The Supreme Court on Friday sought a response from the Tamil Nadu government on a contempt plea alleging willful disobedience of its directions regarding the appointment of a regular Director General of Police (DGP) in the state.

A bench comprising Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran issued notice to the state government and directed it to file its reply within three weeks on the plea filed by Kishore Krishnaswamy .

Appearing for the petitioner, advocate Prashant Bhushan submitted that despite the apex court’s order dated September 8 , which directed the Tamil Nadu government to “forthwith appoint a regular DGP” from the names recommended by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) , the state continues to function under an acting DGP.

Bhushan pointed ou

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