<p>Passing orders on a petition by IPS officer R Nataraj challenging her appointment, the court directed that a new DGP should be in place by December first week.<br />Till then, Saran will continue in the post, a Division Bench comprising Justice F M Ibrahim Kalifullah and Justice M M Sundaresh said in its order.<br /><br />A 1976 batch officer, Saran became the first woman DGP of the state in January last.<br />The judges directed the state government to furnish a fresh panel of names of those eligible to hold the post of DGP to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).<br />The court had on September 7 reserved orders on the petition by Nataraj, Director of Fire and Rescue Services, who had claimed that his seniority had been overlooked in the appointment to the post.<br /><br />The state government had told the court that the selection and appointment of Saran as the DGP was made in pursuance to the Supreme Court's directions.</p>
<p>Passing orders on a petition by IPS officer R Nataraj challenging her appointment, the court directed that a new DGP should be in place by December first week.<br />Till then, Saran will continue in the post, a Division Bench comprising Justice F M Ibrahim Kalifullah and Justice M M Sundaresh said in its order.<br /><br />A 1976 batch officer, Saran became the first woman DGP of the state in January last.<br />The judges directed the state government to furnish a fresh panel of names of those eligible to hold the post of DGP to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).<br />The court had on September 7 reserved orders on the petition by Nataraj, Director of Fire and Rescue Services, who had claimed that his seniority had been overlooked in the appointment to the post.<br /><br />The state government had told the court that the selection and appointment of Saran as the DGP was made in pursuance to the Supreme Court's directions.</p>