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Five IAS officers transferred in Telangana; M Haritha is new Collector of Rajanna Sircilla

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LO Bureau
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Indian Administrative Service

The Telangana government on Saturday (September 27, 2025) issued transfer and posting orders for five IAS officers, effecting key changes across departments.

The names of the officers and their postings as follows;

  1. Syed Ali Murtaza Rizvi (IAS:1999:TG), Principal Secretary, Commercial Taxes & Excise Department, has been placed in full additional charge of the post of Principal Secretary to Government (Poll), General Administration Department, relieving M Raghunandan Rao (IAS:2002:TG) from the additional charge.
  2. M Raghunandan Rao (IAS:2002:TG), Secretary, Agriculture & Co-operation Department, has been transferred and posted as Commissioner, Commercial Taxes, replacing K Haritha (IAS:2013:TG). He is also given full additional charge of Commissioner, Transport Department.
  3. K Surendra Mohan (IAS:2006:TG), Commissioner, Transport Department, has been transferred and posted as Secretary, Agriculture & Co-operation Department, replacing Raghunandan Rao (IAS:2002:TG). He will continue to hold full additional charge of Commissioner for Cooperation and Registrar of Cooperative Societies and Director, Marketing.
  4. M Haritha (IAS:2013:TG), Special Secretary, Education Department, has been transferred and posted as Collector & District Magistrate, Rajanna Sircilla, vice Sandeep Kumar Jha (IAS:2014:TG).
  5. Sandeep Kumar Jha (IAS:2014:TG), Collector & District Magistrate, Rajanna Sircilla, has been transferred and posted as Special Secretary, TR&B Department.

Telangana transfers 23 IPS officers in major reshuffle

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LO Bureau
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Telangana

In a major reshuffle in the police administration, the Telangana government on Saturday (September 27, 2025) issued transfer and posting orders of 23 IPS officers.

Among the key changes, Hyderabad Police Commissioner CV Anand has been elevated as Special Chief Secretary, Home Department, while VC Sajjanar has been appointed the new Hyderabad Police Commissioner. In another significant move, Vijay Kumar has been posted as ADGP, Intelligence.

The names of the officers and their postings are as follows;

  1. Ravi Gupta (IPS:1990:TG), Special Chief Secretary, Home Department, has been transferred and posted as Executive Vice Chairman and Director General for Good Governance Telangana.
  2. C V Anand (IPS:1991:TG), Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad is transferred and posted as Special Chief Secretary, Home Department.
  3. Shikha Goel (IPS:1994:TG), Director, TG Cyber Security Bureau, Hyderabad and HFAC Director, Telangana, FSL , Hyderabad is transferred and posted as Director General, Vigilance & Enforcement and Ex-Officio Principal Secretary, General Administration Department. She is also placed in full additional charge of the post of Director, TG Cyber Security Bureau, Hyderabad.
  4. Swati Lakra (IPS:1995:TG), Additional Director General of Police, Organization and Home Guards, Hyderabad is placed in full additional charge of the post of Director General, Special Protection Force.
  5. Mahesh Muralidhar Bhagwat (IPS:1995:TG), Additional Director General of Police (L&O), Telangana, Hyderabad is placed in full additional charge of the post of Additional Director General of Police (Personnel).
  6. Charu Sinha (IPS:1996:TG), Additional Director General of Police, CID, is placed in full additional charge of the post of Director General, Anti Corruption Bureau.
  7. Dr Anil Kumar (IPS:1996:TG), Additional Director General of Police, Personnel, has been posted as Additional Director General of Police (Operations), Greyhounds and Octopus.
  8. VC Sajjanar (IPS:1996:TG), Managing Director, Telangana State Road Transport Corporation, Hyderabad, has been transferred and posted as Police Commissioner of Hyderabad.
  9. Vijay Kumar (IPS:1997:TG) is posted as Additional Director General of Police, Intelligence, Hyderabad.
  10. Y Nagi Reddy (IPS:1997:TG), Director General, Telangana Disaster Response & Fire Services, is transferred and posted as Managing Director, Telangana State Road Transport Corporation.
  11. Devendra Singh Chauhan (IPS:1997:TG), Principal Secretary, CAF&CS Department & Ex-Officio Commissioner, Civil Supplies and HFAC VC & MD, Civil Supplies Corporation and Controller of Legal Metrology, is transferred and posted as Additional Director General of Police, Multizone II.
  12. Vikram Singh Mann (IPS:1998:TG), Additional Commissioner of Police, Law & Order, Hyderabad City, is transferred and posted as Director General, Telangana Disaster Response & Fire Services.
  13. M Stephen Raveendra (IPS:1999:TG), IG (Operations), Greyhounds & Octopus, has been transferred and posted as Commissioner, Civil Supplies and Ex-Officio Principal Secretary, CAF&CS Department.
  14. M Srinivasulu (IPS:2006:TG), IGP, CID, is transferred and posted as Additional Commissioner of Police, Crimes, Hyderabad City.
  15. Tafseer Iqubal (IPS:2008:TG), Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Zone-VI, Charminar and HFAC IG, Multizone-II, has been transferred and posted as Joint Commissioner of Police, L&O, Hyderabad City.
  16. SM Vijay Kumar (IPS:2012:TG), DCP, West Zone, Hyderabad City, has been transferred and posted as Commissioner of Police, Siddipet.
  17. Sindhu Sharma (IPS:2014:TG), SP, Intelligence, is transferred and posted as Joint Director, Anti-Corruption Bureau.
  18. Dr G Vineeth (IPS:2017:TG), DCP, Madhapur, Cyberabad, has been transferred and posted as SP, Narayanpet.
  19. Dr B Anuradha (IPS:2017:TG), Commissioner of Police, Siddipet, has been posted as Deputy Commissioner of Police, LB Nagar Zone, Rachakonda.
  20. Ch. Praveen Kumar (IPS:2017:TG), Deputy Commissioner of Police, LB Nagar Zone, Rachakonda, is transferred and posted as Joint Director, Anti-Corruption Bureau.
  21. Yogesh Goutam (IPS:2017:TG), SP, Narayanpet, has been transferred and posted as DCP, Rajendranagar, Cyberabad.
  22. Ch Srinivas (IPS:2017:TG), DCP, Rajendranagar, Cyberabad, has been transferred and posted as DCP, West Zone, Hyderabad City.
  23. Ritiraj (IPS:2017:TG), Joint Director, Anti-Corruption Bureau, is transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Madhapur, Cyberabad.

Rajeev Verma appointed Delhi Chief Secretary

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LO Bureau
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Senior IAS officer Rajeev Verma (IAS:1992:AGMUT) has been appointed as the next Chief Secretary of Delhi. The appointment was cleared by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Sunday.

He will succeed Dharmendra (IAS:1989:AGMUT), who is set to retire on September 30, 2025. is presently serving as Advisor to the Administrator and Chief Secretary of Chandigarh, a position he has held since November 2024.

He is expected to assume charge as Delhi’s Chief Secretary on October 1, 2025.

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

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