Two days after the Supreme Court Collegium recommended the appointment of Orissa High Court’s Justice B.R. Sarangi as the Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court, a development unfolded when the senior-most Judge of the Jharkhand High Court, Justice Shree Chandrashekhar, made a request to be transferred out of the High Court.
In a meeting conducted on December 29, the five-judge collegium, consisting of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dr D.Y. Chandrachud and Justices Sanjiv Khanna, B.R. Gavai, Surya Kant, and Anirudda Bose, acknowledged Justice Chandrashekhar’s request. Subsequently, they decided to transfer him to the Rajasthan High Court. It is noteworthy that Justice Chandrashekhar had been serving as the acting Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court after the incumbent Chief Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra demitted office, and his request for transfer coincided with the Collegium’s recommendation for a new Chief Justice in Jharkhand.
The Supreme Court Collegium, comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices Sanjeev Khanna and BR Gavai, has made recommendations for the appointment of new Chief Justices for several High Courts. The resolutions, passed on December 27, were officially uploaded on the website on the evening of December 28.
Justice Sheel Nagu, a Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, has been recommended for the position of Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. This recommendation comes following the retirement of Mr. Justice Ravi Shankar Jha, creating a vacancy in the office of the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
Similarly, Justice Arun Bhansali, a Judge of the Rajasthan High Court, has been recommended for the role of Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court. The vacancy arises due to the retirement of Mr. Justice Pritinker Diwaker from the position of Chief Justice of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad.
The Collegium also recommended Justice Vijay Bishnoi, a Judge of the Rajasthan High Court, to be appointed as the Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court. This recommendation follows the elevation of Mr. Justice Sandeep Mehta to the Supreme Court, resulting in a vacancy in the Chief Justice’s office at the Gauhati High Court.
Furthermore, Justice BR Sarangi, a Judge of the Orissa High Court, has been recommended for the position of Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court. This recommendation anticipates the forthcoming vacancy in the office of the Chief Justice of the High Court of Jharkhand due to the impending retirement of Mr. Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra.
Additionally, Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava, a Judge of the Rajasthan High Court (PHC: Chhattisgarh), has been recommended to serve as the Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court. This recommendation follows the elevation of Mr. Justice Augustine George Masih to the Supreme Court, leading to a vacancy in the Chief Justice’s office of the Rajasthan High Court.
The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday (04.01.2023) implemented a significant reshuffle in police administration by issuing transfer and posting orders for 18 IPS officers. This includes the transfer of Superintendents of Police in 11 districts, reflecting a strategic move to optimize the management of law enforcement across the state.
The names of the officers and their postings are given below:
Prashant Kumar-II (IPS:2000:UP), IG, Kanpur Range, has been transferred and posted as IG, EOW.
Jogendra Kumar (IPS:2007:UP), DIG, Jhansi, has been transferred and posted as DIG, Kanpur Range.
Akhilesh Kumar Chaurasia (IPS:2009:UP), DIG, Varanasi Range, has been transferred and posted as DIG, ACB.
Kalanidhi Naithani (IPS:2010:UP), SSP, Aligarh, has been transferred and posted as DIG, Jhansi Range.
S Anand (IPS:2010:UP), SP, Ballia, has been transferred and posted as DIG, STF.
Dr. Om Prakash Singh (IPS), SP, Badaun, has been transferred and posted as DIG, Varanasi Range.
Devranjan Verma (IPS:2011:UP), SP, Railway, Lucknow, has been transferred and posted as SP, Ballia.
Abhishek Singh (IPS:2011:UP), SP, STF, Lucknow, has been transferred and posted as SP, Muzaffarnagar.
Sanjeev Suman (IPS:2014:UP), SP, Muzaffarnagar, has been transferred and posted as SSP, Aligarh.
Vrinda Shukla (IPS:2014:UP), SP, Chitrakoot, has been transferred and posted as SP, Bahraich.
Prashant Verma (IPS:2014:UP), SP, Bahraich, has been transferred and posted as SP, Railway, Lucknow.
Aparna Rajat Kaushik (IPS:2015:UP), DCP, Police Commissionerate, Lucknow, has been transferred and posted as SP, Kasganj.
Abhishek Kumar Agrawal (IPS:2017:UP), SP, Siddharthnagar, has been transferred and posted as SP, Raebareli.
Prachi Singh (IPS:2017:UP), SP, Shravasti, has been transferred and posted as SP, Siddharthnagar.
Saurabh Dixit (IPS:2017:UP), SP, Kasganj, has been transferred and posted as SP, Firozpur.
