Why it is in the news
On 8 October 2026, a three-judge Supreme Court Bench headed by CJI Surya Kant, with Justice Joymalya Bagchi, heard the Centre’s challenge to Jharkhand’s “Selection and Appointment of Director General and Inspector General of Police, Jharkhand (Head of Police), Regulation of 2025”. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta argued that the Regulation, and the appointment under it of Jharkhand’s first woman DGP Tadasha Mishra, breach Prakash Singh v. Union of India (2006).
The exam angle
Issue: Should judicially framed directions on choosing the police chief override State legislation on a State-List subject?