India Draupadi Murmu. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on Thursday (September 25, 2025) approved the President’s Secretariat proposal to assign her to this key position at the Joint Secretary level.

Her appointment falls under Level 14 of the pay matrix and will be effective concurrently with the President’s term or until further orders, whichever is earlier. The Press Secretary oversees all media and communication functions of the President, playing a vital role in conveying the highest office’s voice to the public.

Dr. Verma has served as Additional Director General (ADG) in the Health Ministry, bringing extensive administrative experience, strong communication skills, and notable contributions to public health to her new role.

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