Alok Priyadarshi (IPS), SP, Raebareli, has been transferred and posted as SP, Badaun.
Arun Kumar Singh (IPS), SP, Law & Order, DGP Headquarter, Lucknow, has been transferred and posted as SP, Chitrakoot.
Ghanshyam (IPS), SP, Establishment (Legal and Policy), DGP Headquarter, Has been transferred and posted as SP, Shravasti.
The Tamil Nadu government has announced promotions for 19 IPS officers, elevating them to their respective next ranks of Additional Director General (ADGP), Inspector General of Police (IGP), and Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG). The officers promoted are as follows:
IPS officers (1990 batch) promoted to ADGP rank:
Anand Kumar Somani
R Tamilchandran
IPS officers (2004 and 2006 batch) promoted to IG rank:
V Jayashree
B Shamoondeswari
S Lakshmi
S Rajeshwari
S Rajendiran
M S Muthusamy
M N Mylvahanan
IPS officers (2009 and 2010 batch) promoted to DIG rank:
The Maharashtra government on Thursday (04.01.2023) appointed Rashmi Shukla (IPS: 1988: MH) as the next Director General of Police (DGP), making her the first woman police officer to hold this prestigious position in the state.
Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar (IPS: 1989: MH) had been temporarily assigned the additional charge of DGP Maharashtra following the retirement of Rajnish Seth (IPS: 1988: MH) on December 31. Rashmi Shukla, prior to her current appointment, served as the Director General (DG) of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and had previously held the position of Additional Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
Despite turning 60 in June, she is anticipated to serve a two-year term. Shukla brings an extensive career in the police service, having held crucial roles in Maharashtra, including Pune Police Commissioner and Director of the State Intelligence Wing. This appointment comes more than three months after the Bombay High Court quashed two phone-tapping cases against her.
Shukla faced charges in Mumbai for allegedly tapping the phones of Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut and NCP leader Eknath Khadse in the first FIR. In the second FIR in Pune, she was accused of tapping the phones of Congress leader Nana Patole. The Bombay High Court’s decision in her favor played a pivotal role in her elevation to the top police official position in Maharashtra.
She has also been accused of leaking a classified report exposing a nexus between some police officers and middlemen offering transfers and postings for money. Shukla, however, denies any wrongdoing, asserting that her actions were in the interest of national security and public service.
The Telangana government on Wednesday (03.01.2024) issued transfer and posting orders for 23 IPS officers across the state.
The names of the officers and their postings are given below:
V V Srinivasa Rao (IPS:1995:TG), Chairman, Telangana State Level Police Recruitment Board, Hyderabad, is transferred and posted as Addl., DGP, Technical Services with full Additional Charge of the Chairman, Telangana State Level Police Recruitment Board, Hyderabad.
Dr Gajarao Bhupal (IPS:2008:TG), DIG, who is waiting for posting, is posted as DIG, Coordination, O/o DGP, Telangana, Hyderabad.
Rema Rajeswari (IPS:2009:TG), Commissioner of Police, Ramagundam, is transferred and posted as DIG, Women Safety Wing, Telangana, Hyderabad.
L S Chowhan (IPS:2009:TG), DIG, Zone-VII (Jogulamba), is posted as Commissioner of Police, Ramagundam.
D Joel Davis (IPS:2010:TG), Deputy Commissioner of Police, SB, Hyderabad City, is transferred and posted as DIG, Zone-VII (Jogulamba).
Vishnu S Warrier (IPS:2013:TG), Commissioner of Police, Khammam, is directed to report in the O/o DGP, Telangana, Hyderabad.
P V Padmaja (IPS-SPS:2013), Superintendent of Police, Women Safety Wing, is transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Malkajgiri.
Dr G Janaki Sharmila (IPS-SPS:2013), Deputy Director, TSPA, Hyderabad, is transferred and posted as Superintendent of Police, Nirmal.
Janaki Dharavath (IPS-SPS:2013), Deputy Commissioner of Police, Malkajgiri Zone, Rachakonda, is transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner of Police, South East Zone, Hyderabad City.
Sunil Dutt (IPS:2014:TG), Deputy Commissioner of Police, East Zone, Hyderabad City, is transferred and posted as Commissioner of Police, Khammam.
S Rajendra Prasad (IPS-SPS:2016), who is waiting for a posting, is posted as Superintendent of Police, CID.
D Uday Kumar Reddy (IPS-SPS:2016), Superintendent of Police, Adilabad, has been transferred and posted as Superintendent of Police, TS TRANSCO.
