The Supreme Court rejected Bengal's demand to appoint a DGP without discussion with the UPSC

Do not apply twice in the same case: Supreme

However, the Supreme Court allowed the Bengal government to be a party in the main case of police reform

New Delhi: West Bengal has sought permission from the Supreme Court to appoint a state DGP without consulting the UPSC. Which has been rejected by the Supreme Court. With that said, giving such permission would be an abuse of law.

However, a bench of Justices Nageshwar Rao, BR Gavai and BV Nagaratna allowed the Bengal government to be a party in the main case related to police reform.

A bench of the apex court had told the West Bengal government that it had already done what it was demanding. You will also be able to argue the case when the main case is heard.

But we cannot allow his application. This process will be considered an abuse. We reject your application. "If states start filing petitions in such cases, it will be difficult for us to make time for other important cases," the apex court said.

The Bengal government had filed an application seeking intervention in the Supreme Court's 2018 order in the Prakash Singh case regarding police reforms. The Bengal government argued that the states have the right to supervise police officers. However, after seeing the attitude of the Supreme Court, the government later withdrew the petition.