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The appointment of 1994-batch AGMUT cadre IPS officer Anurag Kumar as Delhi Police Commissioner, replacing IPS Satish Golcha, has once again revived the debate around fixed tenures for senior police officers. Every time a police chief is moved before completing what is perceived to be a “full term”, questions are raised about stability, continuity and the spirit of the Supreme Court’s landmark Prakash Singh judgment, which recommended a minimum tenure for police leadership.
The principle is undoubtedly sound. Stable tenures promote institutional continuity, enable long-term reforms and protect professional policing from avoidable disruptions. Continuity remains one of the hallmarks of good administration. Yet governance, particularly in the domain of internal security, rarely operates in ideal conditions.
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