Gaush Alam (IPS:2017:TG), Superintendent of Police, Mulugu, has been transferred and posted as Superintendent of Police, Adilabad.
Dr G Veineeth (IPS:2017:TG), Superintendent of Police, Bhadrari Kothagudem, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Madhapur, Cyberabad.
Dr P Shabarish (IPS:2017:TG), Deputy Commissioner of Police, (L&O), Medchal Zone, Cyberabad, has been transferred and posted as Superintendent of Police, Mulugu.
Nitika Pant (IPS:2017:TG), Superintendent of Police, who is waiting for posting, is posted as Deputy Commissioner of Police, (L&O), Medchal Zone, Cyberabad.
Dr B Anuradha (IPS:2017:TG), Deputy Commissioner of Police, Cyber Crimes, Rachakonda, has been transferred and posted as Commissioner of Police, Siddipet.
Biruduraju Rohit Raju (IPS:2018:TG), Deputy Commissioner of Police, South East Zone, Hyderabad City, is transferred and posted as Superintendent of Police, Bhadrari Kothagudem.
B Bala Swamy (IPS:2018:TG), Deputy Commissioner of Police, South West Zone, Hyderabad City, is transferred and posted as Superintendent of Police, Medak.
Ashok Kumar (IPS:2019:TG), OSD, Mulugu, is transferred and posted as OSD, Jayashankar Bhupalapally.
R Venkateshwarlu (IPS-SPS), Superintendent of Police, who is waiting for posting, is posted as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Traffic-III, Hyderabad City.
Ch Srinivas (IPS-SPS), Superintendent of Police, who is waiting for posting, is posted as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Rajendranagar Zone, Cyberabad.
The Telangana Government has undertaken a significant reshuffle, affecting 26 top IAS officers in the state. Prominent figures like Smita Sabharwal and Harichandana Dasari are among those who have experienced changes in their postings. Smita Sabharwal has been transferred and appointed as the member secretary of the Telangana Finance Commission, while Harichandana Dasari has assumed the role of the new collector of Nalgonda.
The names of the officers and their postings are given below:
Benhur Mahesh Dutt Ekka (IAS:1995:TG), ADGP, Dr. MCR HRD Institute is transferred and posted as Principal Secretary, Mines & Geology, I&C department.
B Venkatesham (IAS:1995:TG), Principal Secretary, Education Department is placed in FAC of the post of Principal Secretary, BC Welfare Department.
Sandeep Kumar Sultania (IAS:1998:TG), Principal Secretary, PR & RD Department is placed in FAC of the post of secretary to government (RWS), PR & RD Department.
Ahmad Nadeem (IAS:1997:TG), Commissioner, Labour is transferred and posted as Principal Secretary Planning Department.
Rahul Bojja (IAS:2000), Secretary, General Administration Department is transferred and posted as Secretary, Irrigation & CAD department.
Smita Sabharwal (IAS:2001:TG), Secretary to Chief Minister, has been transferred and posted as Member Secretary, Telangana Finance Commission.
Dr. Jyoti Buddha Prakash (IAS:2002:TG), Commissioner, Transport is placed in FAC of the post of Member Secretary, TS PCB.
M Raghunandana Rao (IAS:2002:TG), Secretary, Agriculture and Cooperation Department and APC is placed in FAC of the post of Secretary, General Administration Department.
Dr. A Sharath (IAS:2005:TG), Collector and District Magistrate, Sangareddy is transferred and posted as Secretary, Tribal Welfare Department.
M Prashanti (IAS:2009:TG), Additional Secretary, EFS&T Department is placed in FAC of the post of Director, AYUSH.
D Krishna Bhaskar (IAS:2010:TG), Special Secretary, Deputy Chief Minister is placed in FAC of the posts of Special Secretary, Finance, and Planning Departments.
D Divya (IAS:2010:TG), who is waiting for posting orders, is posted as the Director of Municipal Administration and State Nodal Officer, Prajavani.
Harichandana Dasari (IAS:2010:TG), Director of Municipal Administration and State Nodal Officer, Prajavani, has been transferred as Collector and District Magistrate, Nalgonda.
Bharati Hollikeri (IAS:2010:TG), who is waiting for posting is posted as the director, of Archaeology, relieving Shailaja Ramaiyer, IAS (1997) from FAC of the said post.
R V Karnan (IAS:2012:TG), Director, Health and Family Welfare is placed in FAC of the post of Managing Director, Telangana State Medical Services and Infrastructure Development Corporation (TSMSIDC).
M Haritha (IAS:2013:TG), Joint Secretary, Education Department is placed in FAC of the post of Director for Cooperation and Registrar of Cooperative Societies.
K Shashanka (IAS:2013:TG), Collector and District Magistrate, Mahabubabad is transferred and posted as Collector and District Magistrate, Rangareddy.
Adwait Kumar Singh (IAS:2013:TG), on return from central deputation, Government of India, is posted as Collector and District magistrate, Mahabubabad.
Chittem Lakshmi (IAS:2013:TG), who is waiting for a posting is posted as Managing Director, TS Dairy Development Coop. Federation Ltd.
S Krishna Aditya (IAS:2014:TG), Member Secretary, TS PCB is transferred and posted as Director, Labour.
Aisha Masrat Khanam (IAS:2015:TG), Joint Secretary, PR & RD Department is transferred and posted as Secretary, TS Minorities Residential Educational Institutions Society.
S Sangeetha Satyanarayana (IAS:2015:TG), Managing Director, of TS Foods is transferred and posted as Joint Secretary to the Chief Minister (CMO).
Jayashankar Bhupalpally (IAS:2015:TG) is posted as the Additional Collector (Local Bodies), Hyderabad.
Valluru Kranthi (IAS:2016:TG), Collector & District Magistrate, Jogulamba Gadwal is transferred and posted as Collector and District magistrate, Sangareddy.
B M Santhosh (IAS:2017:TG), Additional Secretary and Controller of Examinations, TSPSC is transferred and posted as Collector and District Magistrate, Jogulamba Gadwal.
Abhilasha Abhinav (IAS:2018:TG), who is waiting for posting are placed at the disposal of the MA & UD Department for posting her as Zonal Commissioner, GHMC.
The Vishnudev Sai government in Chhattisgarh has undertaken significant administrative changes. Late on Wednesday night, transfer orders were issued for 89 IAS officers. Dr. Gaurav Kumar Singh, a 2013 batch IAS officer, has been appointed as the new Collector of Raipur district. Notably, the Collectors of 18 districts, including Raipur, have been replaced. Following the assumption of ministerial responsibilities by the Vishnudev cabinet, there were anticipations of an imminent major administrative reshuffle. Speculation included discussions about altering the collectors of over a dozen districts, and these changes have now been officially approved.
The Bihar government Wednesday (03.01.2024) issued transfer and posting orders for 10 IPS officers. Notably, some of these officers had recently received promotions, and this marks their first posting following the elevation.
The names of the officers and their postings are given below:
Sunil Kumar (IPS:1996:BH), ADGP, Security, Patna with additional charge of ADGP, Special Branch, Patna, has been transferred and posted as ADGP, Special Branch, Patna.
Rakesh Rathi (IPS:2002:BH), IG, Central Range, Patna, has been transferred and posted as IG, Hqrs, Patna.
Vinay Kumar (IPS:2004:BH), IG, Hqrs, Patna, has been transferred and posted as IG, Security, Patna.
Shivdeep Wamanrao Lande (IPS:2006:BH), DIG, Koshi Range, has been promoted and posted as IG, Tirhut Range, Muzaffarpur.
Garima Malik (IPS:2006:BH), DIG, CID, has been promoted and posted as IG, Central Range, Patna.
Vikas Barman (IPS:2008:BH), DIG, Administration, Patna, has been transferred and posted as DIG, Saran Range, Chapra.
Manoj Kumar (IPS:2008:BH), DIG, Security, Special Branch, Patna, has been transferred and posted as DIG, Koshi Range, Saharsa.
Vikas Kumar (IPS:2008:BH), DIG, Saran Range, Chapra, has been transferred and posted as DIG, Purnia Range, Purnia.
Babu Ram (IPS:2009:BH), DIG, Begusarai Range, Begusarai, has been transferred and posted as DIG, Mithila Range, Darbhanga.
Rashid Zaman (IAS:2010:BH), SP (G), Special Branch, has been promoted and posted as DIG, Begusarai Range, Begusarai.
The Bihar government has recently announced the promotion of 13 IPS officers to various ranks, effective from January 1, 2024. Among them, three officers from the 2006 batch have been elevated to the rank of Inspector General (IG), and 11 officers from the 2010 batch have been promoted to the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) rank.
IPS officers (2006 batch) promoted to Inspector General (IG) rank:
Shivdeep Wamanrao Lande
Garima Malik
S Premlatha
IPS officers (2010 batch) promoted to Deputy Inspector General (DIG) rank:
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